The ‘‘Wind and Waves’’ exhibition displaying art pieces from one of New Zealand's most prominent illustrators and authors has arrived at the Eastern Southland Art Gallery. The show showcasing David Elliot’s new line of work opened at the gallery last weekend and runs until the June 21. An award-winning illustrator and writer for children, Elliot mixes mediums with canvases, and history with mythology, and displays a unique insight into the artistic process. The illustrations play on the theme of “wind and waves” , drawing from old witches’ tales of weaving the wind into rope to create sculptures or as Elliot puts it, 3-D illustration, and also playing on Port Chalmers where he is based. Elliot said the idea came into his head after a sailing trip up north had the crew battling 10m swells and he found himself enthralled by the power and mystery of the sea.…