SOCIAL Instagram: @lance_ngata Facebook: Mau Xhibit - Lance Ngata Website: maustudio.nz #moko #maoriart #maoritattoo #tamoko #maoritattooartist

SOCIAL Instagram: @lance_ngata Facebook: Mau Xhibit - Lance Ngata Website: maustudio.nz #moko #maoriart #maoritattoo #tamoko #maoritattooartist

Kia ora, Welcome to my second Vlog. My name is Lance Ngata. I'm a Maaori art practitioner based in Turangi, Taupo New Zealand. I specialise in Taa Moko (tattoo), Whakairo (carving), illustration with a background in Design and Teaching. I've started this Vlog series to share my design process for contemporary Taa moko aka kiritaa, Maaori tattoo. These are shine/ankle pieces from the other day. I will try to cover a range of body placements and hope that people will find som

Kia ora, Welcome to my first Vlog. I've started this Vlog to share a design process for contemporary taa moko (kiritaa, maaori tattoo etc). This is a calf piece from today. I will try to cover a range of body placements and hope that people will find something useful from seeing the process, when deciding to receive this type of tattoo for themselves. Note: This is one process, this is not necessarily the same process as other practitioners. I draw on my background in te ao