Moana FERRIS – Queensland
Australian Army (2017-present)
Visual Arts ~ Program 19.2
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Kikorangi’ (Blue)
Acrylic paint on canvas
Artist’s Context – Painting: Kikorangi (Blue)
This paint pouring style of artwork was fun to create.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Kaitiaki te põ’ (Guardian of the night)
Lino print on card
Artist’s Context – Lino Print: Kaitiaki te põ (Guardian of the night)
This was the first Lino print I created. I hadn’t done Lino printing since school,
and I will say I enjoyed it more this time around than I did back then.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Parrot’
Lead pencil drawing on paper
Artist’s Context – Drawing: Parrot
After a few weeks of drawing the same owl over and over again I decided to try another type of bird.
Birds remind me of my grandmother because for as long as I could remember
she’s always had birds and would often like to just stand outside to watch the birds in the trees.
I miss my grandmother a lot…
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Te Korowai o Ngā Tupuna’ (The cloak of our Ancestors)
Lino print on cloth
Artist’s Context – Lino Print: Te Korowai o Ngā Tupuna (The cloak of our Ancestors)
Lino print of an owl mixed with a Māori style of art. My nationality is Māori and I’m very proud of that fact.
I enjoyed giving some of my pieces titles in Te reo Māori which is my people’s native language.
I enjoyed creating a piece with my interpretation of Māori art. It was even cooler that it was a Lino print
because carving the image out reminded me of the traditional carvers in my family and how our stories are carved.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Poppies for our Heroes’
Mixed Media Photography
Artist’s Context – Mixed Media Image: Poppies for our Heroes
We had the honour of taking part in the ceremony for Lt Neville Leonard Harpham at the War Memorial.
I took photos of the Poppies and tried different effects and filters. The black and white contrast behind the
Poppies is to signify history, how we learn of our heroes from WW1, WW2 & Vietnam, usually in the form of
black and white films and photographs. The Poppies being in colour is to signify, for us today, paying our
respects and never forgetting all the sacrifices our fallen brothers and sisters have made for us and our future.
Lest We Forget.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Shine bright like a daisy’
Mixed Media Photography
Artist’s Context – Mixed Media Image: Shine bright like a daisy
I took this photograph with my iPhone of a garden of daisies whilst in Canberra for the ARRTS program.
I decided to play around with some different filters and effects and came out with this.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Ngā Mōrehu’ (Remnant)
Digital Photograph
Artist’s Context – Digital Photograph: ‘Ngā Mōrehu’ (Remnant)
I took this pic in Canberra as I was trying my hand in photography for the first time in my life.
I’m not sure why but this image just really stuck out for me once it was up on a big screen
and even more so when it was printed and framed. I called this piece Ngā Mōrehu,
which translates to ‘Remnant’ because I was told that there had been some fires in this location
and it had since grown back, with just this stump remaining of what it once was.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Float’
Digital Photograph
Artist’s Context – Digital Photo: Float
I put the feather in the stream to watch it flow with the current. I took snap after snap after snap while it slowly traveled through the water and out of all of them I decided this was the one that I liked. I like the ripples of the water, the stones and the light giving a shine to the feather.
Moana FERRIS, 2019
‘Tarakona wai’ (Water Dragon)
Digital Photograph
Artist’s Context – Digital Photo:
‘Tarakona wai’ (Water Dragon)
I took this photo in the Gardens in Canberra. I chased lizards around for half an hour and almost got left behind because I got so carried away with snapping shots, I lost track of time. But I was really happy I got close enough to get this shot before he, too, ran away into the shrubs.
