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About Marara

Lake Taupo based weaver, Marara Darlington-Paku has had a love of weaving, art and jewellery making since her early childhood. Marara is of Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Raukawa decent and has been honing her skills in weaving within the Waitahanui weaving community since 2018.

With a background of beauty therapy, Marara has an eye for all things bright and beautiful hence her love for creating unique pieces. Native natural materials such as Harakeke (flax), Muka (flax fibre), Kiekie (long leaved woody vine), Pingao (Golden sand sedge), Paua shell and feathers are her favourite mediums to work with.

Marara is known to create a large variety of pieces ranging from simple natural tones through to vibrant hand dyed colours, with a wide range of sizes and styles.

Marara describes her creative process as being a major aspect of her personality. She has a true passion and love for creating and believes it to be essential for her own well being and mental health. She loves learn new skills with a hope to be able to pass down the knowledge of weaving to future generations.

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