LUMEN is a creative and nurturing space focused on the arts and wellbeing. Based at the old cheese factory in Tataraimaka (5mins south Oakura) and nestled in an idyllic valley beside the Timaru Stream surrounded by native forest and exotic gardens. LUMEN hosts exhibitions, workshops and holiday programmes and sells a range of locally made jewellery, craft and gifts and vintage Japanese Kimono.
LUMEN is the creative home of Artist and Alchemist Teresa Goodin where she creates complex and colourful handcrafted collages from her vast library of resources. Teresa also runs a wellbeing clinic at LUMEN where she offers native flower essences, homeobotanicals and a range of holistic services including card readings, rituals, esoteric hypnosis and Buddhist chaplaincy.
LUMEN is located on Surf Highway 45, 20km from New Plymouth, 6km south of Oakura and 6km north of Okato. The Factory is also home to the Molloy Sculpture Trail. The factory is a unique and popular site which hosts outdoor festivals and community events throughout the year.
Address: 1729 South Road, Tataraimaka, Taranaki, New Zealand (old cheese factory 5 mins south of Oakura)
Phone: Gallery: (06) 7524986 | Afterhours: Teresa (027) 4543585
Open hours:
Open everyday from 15 December - 7 January (closed Xmas and Boxing Day)
From 10 January open 5 days a week from 10am-3pm, Wednesday - Sunday
Or by appointment: 06 7524986 or 027 4543585 (A/H)