Ema Scott & Stephen Wheeler

Born: Ema: Hastings, Steve: Clyde

Based: Haumoana, Hawke’s Bay

 

Ema Scott and Stephen Wheeler opened their studio “Stonepeace”, otherwise known as “Kohatu Humarie” in 1999. Their studio is at a very special (ukaipo) enclave of family land in Haumoana, Hawke's Bay. It sits close to the Tuki Tuki River and Haumoana Beach on the Pacific Ocean. They produce honed down elegant stone forms sensitive to balance and flow – inviting to touch.

 

Ema is of Maori / Irish / Scottish descent. Her iwi is Te Arawa/ Ngati Whakaue/ Te Ati Awa/ Ngati Raukawa. She views her work as a tangible expression of an unbroken chain of creativity linking through her parents to her Tipuna (ancestors) and ultimately to the source of all creation. Ema finds inspiration in her spiritual connection to the past – ‘design by descent’, she coins it.

 

Stephen is of Scottish and English descent. His work comes from his connection with mother earth and an appreciation of nature’s form and balance. His special interest is in computer design and laser etching, a natural progression from his scientific background.

 

Ema and Stephen describe sculpturing stone as, “physically demanding, intellectually challenging, spiritually connecting; bringing much peace.” They call this work Kohatu humarie (Stonepeace).

 

 

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