Brilliant colours soar and swirl through the air, before splattering in vibrant chaos upon the canvas – another unique masterpiece is born.

It's a new creative initiative to the Bay of Plenty, nestled in the heart of Ohauiti – the Splatter Shed.

The Splatter Shed officially opened last weekend and is a creative space to have fun with paints and colour, creating your very own paint splattered style art piece.

The innovative mind behind the shed is photographer Vanessa Laval-Glad who was inspired after seeing similar setups internationally.

'I couldn't find anything like it anywhere in New Zealand and it was kind of a small idea that evolved into something a bit bigger,” says Vanessa.

'Just being a mum myself –there's not that many indoor activities for kids… and it's a good opportunity for families to do something fun together!”

Vanessa says she has had great feedback from the Splatter Shed and has had friends feeling 'lighter” from the experience.

'[Some friends] are going through a bit of a stressful time and they said it was such a stress relieving activity and even for the next day or two they just felt so much lighter.

'Everyone is under pressure. Everyone is under stress in the current economy and it's just having that space to let loose and not having to worry about cleaning up afterwards and just having fun.”

The Splatter Shed has a range of tools on hand to tap into your creativity too.

'We have brushes of all types and sizes. We have some kitchen utensils, and we work with water guns, water balloons, and normal balloons.

"We're also now working on a paint can where people can have a paint can hanging and they put a hole in the bottom of it and swirl it around over a canvas.”

Guiding Splatter Shed goers, Vanessa says: 'I don't actually want to tell them what to do with the utensils and things I provide because it is a matter of figuring it out and how to be creative with a spatula or whatever, and the one challenge I present is to not touch the canvas so that it doesn't become a traditional painting.

'There's some really cool stuff you can do and some of them I would hang on my wall!”

The Splatter Shed is open to everyone and no artistic experience is required with adult, kids, family and date sessions available! Incorporating her photography, Vanessa also captures the colour and joy on camera. For more information, visit: splattershed.nz