{"title":"The Tauranga Art Show","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eFriday, 28 August to Sunday, 30 August 2026 at\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eMercury Baypark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand\u003c\/h4\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"always-on-my-mind","title":"Always On My Mind","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"60c23064-452b-41e5-b89c-61378762ec44\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"580\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAs an ocean obsessed artist, I love that I can just paint and create a dream wave—a perfect, glassy swell rolling through a secluded, untouched coastline. 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