Puiaki Originals

Pāua Collection

Mayfly

One of my lasting memories of the spring and summertime are the dancing mayflies on a beautiful trout stream.

In the insect world this magnificent fly belongs to the order Ephemeroptera. This is part of the same group that includes dragonflies and damselflies.

The Mayfly is a beautiful example of a winged insect and upon close inspection of the intricate wings in the sunlight, they have a shimmering iridescence that parallels with the oily looking reflective sheen on the pāua shell.

Artwork Specification

Dimensions	500 mm x 500 mm
Production	Solid wooden frames with composite layers that are hand painted with acrylic and oil-based paints. Pieces of thin shell are added as inlay details, and clear epoxy resin used to provide visual emphasis.

5,000