A curated pallet of beautiful, professional-grade artist formulations borne from native New Zealand flora, volcanic ash, clay-earth, gemstone and algae.
Refined with patience, care, and dedication.
FALLEN ERDE
PARU HĀMATE
A dusky leather cloak, wet dirt unfurled,
As twilight falls and stains the world.
Uprooted moss and ancient alpine fir,
Fading embers of a forgotten hearth.
In whispering trees and vetiver roots entwined,
Animalistic musk, and deep crimson wine.
Frozen footsteps, and smoking sage,
Tell melancholy tales of earth and decay.
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Handmade in New Zealand.
Available in
9 ml / 0.3 oz
28 ml / 1.0 oz
FALLEN | Hāmate
Fallen is a beautiful blend of natural earth pigments and native bark essence.
These pigments are composed entirely of natural colours. Due to their semi-transparent properties, they may not impart as intense of a tint as manufactured Oxides when used in opaque mediums like plasters or white paints, but are often more intense and unique on their own.
Excellent Lightfastness. Permanent to UV.
PIGMENTS
Umber Dark Location: Waikato Peat Te Whakarewarewa ForestColour Index: PBr7Coverage: OpaqueLightfastness: Excellent
Kōkōwai Red OchreLocation: Te Puna, Wairoa Riversedge Te Whakarewarewa ValleyColour Index: PR102Coverage: OpaqueLightfastness: Excellent
Yellow OchreLocation: Hinuera ValleyColour Index: PY43Coverage: OpaqueLightfastness: Excellent
Tanekaha BarkColour Index: PR102 / PR 171 HueCoverage: OpaqueLightfastness: Excellent
SPECIFICATIONS
Contains
Pigment, binder, acrylic medium, manuka oil.
Obsidian Alchemical formulations are sourced, ground and mulled by hand. The process takes 90-120 hours.
Colours may vary due to screen specifications, settings, camera lighting, and personal application of paint.
Country of Origin: Aotearoa NZ
AETHER
MARUĀPŌ
Ancient shadows, time and solitude,
soul's sacred space.
Savage winds whisper of night and abyss.
Veiled moon watching over
The indomitable sea, a light snow's grace.
The essence of shadow, soul and the infinite.
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Handmade in New Zealand.
Available in
9 ml / 0.3 oz
30 ml / 1.0 oz
AETHER | Maruāpō
Maruāpō is inspired by Aotearoa's deep connection with the spiritual and ancestral, intertwined with our sacred land. It resonates with the ancient forests, sentinel mountain ranges, and boundless ocean while embracing the serenity discovered in reconnection and solitude. We are not distinct from 'nature'; rather, our essence is indivisible, and this demands reverent introspection, a moment of blindness from all that distracts.
Maruāpō is a semi-translucent chromatic black, deep indigo, blue shade, in the vein of a Paynes grey.
Slight drying shift, semi-granulating, colour separation wet on wet.
Custom-made rare iron oxide, exclusive to OA.
A unique pigment combination. Indigo, Umber and Black with an Obsidian base.
PIGMENT SOURCES
Obsidian Source Location: Mt Ruapehu (Te Wai ā-moe)Colour Index: PBk18Coverage: Opaque
IndigoColour Index: PB60Hiding power: TransparentLightfastness: Moderate
Black SandSource Location: Ruapuke Black Sand BeachComposition: Titanomagnetite (Titanium, Iron). Magnetite (Iron oxide)Colour Index: PBk 11Hiding power: TransparentLightfastness: Good
OrcheColour Index: PY 74Hiding power: midLightfastness: Hi
SPECIFICATIONS
Contains
Pigments, gum arabic, manuka oil.
Obsidian Alchemical formulations are mulled by hand and poured and dried 2-4 times. The process takes about 2-3 weeks.
Colours may vary due to screen specifications, settings, camera lighting, and application.
Country of Origin: Aotearoa NZ
Andrew Carvae, CARVAE, Carvae art, carvae artist, ΛNDREW CARVΛÉ, Λndrew Carvʌé,
new zealand art, new zealand artist, Tauranga, Tauranga fine art, tauranga artist, paint, watercolour, watercolour, mediums, earth pigments,
Fine art, Figurative painting, figurativism , Expressionist painting, Oil painting, Expressionism, Traditional brush, Impasto, Abstract techniques, large canvases, abstract art,
dark art, morbid art, gothic art, goth artist, suffering, emotional art, human dignity, Beauty, Dignity, Mortality, Loss, Pain, fine art Tauranga, modern art NZ, fine artist NZ,
" BORNE FROM NATIVE NEW ZEALAND FLORA, VOLCANIC ASH, CLAY-EARTH, AND STONE.
REFINED WITH UNWAVERING PATIENCE, CARE, AND DEDICATION "
