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Events and Workshops
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Art of Foraging with Spring Cocktails | Season Premiere!
Velskov Forest, Waitakere 22 - 23 October 2022 During the guided 3 or 4-hour experience, your senses will be awakened with a 16-course tasting feast created with native and seasonal flowers, fruits, leaves, and seeds. “Walking in the... -
Art of Foraging with Spring Cocktails
Velskov Forest, Waitakere 19 - 20 November 2022 During the guided afternoon experience, your senses will be awakened with a 16-course tasting feast created with native and seasonal flowers, fruits, leaves, and seeds. “Walking in the NZ bush... -
Art of Foraging with Spring Cocktails
Velskov Forest, Waitakere 17 - 18 December 2022 During the guided afternoon experience, your senses will be awakened with a 16-course tasting feast created with native and seasonal flowers, fruits, leaves, and seeds. “Walking in the NZ bush...
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New Artworks
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Recent Exhibitions
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GastroGeography x Auckland Central
Auckland University of Technology 1 August - 30 September 2022 On the 27th of July 2022, representatives from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, two universities, a council, and a botanical artist went on a foraging walk together at Pukekawa Auckland Domain. This... -
For the Love of Waitakere
March 16, 2022 We are pleased to present a new botanical art installation shown in Kumeu recently. The theme is 'Love of Waitakere' by Mamakan . The artwork was made with native plants... -
Mamakan Pop-Up | Art, Food and Foraging
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Titirangi 16 May 2021 On May 16th, Mamakan was invited to create a pop-up art + food evening hosted by Iona Matheson and Chloe Geoghegan from Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery . The menu...
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Discover the News
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Native floristry of New Zealand
August 18, 2022 What would a gala dinner look like if all the floral decor were indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand? Yesterday, a group of advanced floristry students from MIT, their lector Lynette... -
Foraging at Auckland Domain
August 11, 2022 This week was the official kick-off of my new art+food installation called GastroGeography x Auckland Central to be premiered on August 19. An incredible group of people from AUT, Auckland... -
For the Love of Waitakere
March 16, 2022 We are pleased to present a new botanical art installation shown in Kumeu recently. The theme is 'Love of Waitakere' by Mamakan . The artwork was made with native plants...
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About
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VELSKOV
627 Huia Road, Parau 0604, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Call: (+64) 027 2209 107
Email: hello@mamakan.com
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On Instagram
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We are happy to share the spring premiere of the Art of Foraging. This season, we have created a menu... -
Thank you to ubercool urbanlist for listing our little pop-up art event as the thing to do this weekend. So,... -
What would a gala dinner look like if all the floral decor were indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand? Yesterday, a... -
This Friday dinner. See you at AUT. -
This week was the official kick-off of our new art+food installation GastroGeography x AUT, which will be premiered on August... -
I'm so happy to hear that New Zealand has been selected for the finale of the Bocuse d'Or culinary competition,... -
Preparing gifts from the native spices in Velskov today. Another day in the studio for a botanical artist, love it!... -
Come by Titirangi Market today between 10-2pm and taste the Velskov Forest tea with Raw Parau Honey. Thank you to... -
Art of Foraging this weekend. -
Tea made from indigenous plants at the GastroGeography artwork. -
When did you fall in love with the forest? -
Setting the table in the forest. -
A happy moment. @mamakan -
Our olfactory sense, the sense of smell, is immensely powerful. A scent can transport you back in memory and place.... -
It's Monday! Another day at the 'office' at Arcuna. Life is good. -
It's time to harvest Kahikatea fruits. -
Challenge: how many of these plants can you identify? -
Ever wondered how a botanical art studio looks like? Come and visit us! -
Sometimes I get lost in a tangled branch of a native plant. -
Voila! A new drink: #kūmarahou cordial. The note is floral, think roses. -
Working on some new botanical works in glass and black sand. -
Art of Foraging workshop: looking at Karaka leaves. Which part of the tree is edible? Which part is poisonous? -
Working with dried native plants at the open studio. Love the subtle colour range combined with the blank sand from...
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