Emma McCleary has a love of making prints – in particular woodcuts. Working from a home studio in the Wairarapa, McCleary prints with the use of a rolling pin. Adding further elements to the work by hand, she considers her works incomplete until they are drawn, painted, sewn or stamped on.

The artist has a deep love of the homemade, the era’s of the 1930's, 40's and 50's and is inspired by the New Zealand landscape and bird life.

Drawn to the magic of old wallpapers, McCleary is influenced by Florence Broadhurst and has recently used the Victorian Flower Language in her prints: a secret code from Victorian times where each flower is given a meaning. Rose for love, Rosemary for remembrance, Clematis for mental beauty.

Emma McCleary holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking) and a Post Graduate diploma in Museum Studies.

	Come To Me Woodcut and pencil on 380 x 280 mm paper, from an edition of 7, 2009. NZ$295 incl GST.
	First Flutter Woodcut, hand stitching and pencil on 300 x 300 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2009. NZ$295 incl GST.
	Fantail and home grown sage Woodcut, print, paint and pencil on 230 x 230 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2007. NZ$135 incl GST.
	Strangely Happy Woodcut, print and paint on 500 x 460 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2007. NZ$240 incl GST.
	Three Fantails Woodcut, print, paint and pencil on 230 x 230 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2007. NZ$135 incl GST.
	Tui and Found Leaf Woodcut, stencil and paint on 355 x 460 mm paper, from an edition of 7, 2007. NZ$225 incl GST.
	Tui and Rose Woodcut, print and paint on 345 x 500 mm paper, from an edition of 5, 2007. NZ$200 incl GST.
	We Gathered the Walnuts... Woodcut, print and paint on 500 x 460 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2007. NZ$240 incl GST.
	Always a lover of open spaces - grey warbler Woodcut and pastel on 460 x 350 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2006. NZ$225 incl GST.
	Gardens, tablecloths and cushions Woodcut, stamp and pastel on 575 x 305 mm paper, from an edition of 7, 2006. Edition now sold out.
	I don't know, maybe a second or thousands of years - fantail Woodcut and pastel on 460 x 350 mm paper, from an edition of 9, 2006. NZ$225 incl GST.