I am a New Zealand artist based in the Kaipara and all of my handmade art, craft, fanciful creatures and items of whimsy are designed and often made from scratch by me. In most cases the goodies are produced almost entirely from recycled materials and if something isn't made from scratch, it is often made by repurposing something old or interesting that I've found at the op shop. Straight lines and perfect things give me a nose bleed...beautiful things are crooked, slightly frayed, rusty, off beat or a bit wonky.