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This mural in Devonport reflects Erika’s love of swimming with sea-life. The whale mural won the Peoples’ Choice Award in a street artist exhibition in Riverton in 2018.
Muralist Erika Pearce hopes the toilets by Ōrewa surf club will be her next canvas following her return home to the Coast.
The multi-disciplined artist, who has brought blank walls to life around the world, says she has been inspired by the toilet building and plans to “talk to the right people” so she can bring some colour to the beachfront.
“An ocean tribute covered in hibiscus flowers; that’s what I’m feeling,” she says. “I would love to get the community to vote on what they would like to see there; that would be really cool.”
Erika’s vibrant art has featured on everything from a large horse statue to skateboards, but centres around her passion for protecting the ocean.
Her community ties are also water related. She was previously a swimming coach at the Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre, and her father is the owner of Mike Pearce Boat Builders in Silverdale.
True to her art’s conservation message, Erika does her best to use sustainable products and reuses materials when she can.
“I have literally had the same paint brushes since high school. They may not brush the same as they used to, but hey, now they just produce a different kind of art.”
