Photo of a tui in profile

Which bird raised the most in 2021?

It's tax time - my favourite time of year! Really? Seriously? It's true... it's when I tally up the donations to conservation through art sales from the previous year. Today I donated over $3300 for the birds, on your behalf. We made donations to Zealandia, Forest & Bird, Hihi Recovery, Capital Kiwi, and World Parrot Trust. And it was only possible thanks to your support - everything from liking and commenting on posts on social media, visiting exhibitions, sharing emails with friends, to buying art all makes a difference in getting the word out and supporting the birds.

So which bird raised the most funds? For the third year in a row, the tūī of course. Four of the top five pieces in 2020/2021 featured NZ's favourite bird...
Photo of a tuiHis Resplendence (tūī)
1. His Resplendence  (tūī) - supporting Forest & Bird. "Mr Popular" ran away with it, nearly doubling the amount raised by the second bird on the list. Limited-edition prints are now completely sold out everywhere. I'll continue to release framed TinyArt pieces though, so he'll continue to make an impact on conservation.
Photo a tui looking between its legsA New View (tūī)
2. A New View  (tūī) - supporting Zealandia. This funny tūī has brought joy to so many people! [Update 20 Jan 2023 - now completely sold out everywhere]. Again, I'll continue to release TinyArt pieces. Meanwhile, I'm on the search for more funny tūī, but they are usually so regal and stylish and don't let their comical side show so often. 
Kaka parrots in hot air balloons
The Scenic Route (kākā)
3. The Scenic Route (kākā) is an open edition print so these funny characters will always be available and helping support Zealandia. 
Portrait of a tuiPortrait of a tūī
4. Portrait of a Tūī - supporting Zealandia. Last year's top bird, but he's now nearly sold out so has fallen down the ranks. [Update 20 Jan 2023 - now sold out in my web-store but there are one or two still in galleries.] 
photoart of a tuiForever calling me (tūī)
5. Forever Calling Me (tūī) - supporting Forest & Bird. A new kid on the block, the release of this tūī artwork suffered due to Covid-related exhibition cancellations, so he's never really seen the light of day. Despite these setbacks, medium and large prints have been really popular in the galleries, giving this tūī with his gorgeous iridescent wings the number 5 position. 

Hoo do you think will be the top bird next year? An early peek at the figures so far reveals there might be a surprise upset... and there was a hint in the previous sentence 🤔
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