Bella Christine

Bella Christine Hessell is an interdisciplinary artist based on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. Influenced by the coastal landscape of Waiheke and grounded in ecofeminist ideas, she seeks to challenge the modern idea of progress, highlighting the beauty found in the ephemeral and imperfect nature of Papatūānuku. Working mostly in clay, her creative practice is closely linked to her spiritual practice where making is meditative and intuitive. After completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elam, she works at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery while studying a Diploma of Ceramics.