Tuaine Bailey (nee Strickland)
Tuaine is a Cook Islander with ancestral links in New Zealand to Mataatua from her Mauke family and to Tainui from her Aitutaki family.
In her early years she watched her mother and the Mamas weaving and from an early age dabbled in weaving herself, enjoying the creativeness that weaving offered.
Two opportunities in New Zealand helped rekindle her love and interest in weaving. A respected kuia in Rawene shared her weaving skills and then later in Hamilton, another respected weaver, was an enthusiastic and inspirational tutor.
When Tuaine moved to Pukekohe she enrolled with Te Wananga o Aotearoa and completed her degree with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Maori).
Tuaine is a New Zealand qualified teacher. She continues to attend many weaving wananga, whenever the opportunity arises, both as a learner and on other occasions as a tutor.
In her early years she watched her mother and the Mamas weaving and from an early age dabbled in weaving herself, enjoying the creativeness that weaving offered.
Two opportunities in New Zealand helped rekindle her love and interest in weaving. A respected kuia in Rawene shared her weaving skills and then later in Hamilton, another respected weaver, was an enthusiastic and inspirational tutor.
When Tuaine moved to Pukekohe she enrolled with Te Wananga o Aotearoa and completed her degree with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Maori).
Tuaine is a New Zealand qualified teacher. She continues to attend many weaving wananga, whenever the opportunity arises, both as a learner and on other occasions as a tutor.