We made this Kiwi summer wall art for the moment when the pav gets a round of applause, the ice cream starts losing its shape and someone asks, again, who’s on the barbecue.
The pav comes out and suddenly everyone who was too full for pudding wants a slice. Someone’s still on the barbecue. The ice cream has started to drip. Summer, with the works. puts that stretch of a Kiwi afternoon on the wall, including the kererū who’s arrived just in time to supervise.
It’s one landscape print made up of five illustrations, with warm cream dividers giving each scene its own space. Look closely and you’ll see the crack in the pav, the steam off the snag and the little flash of violet on the kererū. The outlines and grain give it the feel of a retro print, and the big, simple shapes hold their own across a room.
The colour story – kiwi summer wall art
Cobalt blue gives the pav its big entrance. The red cake stand and strawberries carry your eye down to the striped bowl, while the orange ice-cream panel and butter-yellow barbecue panel put the midday heat back in. The kererū’s deep green and blue settle the bright coral at the other end. If you want to pick up one colour in the room, start with cobalt in a vase or deep green in a cushion.
Hang it above the dining table, in a hallway that could use a bit of cheek, or at the bach beside the door everyone leaves open. If you’re looking for a Kiwi Christmas gift idea, give it to the barbecue boss, the pavlova purist or the homesick Kiwi who still calls it a snag. It makes a good housewarming gift, too.
Where your kiwi summer wall art works
Above a dining sideboard, the wide composition gives the eye somewhere to land between the table and the wall. Give it a stretch of its own so the cream borders can breathe. In a kitchen, try it above a breakfast nook or on the wall you see as you come in. At the bach, hang it near the table where everyone ends up, preferably far enough from the door that the kererū can keep an eye on things.
A white frame picks up the cream dividers and keeps the colours bright. Wood softens the coral and ties in with a timber table. Black draws out the fine dark outlines and gives the print more definition against a pale wall.
Each piece is printed to order in New Zealand. Go print only and pick your own frame, or choose a framed edition with Enhanced Matte paper, a 50 mm mat and standard glass. summer, with the works is printed, assembled and framed in New Zealand and comes with the hanging hardware, so your artwork or gift arrives ready to hang.
kiwi summer wall art Sizes and prices
| Unframed size | Paper size (mm) | Price NZD |
| A3 | 420 × 297 | $59 |
| A2 | 594 × 420 | $89 |
| A1 | 841 × 594 | $149 |
| A0 | 1,189 × 841 | $289 |
| Framed artwork (mm) | Outside frame (mm) | Price NZD |
| 409 × 307 | 535 × 433 | $299 |
| 578 × 434 | 704 × 560 | $359 |
| 820 × 615 | 946 × 741 | $799 |
A3 is an easy size for a small kitchen wall or a gallery arrangement. A2 suits a breakfast nook or a narrow wall above a sideboard. Choose A1 or larger for a broad stretch of wall. For a framed order, measure using the outside frame dimensions. For an unframed order, use the paper size when buying a frame.
For someone who knows the feeling
A housewarming gift for the mate who finally got the keys, a kiwi summer wall art print is the Christmas gift for whoever always brings the pav, or a bit of home for a Kiwi living away. The framed version is an easy choice when you know where it’ll hang.
Delivery and Christmas
For New Zealand orders, allow around 10 working days for delivery. Buying for Christmas? Order early to allow time for printing, framing and delivery to your address.
Pair it with out the back
The pav gets the good plate here. See how it ends up on a cricket wicket in our Aussie companion print, out the back.
Thinking of this for a Christmas Present?
Buying ‘summer, with the works’ for Christmas? Our framed and unframed prints are made to order. 🎄 Check the Christmas cut-off for your NZ or AU delivery address →
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