Kia ora e te whānau,
Ko Melissa Linton tōku ingoa.
He uri ahau nō Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, me Rangitāne.
Ko Hemi tōku ingoa whānau.
“Koko and Three” is a tribute to my beloved Koko, who we lost during the rāhui. He was the pou of our whānau, steadfast, loving, and wise. I see his wairua every day in my tamariki, who are the “Three.” The name also acknowledges my three Koro, ngā puna o tōku orokohanga, ngā kākano i ruia mai ai ahau.
Ko tāku mahi toi ināianei, he toi mamati, digital art prints, engari, kei te hoki haere tōku ngākau ki ngā taonga tuku iho. He haerenga wairua tēnei i tēnei wā, engari ko taku wawata, ka huri te pae tawhiti hei pae tata mō taku pakihi.
Nō reira,
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
Nau mai, haere mai ki Koko and Three.
