There’s a driftwood artwork in the entrance to Simon and Bronwen Coe’s family home, depicting a little boat bobbing on rough seas. Made by Bronwen herself, it represents their journey from the UK to New Zealand, then down south to Invercargill, and the hard work involved in building their own home.
“It’s a little bit of a raggedy boat, but it’s still here,” says Bronwen, who is a mixed media artist and the owner of ITS Upholstery. The family is now enjoying calmer waters, in proud possession of a cosy, joyful home that was created, in part, with their own hands. It was hard work getting the house built, but for Simon, Bronwen and their three boys, Rory, 16, Morgan, 14, and Bryn, 11, it was also a grand adventure.…