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Quentin Garel – In The Flesh
Quentin Garel, the French sculptor, works with wood and bronze in a show at Cromwell Place in London. The sculptor is showing his trademark large pieces, portraits and depictions of…
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Textiles of the Mbuti
Over in the northeastern rainforest, the Ituri, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo live the Mbuti people who make unique barkcloth. Pounded out by men and decoratively planted by…
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For the love of trees
New Zealand Aotearoa (for those of you who do not know how to pronounce it try Ow-tay-ah-raw-ah) is famous for its amazing scenery, and here in the South Island on…
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The Rugby
South Africa’s Cape Town Camerata perform a song for the Rugby World Cup and the All Blacks perform their haka before The Big Game kicked off today. Now, who to…
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Appropriation or appreciation – finding new ways to share
For the past couple of weeks the blog has been looking at the thorny issue of appropriation: when does using someone else’s culture become “theft” and when is it actually…
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Hine e hine
This week I was singing in a concert in Greymouth. The event is an annual affair by Centrestage, a women’s performing group, and they always invite others to take part.…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a selection of music is compiled into a playlist on Spotify, the music streaming app. The mix is related to items on the blog and to current events,…
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Harata Rewiri Tarapata
This woven portrait of Harata Rewiri Tarapata is derived from a painting by Vera Cummings, a version of which is in the National Collection at Te Papa. Harata Rewiri Tarapata…
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The Nature of Textiles talk
The Nature of Textiles exhibition has ended with a talk on Friday. Twenty people attended the hour-long conversation about the show. The chat ranged over the materials used in the…
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The history of a camouflage
A few weeks ago a suit made of camouflage was bought for the studio collection. It was made in Vietnam by a tailor and is a loose-fitting, semi-formal jacket and…
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