A New Day | Claudia Aalderink

Please note: due to the size, weight and shape of this artwork we are unable to ship the piece. Pick up only (Waikato delivery). To purchase online please choose the 'Pick up' option at checkout.

'A New Day' 2024 by Claudia Aalderink is an original Beehive artwork in lush green shades with touches of orange. 

Each artwork is created by hand cutting old beehive boxes into smaller shapes and re-assembling them in unique colour ways and shapes that Claudia is known for.

Dimensions: (h)1300mm x (w)800mm x (d)40mm
Medium: Recycled Beehives on Plywood

Artist Bio

Claudia Aalderink is a Kihikihi based artist, originally from Holland and has lived with her family in New Zealand since 2005. She is a forerunner in her design and constantly reinventing the possibilities of her medium. Balancing the tricky combination of running a gallery (The Mandarin Tree) and creating her own works that are becoming very sought after. 

Claudia has always had an interest in re-using and recycling material for artworks and in 2012 she came in contact with a large number of discarded beehives meant for firewood. Without hesitation she started exploring this new medium by disassembling them and revealing the beautiful character of the boxes in a new lease of life. “Each piece has their own story and I love the honesty of the material. I don’t hide any of the ‘scars’ created over time. They merely add to the final outcome of a piece”.

Within a reduced visual vocabulary of circles, squares, rectangles, and lines, she explores the subtlety of colour, scale, and composition creating original pieces of art.