I was born in Auckland New Zealand on the 1st of October in 1955. My parents emigrated from Samoa in the thirties and settled in Auckland New Zealand. My father was of German –Samoan heritage and my Mother is of English-Samoan heritage. I am the middle child of nine and attended school in Auckland. From an early age of five I won an award for my painting of an Island scene of a village set in the jungle including mud huts, campfires and island people. I was always a spirited child very adventurous and always looking to be creative. I began...more
