GlobalYell’s blog news
-
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…
_________________________________________
-
Playlist for the Week – 21st July 2024
Each week a curation of audio from Spotify goes alongside the blog. Each of the pieces is chosen to reflect something in the blog, sometimes obviously and sometimes less so.…
_________________________________________
-
Maija Kolsi-Mäkelä
Maija Kolsi-Mäkelä was a Finnish textile designer who caught the imagination of an artist, researcher and writer, Mandy Pedigo. In an article published in 2020 in Surface Design Journal from…
_________________________________________
-
Thandiwe Muriu
The Kenyan artist, Thandiwe Muriu, started out in commercial photography but quickly found herself questioning what it means to be a woman through images of strength and beauty. Having struggled…
_________________________________________
-
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
In Central Wellington/ Pōneke stands the Cathedral of St Paul. The Cathedral is the result of decades of lobbying, land purchases, interruptions and changes in materials, as well as delays…
_________________________________________
-
Jeremy Frey
“Jeremy Frey (b. 1978, Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation, Maine) is one of the foremost Passamaquoddy craftspeople of his generation. “
_________________________________________
-
From a Garden in the Antipodes
Evelyn Hayes, the pseudonym of Mary Ursula Bethell, published a book of poems about her love of plants and gardens in 1929. These poems cemented the reputation of this New…
_________________________________________
-
Reminiscence and memory
This week I am in Pōneke Wellington where Festival for the Future, an event to bring young people together, is taking place. While the group I am with is at…
_________________________________________
-
The Spotify playlist this week
Each week a curated list of music and sounds is created to go along with the blog. Each of the pieces reflects something on the blog, sometimes obviously and sometimes…
_________________________________________
-
CTANZ symposium
The Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand is fast approaching. Here is the latest newsletter from the organisation about it. I am doing a talk about Shetland Tweed and…
_________________________________________
