'My Little Grey Home in the West'

'My Little Grey Home in the West' was embroidered by (Hannah Eliza) Jane Brenkley (1882-1973), a celebrated New Zealand 'folk' artist.  

Jane Brenkley was a prolific self taught artist. Her versatile talents included carving, needlework, and painting. She fitted her art making around her eleven children, her job as the local midwife, domestic duties, and farm work. Her work is distinctly regional, featuring the architecture and carvings of local Maori as well as native plants, animals, and landscapes. She spent her life in Hawkes Bay, a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.