Month: October 2018

This project is a partnership with Heritage New Zealand and aims to celebrate 125 years since New Zealand women gained the vote with the making of banners in seven historically significant places around NZ.

It was just wonderful to work with a great bunch of people in this beautiful old home – a home where suffragettes had meetings when they were fighting for the vote.  It felt as if the family had just stepped out for the day and let us use the ballroom to make the banners in. Continue reading “Suffrage 125 ‘Alberton’”

Earlier this year I was asked by Creative New Zealand to be one of the artists interviewed about their experiences and knowledge of working in community arts to help create Keteparaha Mo Nga Toi Hapori (Community Arts Toolkit) –  a best practice guide to community arts projects in Aotearoa New Zealand.  The kit can be accessed here: Community Arts Toolkit – Creative New Zealand

I was interviewed in the Art room at Bathgate Park school where I am Artist in Residence 2 days a week.

This is an ongoing  community arts project designed in partnership with the Department of Conservation (DOC).    The project’s aim was to connect communities to their local natural environment and give participants an opportunity to celebrate their love of nature through art and share this with the wider community. Continue reading “My Piece of Nature”