We much admired these marine-theme lantern shades adorning the cafe in the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula. The two shades featured here are signed ‘M.Tuffery’. I assume the artist is Michel Tuffery, https://micheltuffery.co.nz/
Photos taken Saturday 10 October 2020. Dunedin, New Zealand.
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–photos 1 and 3-5 by Liz, photos 2, 6 by Nigel
Text by Liz, photos by Liz and Nigel; Exploring Colour (2020)
Exploring Colour 
That cheeky eye of the octopus checking you out! Fantastic 👏👏
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Michel Tuffery I clicked through to his site, he is quite a titan of NZ art it seems!
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Felt ashamed I previously wasn’t aware of who he is … mind you, somewhere I’ve come across the cow sculpture made of corned beef cans – it sure left an impression!
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Yeah me too! I have seen that, it’s in Te Papa Museum. Also around the waterfront in Wellington there are big kina shells there and they are very pretty…he made them too. I am going to ask him if he would like to be interviewed for a section of my blog called ‘Artists and Writers in Their Own Words’, not much benefit for him as he’s so famous but maybe he will do it because I am a big fan hehe
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Oh I hope he accepts! I really love what you’re doing in that section of your blog!
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Thank you! I really hope so too. I am so glad you are enjoying my blog, I am really enjoying your blog too, take care 🙂
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It’s really nice to have connected! thank you 🙂
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Cool! Kind of like Chinese ceramics, in a way, but the designs look more Celtic, I really like these!
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I don’t know if you clicked through to Michel Tuffery’s website but he’s an amazing artist. I didn’t know about his work prior to seeing the shades – actually I’d seen one piece – the ox made out of corned beef cans but was unaware of his wider body of work!
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I haven’t gotten there yet, but I’ll definitely look tonight.
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I followed your link. Thanks for the introduction to Michel Tuffery.
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My pleasure Steve, I’m glad you clicked through!
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We really enjoyed the artistry behind these when we were out there to–especially Squiddy!
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I’d like to be, under the sea, in an octopus’s garden, in the shade…🎵😊
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I hadn’t come across that one, it’s fun!
“Resting our head on the sea bed”
–my kind of song ~ thank you Tanja! 😀
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Really, Liz? That amazes me. I still hear it regularly on the radio. But I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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I love these! I’m always fascinated by lights out of the ordinary. Sometimes overlooked, they can be beautiful works of art.
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So glad to know that you also love these! –thanks Candice!
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Very cool, love the designs and how they fit in that space with the wood ceiling.
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Oh absolutely … it was a fabulous space Ellen! So nice that I asked Nigel to get me a pinot gris and I contentedly sat at table sipping my wine 🙂
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Sounding better all the time, Liz!
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Neat!
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Thanks Louella!
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They’re lovely
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Thanks Sheree! they looked great!
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😎
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