“Time to wake.”

At a golden cliff face, a sword dancer calmly faces a sand army of men and horses.

My boots scrunched over the scree at the bottom of the foothills, just as the sun haloed the hills behind us. Already, the lightest of cold, twilight breezes slid over the sand.

Stone cracked, and a spray of grit skittered off an overhanging ledge.

“Time to wake.”

She slid off the horse and I moved to follow her as she clambered up the rocks in those ridiculous skirts.

• Title “Time to wake.”
• Artist Ailene Cuthbertson
• Medium Photograph
• Year 2016

This print comes professionally framed with a dark frame, ready to hang.

Choose from two print sizes:

The medium size is A2 (42 cm x 60 cm)
and is limited edition of 25
$500 NZD

The large size is A0 (84 cm x 119 cm)
and is limited edition of 5
$1200 NZD

What appealed to me most about [Ailene’s] art was how each piece both told a story in itself and linked with other paintings and the other figures to a wider story as well.

You feel like you have a chapter, a piece of the narrative, while the story continues to unfold elsewhere.

Also, each piece has its own strong, vibrant palette and colouration – almost again like a separate chapter – so I was able to buy the individual piece that spoke to me and fit with my home and other art easily.

Gareth from Cambridge

I like Ailene’s art because it seems like every picture is alive. I feel like it’s not just a picture, it’s a kind of unsaid story that makes me look closer and wonder about it.

I bought my favourite print and have told all my friends to look at Ailene’s art. My favourite painting is “Does the dance of the Sashiana mean anything to you?”. I loved it at first sight. I belly dance, and the artwork reminds me that there are people who share my passion for dancing.

Lena from Tauranga