Flight of Pūriri 🔸️

Artist | Santie Cronje

Dimensions | 300mm x 300mm
Medium | Acrylic on canvas
Price | sold

"There once was a girl of the Moth Folk — dark-winged, strong, and quietly fearless. Her eyes held the starlit sky; her footfall, a whisper of shadow." — Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market
Moving at a slower pace back into my studio and into myself has been quietly nurturing. "Flight of Pūriri" became the first work from this moment—an affirmation that the Storyteller never left; she just went quiet for a few years, much like the pūriri moth, which rests for years before it takes flight.
The Pūriri carries her own light, even in the dark. These sails, painted at twilight—the time the pūriri moth takes flight—feel less like canvas and more like wings; holding, gathering, and moving quietly through that deep green night. With the glow beneath her, it’s almost like she’s suspended between worlds.