Katy Hayward is a New Zealand artist and tattoo artist who specialises in detailed pencil drawings on paper and custom fine lined art for the body.
She works from her art studio on the Tutukaka Coast, where she draws inspiration from her surroundings of ocean views, nature and native bird visitors. She and her husband are avid conservationists and are turning their land back to native bush to create a home for native birds and creatures. To Katy birds represent the beauty of our taonga in Aotearoa and the responsibility we have to look after and nourish what is left.
The two designs are - Pretty Piwakawaka - Pīwakawaka are small, friendly birds, native to Aotearoa / New Zealand. They are much loved and have a way of 'showing up' unannounced before or after an important time in a person's life.
and Two Huia - featuring a female (long beak) & male (short beak) huia bird perched amongst native puriri and pōhutukawa flora. Huia are one of Aotearoa's most treasured and remembered extinct native birds.
The cups are lovely to drink from, measure 7.8 x 11 cm (wide including handle) and come beautifully boxed. They make a lovely gift.