Ana Teofilo

We’ve restocked some beautiful pieces from Koloa Jewellery that can only be found at Ana Teofilo Gallery-Studio, with a few new brooches and stud earrings now added to the shelves.

We currently have a lovely selection of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches, and hair pin available for all year round gifts along side other artists creations available.😍

Manuia le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa 🇼🇸❤️

As we celebrate Samoan Language Week with the theme, “E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le nu'u” “From the high mountains come the blessings of the village”

I'm reminded that Gagana Samoa is so much more than words. Our patterns hold stories of the past carrying identity, belonging, genealogy, and the connections that link us to those who came before us to where we are today.

Every pattern woven into this new carpet for the Tangata Moana Gallery at Tūhura Otago Museum is another way of keeping our culture visible, valued, and alive through art. Through design and storytelling, our heritage continues to be carried forward for future generations!!!💯

What a special week this will be for the Ōtepoti community as the Tangata Moana Gallery reopens its doors. It is a true honour to have designed this permanent carpet in collaboration with Tuhura Otago Museum Senior designer Anna Taggart who digitised the drawing 🫶🏾 and to contribute to a space that celebrates the stories, journeys, and connections of a growing Pasifika community in Ōtepoti🌺

Weaving a welcome

EXCITING COLLABORATION 🔥

Spent the morning with this incredible ceramic artist Hazel , carving away on these first little tester tumbler & bowl.

Still in the experimenting stage, but seeing how we can collab and still be authentic to our own practice has us very excited for what’s ahead. We’re definitely cooking something up together 👀

All I can say for now is… watch this space 😜🌺