Quirky Fox Gallery owner Vicki Fox said it's hard to believe she is flat-out mounting an exhibition for the gallery's fourth birthday.
The former librarian said the time had rushed by so fast since she first took the plunge and opened her eclectic small gallery in Hawera's High Street.
Over the past six months she has been curating the birthday exhibition titled Jokers Wildshowcasing the work of 26 different artists from various parts of the world.
The exhibition represents a range of styles from botanical through to street artists, she said.
" Each artist has completed between one and four works on oversized playing cards."
Last year Vicki sent each artist a set of four cards, each set consisting of a number or picture card but every suit.