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7th September, 2023Hi Folks. And just like that WE ARE BACK! We look forward to welcoming you ALL to the gallery this summer. Its spring and the lambs are playing in the paddocks next door, its such a magic time in the country, daffodils and new signs of life everywhere. GALLERY HOURS CURRENTLY ARE : Thursday to Sundays 10-5pm with Hours increasing as the summer progresses. January 2024 we will be 7 days.The Oak trees are coming into leaf already and the fruit trees in our orchard are flowering.Michael has been making some new sculpture, a POD series is emerging and the gorgeous hand fashioned french oak boards and platters are being coersed, sanded and lovingley waxed. The workshop is in full work mode now. Meanwhile Im curating the Gallery spaces with new works. Arriving soon we have some super paintings from the talented Deb Fuller and Local pastel artist Nicola Reif. Remember that you can shop online anytime if you live in New Zealand. For USA and the rest of the world give us a call and we can process your Credit cards over the phone to purchase anything you see online. WE Ship ALL Over the WORLD. Summer is almost upon us and we cant wait. Remember we serve take out coffee so if you have the time, stay for a bit, bring a friend and fall in love with the moutere. See you soon.Jackie & Mike
Happy Easter Everyone Open all long weekend 10-5pm
6th April, 2023Happy Easter
March 2023 News
11th March, 2023Can you believe it is early March and the poplar trees in the Valley are changing their colour. Summer is leaving us and Autumn is showing itself everyday with cooler mornings and nights. The Local Hop Harvest is in full swing and soon the nearby Neudorf Vineyards will be into their harvest too. It’s a wonderful time of the year. We have been welcoming back some lovely folk to the Art Gallery. People we normally see every year, from the USA mostly i have to say but also Australians, fellow Kiwis, Israeli’s and a smattering from the UK and Europe too. The last 2 years have been tough in the retail art market! We are still here tho and we give thanks for that and have so much to be greatful for.Michael is creating new sculpture and works of art and casting a few new bronze works too, so if you haven’t been up to the gallery for sometime please do drop in. Poppy has some adorable water colours on the walls and we continue to sell our local artists work too. Helena Morris has some colourful large encaustic work in the gallery right now and Kerry Fenton Johns has a gorgeous large NZ Tui in Oils and a small colourful Kingfisher which is well worth seeing. Mike and I continue to recycle Neudorf Vineyards wine barrels and right now we have some stunning oval platters in stock. He’s finishing off some barrel band cheese knives as we speak. We are planning to remain open April & May and then access and see if we continue right thru the winter months. We will of course keep you updated both on here and on FB and Instagram. If you don’t follow us it would be great if you could give us a like. I particularly like Instagram for its photographic content. As I write this Neudorf Road has been Buzzing with people visiting the Home of Tim and Judy Finn at Neudorf Vineyards. Its a NZ House and Garden Fundraiser for Breast Cancer, and what a great cause and event it has been, lots of positive feedback from all involved . Wishing you a happy and productive autumn, the fire wood is stacked and we look forward to our first fire!Take care Mike and Jackie xx
Warm Christmas Greetings & Gallery Hours
30th September, 2022We are so grateful for the support we receive from our loyal and repeat customers, especially when they stop in with their friends and family. We hope to catch up with you all over the festive season and the Sublime coffee is always on! It is so civilised here in the country you could be forgiven for mistaking it for the south of France! We are blessed to live in this beautiful part of New Zealand and run our small family business. Poppy our daughter is back from Wellington where she has been studying for her Architecture degree. Its great having her home and she has some lovely new water colours up so be sure to check them out! Michael is always busy making gorgeous things, he’s just finished the vine wrapped Xmas Trees, and they look stunning in the gallery space.We have just started welcoming back our Internationals so we are getting back to the new normal and what ever that means! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and hoping that 2023 will be a good one for us all. Regular days are Thursdays thru Sundays 10-5pm. Over Xmas we will be closed the 25,26,27 & 28th December. Open 29, 30,31st. Closed again on the 1,2,3 & 4th January 2023. Reopen the 5th January with normal hours from then. Remember you can still shop online 24/7 . Michael, Jackie and Poppy MacMillan xxx
The Gallery is now Closed for the Winter.
9th June, 2022Hello All just letting you know the gallery is now closed for winter. We will reopen in the spring. Please shop online https://michaelmacmillan.co.nz/shop if you need that special gift for someone as we will be here working. Enjoy the cooler months and take care. Thanks for all your support over the last summer season and indeed the last few challenging years. We can open by appointment if there are a group of you wishing to visit , just get it touch.
