"Trained as a jeweler, Hastings-McFall has increasingly sought to instill within her works layered messages... Hastings-McFall's work presents a mixture of cultural messages and designs that reflect contemporary urban Pacific living. Not only do these works speak of her concerns for the future of the environment in a broader sense, they also demonstrate ways in which traditional forms can be re-presented and re-enacted." - Caroline Vercoe "My works play with stereotypical perceptions of the Pacific and the 'nature' of the Pacific art. By using materials and motifs found in my urban Pacific environment, I draw parallels to similar practices in the Islands, of drawing inspiration and materials from one's surroundings to make works of art." - Niki Hastings-McFall