Featured Artist Gerry De Gouw studied woodcarving and portraiture at art school in Holland, and began making jewellery in 1995. Her strong designs reflect a European influence, displaying a skilful play on light using a variety of textures and surfaces. Bold shapes and definition offer her pieces a unique elegance. Most of Gerry’s pieces are one-off, as are most of the works in the ConneXion Gallery, so if something catches your fancy….you had better be in quick!

Sheen on show all through December at ConneXion Gallery, Upstairs Gallery 27, at the Arts Centre.
www.connexionjewellery.co.nz

Stalking wild brown and rainbow trout in the crystal clear waters of Central Otago sounds like it’s right up the Bear’s alley…especially when it’s prepared by the personal chef and presented alongside an award-winning local wine hand-picked by the private sommelier…and the prospect of relaxing in the hot tub with (maybe) a group of friends or family after a hard day’s relaxing appeals.

So you may find me holed up in Wanaka sometime between November and March while the summer weather holds, sampling my own combination of heli fly fishing, heli-biking, mountaineering (imagine that!) or heli-diving­ – just some of the items on the menu of activities at Release, an architecturally-designed luxury retreat at Lake Wanaka. For more info, visit www.releasenz.com