Smart Hedgehog Art

Saturday 1 August

I am a self-taught artist based in Wellington, working in watercolour, illustration, and zines. Most of my artworks are animal-themed. I held my first solo watercolour exhibition, 100 Penguins, at the Hutt Art Society in February 2026 and have participated in the Wellington Zine Festival in 2024, 2025, and 2026.

My main zine series, Pigman Stories, follows Pigman, a pig living inside the body of an ordinary office worker. The pig represents desire, laziness, and impulsiveness, while the human side is kind, humorous, and always striving to be better.

I also created the zine Mindfulness Meditation for Slightly Overwhelmed Creatures and the illustrated book Follow the River.

Despite working across different mediums and forms, all my artworks express a unified life philosophy: to face life's hardships honestly, accept them as a permanent part of life, and live alongside them peacefully with a sense of humour.