Wax Eye Pins and Buttons

Tauhou is the Maori name for the Silvereye. This design features 3 Tauhou flying in formation. This Bird is designed with curving korus and curving colours which represent the true colours of the beautiful Silvereye. The silvereye, also know as Wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) or White-eye, colonised New Zealand from Australia and is one of New Zealand’s widespread bird species. It is found throughout New Zealand. Silvereyes are small songbirds that are easily recognised by a white eye-ring; their feathers are olive-green above and cream below.

Round-shaped eyes reminiscent of the wax style...

New Zealand is well know for it's unique birds. This one is the silver-eye, waxeye, white eye, or tauhou. It was self-introduced to NZ and is not considered a native bird. A cute small bird found throughout the country.

Tauhou is a small bird that lives in the New Zealand forest. The European Name is Silvereye or Wax-eye. The bird in this print is drawn incorporating Maori Koru patterns. The koru (Māori for “loop”) is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. This design started life as a stencil which I made for a New Zealand birds mural. The mural is long gone but I still had the stencils. I redrew them, using vector, to create a series of bird designs. Others in this series are KIWI, TAKAHE, FANTAIL, TOMTIT and the ROCK WREN.

A reference to the H. P. Lovecraft / Hazel Heald story "The Horror in the Museum." I recommend a lighter-colored shirt for this art.

melting candle

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Small bird, wax-eye flying towards camera.

In the Winter the wax-eyes arrive for a feed and a bath.

Play on words with the phrase "en vigil".

The Silvereye or Wax-eye / White-eye is a very small bird found in south-west pacific including Australia and New Zealand. This design features a stylised Silvereye, drawn in red, it has Koru designs on its body. The design in inspired by an airforce roundel.

Happy Birthday greeting from cute little bird with its beak wide open calling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"