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The Bone Bearer
Author:
Lani Young
Highlights:
The thrilling, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to The Telesa Series. Leila’s selfless act at the closing of ‘When Water Burns,’ unleashed the demonic fury of Pele the Fire Goddess and now Daniel must fight an epic battle to free the one he loves. Unlikely allies come to his aid as a group of troubled elementals try to overcome their differences and work as a team to save their friend. But Pele’s awakening has caused cataclysmic fear throughout the Telesa guardians of the Pacific and they are gathering their forces, preparing to defend the Blue Continent from the devastating threat of the Fire Goddess. Only one thing can destroy her – the Tangaloa Bone. The race is on to recover the three pieces of this ancient weapon and the question remains: who will wield the power of the Bone Bearer? And can Leila survive its apocalyptic fury? Will the covenant of love between Daniel and Leila endure this final battle?
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
T30.00
The Bone Bearer. Print Book, Paperback.
Author:
Lani Young
Highlights:
Only $18 USD (approx currency conversion). Includes postage. This print book cannot be supplied to customers in NZ or Australia.
The thrilling, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to The Telesa Series. Leila’s selfless act at the closing of ‘When Water Burns,’ unleashed the demonic fury of Pele the Fire Goddess and now Daniel must fight an epic battle to free the one he loves. Unlikely allies come to his aid as a group of troubled elementals try to overcome their differences and work as a team to save their friend. But Pele’s awakening has caused cataclysmic fear throughout the Telesa guardians of the Pacific and they are gathering their forces, preparing to defend the Blue Continent from the devastating threat of the Fire Goddess. Only one thing can destroy her – the Tangaloa Bone. The race is on to recover the three pieces of this ancient weapon and the question remains: who will wield the power of the Bone Bearer? And can Leila survive its apocalyptic fury? Will the covenant of love between Daniel and Leila endure this final battle?
T49.95
The Cleaner
Author:
Nikki Mariner
Highlights:
The first painting of every year is significant.
It sets the tone, mood, style, and benchmark for the year.
The Cleaner was my first for 2024.
It’s a figurative painting of a woman with a broom.
She wears only a lavalava and a sei.
Inspirations.
1. I fell in love with a sculpture by Italian artist Ernesto Coter while eating in his kitchen at Santa Maria Rezzonico a few weeks earlier. The sculpture was sitting on the sideboard beside his dining table. He said it is a Samoan woman dancing. This painting is a response to the sculpture (Pic 5)
2. A new year inspires a fresh look at life, reassessment, and decluttering. It’s not the first time my first painting for a new year has included a broom. It’s about spring cleaning your life as a new year begins.
3. Spending time with my family gave me a fresh respect for two of my sisters who each successfully run their own cleaning businesses in Queensland. It’s more interesting and complex work than I expected, and what they do for their clients is admirable.
I wanted to honour cleaners so I painted gold behind her head to show she is iconic.
And she had a gold broom.
4. Samoans sweep everything regularly – the beach, the grass the house, and everything.
5. A woman with a broom is a timeless and common sight in the background of every culture and every age. I want to uplift and highlight this symbol.
As a goddess. With an iconic halo.
We have often been this person and often see this person. And they’re important and essential.
They get rid of crap and they make the world more beautiful.
Goddesses.
6. I painted a blue ocean type background because I was seeing a lot from the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, while painting. Many people I know were there representing island nations of the Pacific Ocean.
T200.00
The Editor
Author:
Bella's World
Highlights:
Internal chaos or forced deconstruction of identity? You decide.
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
T30.00
The Wedding
Author:
Emma Kruse Vaai
Highlights:
A delightful story from Samoa. It’s Pati and Lili’s special wedding day, and the Reverend is running a bit late so the wedding ceremony won’t start till four o’clock in the afternoon. But that is the time Lili normally feeds her chickens. Will the chickens delay the wedding even longer? With stunning illustrations by acclaimed Samoan artist Regina Meredith.
Only $10 USD.
T30.00
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To’onai by Pele Loi
Author:
Nikki Mariner
Highlights:
This print by Pele Loi depicts a traditional Sunday lunch including much loved Samoan food laid out on a plate of leaves against a background of tatau patterns.
T75.00
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Tusi mo la’u Tama – Letters to my Child. Paperback Print Journal.
Author:
Lani Young
Highlights:
Only $10.85 USD (approx currency conversion). Postage included.
“The offspring of birds are fed with flower nectar but the children of men are nurtured with words.” A beautiful gift for any parent. A lined notebook for recording your thoughts and messages to a child, pages adorned with over fifty Samoan proverbs and sayings with their English translation. Stunning cover art by Samoan artist Nikki Mariner.
Features:
- 110 lined white pages, Samoan proverbs and sayings with their English translation on each double page.
- Printed on both sides
- Perfect size 6 x 9″ inches for tote bag, desk, backpack, school, home or work.
- Matte cover.
- Perfect for journaling, letter writing, writing your thoughts on the go.
This journal can only be supplied to customers living in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
T29.95
Umu Feast by To’a Sāleilua
Author:
Nikki Mariner
Highlights:
This print by To’a Sāleilua shows a steaming Samoan feast of pork, fish, breadfruit, taro and more, which are cooked using traditional methods.
T75.00
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Va – Stories by Women of the Moana
Author:
Sisilia Eteuati
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Immerse yourself in the intrigue, fantasy, humour and magic of beautiful strong stories by 38 women writers from across the Moana. This anthology of creative fiction explores themes of identity, relationships, and cultural heritage through diverse and engaging stories, offering a glimpse into the lives and experiences of women in the Pacific.
Compiled and edited by award-winning writers Sisilia Eteuati and Lani Wendt Young, this anthology is the first of its kind. Never before have so many Moana women writers gathered together to share their stories.
T30.00
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Villanelle
Author:
Nikki Mariner
Highlights:
Playing with poetry structure and paint using Samoan markings.
These small paintings about poetry are inspired by the huge paintings (pic 6) I created for the VIP Lounge at Faleolo International Airport.
The villanelle originated in Italian and Spanish folk songs and in the late nineteenth century, the French began to form the villanelle into a more fixed poetry structure of nineteenth lines: 5 lots of 3, and concluding with a set of 4 lines.
T60.00
Visiting the Seamstress | Alu I le Su’isu’i
Author:
Nikki Mariner
Highlights:
Going to your seamstress for a new dress or puletasi, choosing your material, being measured all over your body, hearing feedback about your measurements, discussing the design, discussing the event… it’s a whole thing.
#ifykyk
That’s what this painting is about.
T200.00
When Water Burns
Author:
Lani Young
Highlights:
The second book in the international bestselling series, Telesa. As a malicious Telesa plots her revenge, a mysterious stranger arrives on the island. Fuelled by hate and running from a fiery past, he looks to Leila for answers and she must fight to contain the fury of fanua-afi while trying to protect all those she loves. It seems that this is a battle she must wage alone, for Daniel’s ocean birthright cannot be denied and he refuses to walk beside her. Are Leila and Daniel destined to be forever divided by the elements? When it comes to Water and Fire, daughter of earth and son of the ocean – who will endure when water burns?
Only $10 USD (approx currency conversion)
T30.00
