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The Herds
Have you been following The Herds? This huge public art project brilliantly brings the plight and flight of animals at a time of climate change, habitat destruction and enforced movement…
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The impact of tourism
Tourism can be good but there are downsides to it. In the Maldives, tourism is having an impact on the lives of the islands’ inhabitants. In “Local Living”, a project…
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New books for the library
There are three new books in the library: Design from Peasant Art, Make Your Own Rugs and Central Otago Couture: The Eden Hore Collection. Kathleen Mann’s book about design from…
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CTANZ symposium – Fascination
The recent Costume and Textiles Aotearoa New Zealand symposium was held in Dunedin Ōtepoti and it was based on the theme of “Fascination”. Dunedin has a proud history and heritage…
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Welcome back to the blog
Hello dear readers, I hope you have all had a good few weeks while the blog has been inactive. It seemed strange not to be writing the weekly words to…
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Woven Histories
New York’s Museum of Modern Art is currently hosting Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction. The show, on until 13th September this year, connects the development of ideas in abstract…
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The Quilters – a documentary
A new documentary about quilting is coming to Netflix shortly. The Quilters follows the progress of a group of men in a Missouri maximum security prison as they undertake a…
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A brief hiatus
Hello, dear readers, Over the past few weeks I have had lots of good wishes and support for the studio in Māwhera Greymouth. The mountain of boxes and paper and…
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What’s on Spotify?
This week’s playlist features: Haneko odori by Tomoe-Ryu Yutadaiko This traditional Japanese taiko drumming piece was recorded in Québec, Canada by the ensemble. The title, taken from the album, is…
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CTANZ symposium
Costume and Textiles Aotearoa New Zealand is holding its annual symposium in a couple of weeks in Dunedin. CTANZ is a membership association of enthusiasts, curators, artists, makers, educators, researchers……
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