A year ago the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, a place I have great affection for, was hit by a devastating earthquake. I drew this that day as part of 28 Drawings Later 2011.

Drawing 22

…and today as part of 28 Drawings Later 2012, I get to follow it up with this.

Drawing twenty-one : Koru

The building is Christchurch’s ruined cathedral, and the spiral motif is the curled up fern shoot, or Koru, which symbolises rebirth in the Maori culture.