“Burnished” 2025
Acrylic on cotton, hand carved pine frame by Nathan Speeden.
30x40cm
Part of the collective show in honour of the inaugural Sage Journal. Pondering the push pull of motherhood and creativity, sense of self, of sustenace found, mostly in the garden corners. .
Gem Adams is a self taught creative jack-of-all trades, one half of Blackbird Goods with her husband Nathan, and māmā of two special rainbow tamariki. Hailing from the far north of Te Tai Tokerau, she is currently calling Te matau a Māui, home.