Michel Tuffery is an established sculptor, printmaker and painter who draws on his Samoan, Rarotongan and Tahitian heritage to produce innovative pieces exploring the ever changing Pacific.

In his 2009 stamp series, Michel Tuffery M.N.Z.M introduces us to a new collection of works inspired by nostalgia around his childhood memories of the postage stamp. He recalls the memories of receiving packages from Taranaki bearing a collage of stamps. This nostalgia is heightened by the onset of the digital age and how this has altered the whole ritual of sending a letter and how we personally communicate.

Through this new work, Tuffery translates historical iconic stamps from around Aotearoa and Te Wai Pounamu into a contemporary media using graph stencil.

Widely exhibited, Michel Tuffery's work features in numerous collections nationally and internationally including the British Museum and Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.

	Mount Taranaki View from Whanganui Woodcut and Embossing on 560 x 760 mm paper, from an edition of 20, 2010. NZ$1500 incl GST.
	Ula Tivaevae Woodcut and Embossing on 650 x 500 mm paper, from an edition of 22, 2010. NZ$1500 incl GST.
	Whanganui River Fern Woodblock on Embossed Paper (Framed) (180 x 240), from an edition of 12, 2010. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Nui Aotearoa - Tussock Butterfly Screenprint and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 25, 2009. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Nui Lichen Moth Woodcut and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 20, 2009. NZ$1500 incl GST.
	Nui Native - Lichen Moth Screenprint and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 25, 2009. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Nui Native - Puriri Moth Screenprint and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 25, 2009. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Nui Tussock Butterfly Woodcut and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2009. NZ$1500 incl GST.
	Puriri Moth Taranaki Woodcut and Embossing on 760 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 19, 2009. NZ$1500 incl GST.
	Tangaroa Harakeke River from up the Whanganui River Woodcut on 285 x 380 mm paper, from an edition of 22, 2008. NZ$550 incl GST.
	Tangaroa Marble Hapuka Woodblock on Embossed Paper (Framed) (285 x 380), from an edition of 22, 2008. NZ$700 incl GST.
	Tangaroa's Beautiful Afro up the Whanganui River Woodcut on 760 x 280 mm paper, from an edition of 22, 2008. NZ$1050 incl GST framed; NZ$850 incl GST unframed.
	Whanganui Tangaroa Woodblock on Embossed Paper (Framed) (760 x 280), from an edition of 22, 2008. NZ$1050 incl GST.
	Omai, Kakura, Cookie Lithograph on 250 x 570 mm paper, from an edition of 30, 2006. NZ$750 incl GST.
	Toroa Omai, Tui Kahura, Toroa Cookie Colour Lithograph on 415 x 660 mm paper, from an edition of 30, 2006. Contact gallery regarding availability.
	Toroa Toroa Toroa Lithograph on 500 x 625 mm paper, from an edition of 30, 2006. NZ$1100 incl GST.
	Mt Taranaki Woodblock on Embossed Paper (Framed) (280 x 200), from an edition of 20. NZ$650 incl GST.