Behind Closed Doors

April 17, 2023

We check out some of the Bay’s man/woman caves and find they comes in all shapes and sizes.

Sammi Strickland is a woman of many talents: makeup artist, Beach Hop beauty pageant winner and amateur mechanic. She’s been doing up cars with her dad since she was little, and now the pair, along with her nine-year-old daughter, are building a car in her garage.

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Not your average man cave, but this impressive workshop is indeed in Dave Earles’ backyard. He’s a designer, developer and prototype engineer.

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Artist Jess Ellis has set up Waihi Beach’s Ranger Studio in an abandoned garage. She runs art workshops for young and old, all focused around sustainability and the creative journey.

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