An exciting new creative initiative for Fieldays 2026 begins at the Heritage Barn. Representing the David Henshaw Family Art Trust and working in collaboration with New Zealand National Fieldays Society, Caroline Peacocke of Copper Mesh Creatives presents David Henshaw’s Rural NZ: Jock, Landscapes & More.
Featuring the much-loved Jock cartoons, published in NZ Farmer magazine for more than 34 years, Henshaw captured the realities, humour and heart of rural life and became a familiar voice within farming communities nationwide. Alongside the cartoons, Henshaw produced expressive landscape and botanical watercolours, as well as ink and pencil drawings and quality reproductions, that reflect his close attention to rural life and place.
Selected works will be available for sale at Fieldays and will remain available for purchase after the event via davidhenshawart.co.nz, Copper Mesh Creatives (caroline@coppermesh.co.nz), and Artspost Gallery, Hamilton.
