Ku has done several more quilts since her Maori creation myth quilt, but is yet to offer them for sale as she has plans to show them in several more quilt exhibitions.  Several of them depict other Maori legends, and one of a Maori woman and child, which is very reminiscent of a “Madonna and Child”, will be featured in Air New Zealand’s in flight magazine in the near future too. ArikiArt hopes to be able to offer some of Ku's latest quilts in the future as soon as she releases them for sale.

On top of all this success, Ku is currently working on a new series of abstract quilts that will be exhibited in New Zealand next June, 2005. 

Maori Art by Ku Bailey Currently on Sale at Ariki Art

Beaded Amulet Bags with Maori and Celtic Patterns

Ku currently offers two categories of Maori art for sale at Ariki Art. First, beaded amulet bags made using Maori finger weaving known as taniko.  The bags feature traditional Maori patterns on one side, and the Celtic cross on the other, the two sides representing the coming together of Ku's bi-cultural heritage. Inside each bag is a prayer card that has the Lord's Prayer in Maori printed on it.

New Zealand Maori artist Ku Bailey models one of her beaded amulet bags featuring a traditional Maori pattern

Taonga Iti - Small Treasure Maori Totems

Second, Ku offers Taonga Iti, which translates as "small treasures".  Each of these artworks features a collection of symbolic totems that Ku crafted, each representing the life and culture of the New Zealand Maori.

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