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New Zealand Forest Moa
SKU:
300_NZ_FRSTMOA
NZ$299.99
NZ$299.99
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New Zealand Forest Moa wooden wall art.
Dimensions W: 295mm, H: 295mm, D: 18mm
Weight: 1.0kg
Material: V-Carved MDF, Coloured Pencil, Black Wood Stain, Spray Varnish, Hanging Wire
Limited to: 13
Your unique limited edition art piece
Roy McDougall makes your exclusive signed art piece
We ship for $25 within NZ and from $50 internationally
Your artwork arrives ready to hang.
This Artwork is Not Weatherproof
1 available
The New Zealand Forest Moa Story:
The New Zealand Forest Moa is a v-carved art piece set in a stylised New Zealand forest and all contained in a circular frame pattern. An adult Moa is seen walking along a forest path with a mountain range as the backdrop under a radiant sun. Abstract linework fill the bulk of the elements and the piece is coloured with autumn yellow and offset with a Navy and Aqua blues. The linework is stained black with a wood stained surrounding.
The Moa
Moa are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. There were nine species (in six genera). The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 m (12 ft) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kg (510 lb) while the smallest, the bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis), was around the size of a turkey. Estimates of the moa population when Polynesians settled New Zealand circa 1300 vary between 58,000 and approximately 2.5 million.
The nine species of moa were the only wingless birds, lacking even the vestigial wings that all other ratites have. They were the largest terrestrial animals and dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland, and subalpine ecosystems until the arrival of the Māori, and were hunted only by the Haast's eagle. Moa extinction occurred within 100 years of human settlement of New Zealand, primarily due to overhunting.
Creating the New Zealand Forest Moa
I created the design in Auckland, starting with a digital illustration, then bringing the illustration into my CNC Program where I design the cutting paths. From the paths I generate the g-code or CNC cutting code ready for the carving process. The material is loaded on the CNC machine and the piece is carved in around an hour. The carved art piece is then inspected, sanded, coloured, varnished and finally a hanging wire installed.
As you can see to create this sculpted piece there are many processes involved making it a truly special and bespoke item.
Packaging:
The item will be packaged with bubble wrapping inside a cardboard outer box.
Delivery:
The item will be couriered to your chosen destination. Courier and Shipping times TBC
The New Zealand Forest Moa is a v-carved art piece set in a stylised New Zealand forest and all contained in a circular frame pattern. An adult Moa is seen walking along a forest path with a mountain range as the backdrop under a radiant sun. Abstract linework fill the bulk of the elements and the piece is coloured with autumn yellow and offset with a Navy and Aqua blues. The linework is stained black with a wood stained surrounding.
The Moa
Moa are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. There were nine species (in six genera). The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 m (12 ft) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kg (510 lb) while the smallest, the bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis), was around the size of a turkey. Estimates of the moa population when Polynesians settled New Zealand circa 1300 vary between 58,000 and approximately 2.5 million.
The nine species of moa were the only wingless birds, lacking even the vestigial wings that all other ratites have. They were the largest terrestrial animals and dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland, and subalpine ecosystems until the arrival of the Māori, and were hunted only by the Haast's eagle. Moa extinction occurred within 100 years of human settlement of New Zealand, primarily due to overhunting.
Creating the New Zealand Forest Moa
I created the design in Auckland, starting with a digital illustration, then bringing the illustration into my CNC Program where I design the cutting paths. From the paths I generate the g-code or CNC cutting code ready for the carving process. The material is loaded on the CNC machine and the piece is carved in around an hour. The carved art piece is then inspected, sanded, coloured, varnished and finally a hanging wire installed.
As you can see to create this sculpted piece there are many processes involved making it a truly special and bespoke item.
Packaging:
The item will be packaged with bubble wrapping inside a cardboard outer box.
Delivery:
The item will be couriered to your chosen destination. Courier and Shipping times TBC