Joint Issue with Sweden.
The Art Meets Craft stamp issue illustrated seven beautiful examples of New Zealand craft selected with the assistance of Creative New Zealand. The issue also explored the artistic link that has developed between New Zealand and Sweden, perhaps best demonstrated in the work of noted glass artists, Ola Höglund and Marie Simberg-Höglund. An example of their work is featured in one of the two stamps issued jointly with Sweden Post. There was also a Sweden joint issue stamp booklet available.
The Art Meets Craft stamp issue illustrated seven beautiful examples of New Zealand craft selected with the assistance of Creative New Zealand. The issue also explored the artistic link that has developed between New Zealand and Sweden, perhaps best demonstrated in the work of noted glass artists, Ola Höglund and Marie Simberg-Höglund. An example of their work is featured in one of the two stamps issued jointly with Sweden Post. There was also a Sweden joint issue stamp booklet available.
The Stamps.
40c - Willa Rogers / 'Flax' Basket.
Nelson-based Willa Rogers creates her contemporary basketry using a range of plant fibres she collects from around the region - pine needles, flax, watsonia, nīkau and phoenix palm, cabbage tree and grapevine. Through her work, which is displayed in galleries throughout New Zealand, she strives to convey "a feeling for history and for the unknown and unsung artists of past centuries".
40c - Graeme Priddle / 'Wood' Starfish Vessel.
'Starfish Vessel' is made from Sheoak, mulga, paua shell, copper and metallic thread. Its strong natural patterns reflect the "sand, sea and creatures therein", drawn from Northland-based woodturner Graeme Priddle's love of New Zealand's coastline. This and other pieces from Graeme's 'South Pacific Vessel' series have been purchased for public and private collections nationally and internationally.
80c - Raewyn Atkinson / 'Clay' Catch II.
Raewyn Atkinson has worked with the ovoid bowl, drawing on her longtime fascination with historical events and their effects on New Zealand's culture, on this occasion the early whalers. 'Catch II' was inspired by both the enormous three-legged trypots they used to render the blubber and the 'spotting chairs' which often carried a row of notches recording the tally of catches.
90c -Gavin Hitchings / 'Silver' Vessel Form.
A brooch from a series of works by Nelson-based artist Gavin Hitchings. The series explores themes of the geophysical world and the ownership and exploitation of land. This piece, 'Vessel Form' is inspired by the Boulder Bank enclosing Nelson haven. Gavin is an artist member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and the recipient of numerous national awards and grants.
$1.30 - Emma Camden / 'Glass' Immigration.
Emma Camden works with light, creating smooth, richly coloured glass vessels that capture the rays that pass through them. Emma emigrated here in 1991 and enjoys exploring themes of migration and displacement. The towers, her reaction to soulless big city spaces, are from her recent Immigration Series. Emma has exhibited regularly in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
$1.50 - Merilyn Wiseman / 'Clay' Pacific Rim.
Features 'Pacific Rim' by Merilyn Wiseman. This white earthenware clay piece is 1.3 metres x 450mm x 380mm. It is hand built using clay slab construction - with a copper magnesium glaze. Merilyn attended Elam School of Art and Goldsmiths School of Art in London. She has received major Arts Council grants and won numerous awards including first prize in the Fletcher Brownbuilt Awards.
$2.00 - Ola Hoglund and Marie Simberg-Hoglund / 'Glass' Sculpture.
Swedish-born Ola Höglund and Marie Simberg-Höglund settled in New Zealand in 1982 where they established Höglund Art Glass in Nelson. Ola and Marie's Scandinavian heritage is combined in their glass artwork, which reflects both the techniques and style of their training, and the freedom and beauty of their new country. Their use of colour, in particular, is refreshingly South Pacific.
First Day Cover - 2 May 2002.
The Joint Issue Stamps.
Sweden. Booklet stamps imperf on one edge.
Joint Issue First Day Cover - 2 May 2002. (New Zealand Cover)
Notice this cover has been cancelled in both New Zealand and Sweden.
Joint Issue First Day Cover - 2 May 2002. (Sweden Cover)
Notice this cover has been cancelled in both New Zealand and Sweden.
2002 Artistic Crafts Presentation Pack.
The Front Cover.
First Day Cover - 2 May 2002.
The Stamps and Design Information.
Technical Information.
Date of issue: 2 May 2002.
The number of stamps: Seven.
Denominations and designs: 40c Flax, 40c Wood, 80c Clay, 90c Silver, $1.30 Glass, $1.50 Clay, $2.00 Glass.
Stamps and first day covers designed: Gardyne Design of Auckland.
Engraved by: Lars Sjööblom, Sweden Post Stamps (40c Flax and $2.00).
Printer and process: 40c Wood, 80c, 90c, $1.30, $1.50: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin by offset lithography;
40c Flax and $2.00: Sweden Post Stamps, Sweden by offset intaglio.
The number of colours: 40c Wood, 80c, 90c, $1.30, $1.50: four process colours; 40c Flax and $2.00: four process colours plus intaglio.
Stamp size and format: 40c Wood, 80c, 90c, $1.30, $1.50: 40mm x 30mm (horizontal); 40c Flax and $2.00: 39.9mm x 31.25mm (horizontal).
Paper type: 103gsm red phosphor coated litho paper.
Perforation gauge: 14 x 14.
The number of stamps per sheet: 50 and booklets of four (Swedish stamps only).
Cost of unaddressed first-day covers: Art Meets Craft: $7.80; Joint issue with Sweden: $3.90
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 1 May 2003.
Only two of these seven stamps were used for the joint issue.
New Zealand.
Notice this cover has been cancelled in both New Zealand and Sweden.
Notice this cover has been cancelled in both New Zealand and Sweden.
Four stamp booklet of the Sweden Stamps. Cover above & booklet below.
2002 Artistic Crafts Presentation Pack.
Technical Information.
Date of issue: 2 May 2002.
The number of stamps: Seven.
Denominations and designs: 40c Flax, 40c Wood, 80c Clay, 90c Silver, $1.30 Glass, $1.50 Clay, $2.00 Glass.
Stamps and first day covers designed: Gardyne Design of Auckland.
Engraved by: Lars Sjööblom, Sweden Post Stamps (40c Flax and $2.00).
Printer and process: 40c Wood, 80c, 90c, $1.30, $1.50: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin by offset lithography;
40c Flax and $2.00: Sweden Post Stamps, Sweden by offset intaglio.
The number of colours: 40c Wood, 80c, 90c, $1.30, $1.50: four process colours; 40c Flax and $2.00: four process colours plus intaglio.
Stamp size and format: 40c Wood, 80c, 90c, $1.30, $1.50: 40mm x 30mm (horizontal); 40c Flax and $2.00: 39.9mm x 31.25mm (horizontal).
Paper type: 103gsm red phosphor coated litho paper.
Perforation gauge: 14 x 14.
The number of stamps per sheet: 50 and booklets of four (Swedish stamps only).
Cost of unaddressed first-day covers: Art Meets Craft: $7.80; Joint issue with Sweden: $3.90
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 1 May 2003.
Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ
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