GlobalYell’s blog news
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Walter Oltmann’s Wire Tapestry
The South African artist, Walter Oltmann, is known for his exploration of prehistory through experimentation with materials. Oltmann uses various materials, including cloth, thread, wire and paint, to reveal hidden…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a playlist is curated to go along with the blog. The pieces on the playlist refer to articles on the blog, sometimes obviously and sometimes more obliquely. To…
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Data and textiles
One of the joys of a textile practice is learning about the different uses to which textiles are put. Data visualisation is one of those. Data is a current trend…
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Update on the new studio
The new studio space in Māwhera Greymouth is slowly taking shape. Over the next few months we will be adding equipment, art and materials to the space. The plan is…
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Yto Barrada
Yto Barrada is a Moroccan artist who lives between Tangier and New York. The artist uses, in her work, natural dyes and has created a garden estate, “The Mothership“, near…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a playlist of audio is curated to go alongside the blog. The audio in the playlist reflects the blog articles, sometimes obviously and sometimes obliquely. You can listen…
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The Garden Egg Chair updated
At the moment the art collection is being catalogued and research is ongoing about the pieces, including an original red Egg Chair. Designed in the late 1960s by Peter Ghyczy,…
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All about poi
You might be familiar with the Māori art of “poi“, the dextrous dance movements that use balls on cord. According to some, poi was once used by men to strengthen…
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Elizabeth Talford Scott
The craft of creating quilts became an art in the hands of Elizabeth Talford Scott. Born into a family of sharecroppers in South Carolina, Scott was the sixth of fourteen…
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UngKlang
Over the past ten days Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland has been hosting the World Choir Games. These, the 13th Games, bring together the largest number of choirs and nations in the…
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