“In War we find Peace” (White cross with red angels). Even in war Humanity can exist. During the battle of Monte Cassino in the third attack, the evening of March 16 1944 soldiers witnessed an evening of sheer terror and open war fare. The following day March 17th German and Allied forces put down their weapons […]
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Lucent – NZGBA Exhibition
An exhibition of glass jewellery and sculpture opens at The Depot Artspace, Devonport, in October. The New Zealand Glass Bead Artists (NZGBA) annual exhibition, Lucent, explores the use of translucent and transparent studio glass, presenting an exciting snapshot of current practice by both established and emerging glass artists. Lucent explores the physical properties of glass and […]
Continue ReadingThrough the Looking Glass 2010
In 2010 I was invited to participate in the “Through the Looking Glass” exhibition. So the first thing I did was immerse myself into the subject. Using an old fashioned magnifying glass I found in a second hand shop I wondered into my garden and onto the beach. What I found was that sense of rounded […]
Continue ReadingPohutukawa Royal Easter Show Art Awards 2010
1st Prize – Wearable Glass, Royal Easter Show Art Awards April 2010. Open to artists of all ages, amateur and professional, the Royal Easter Show Art Awards is New Zealand’s largest open art competition. With a total prize pool of over $40,000 and a wide range of categories open to artists of all levels of experience and expertise, the […]
Continue Reading“Wetamunga (The God of Ugly)” by Lynda Taylor – 2009
Lynda Taylor, a truly brilliant seed bead artist contacted me for a collaboration. Lynda wanted to confront her fear of the New Zealand Weta and create “Wetamunga” as her entrance into The Beadhold Challenge 2009. This was one of the most wonderful collaborations I have ever done. We had so much fun designing the individual […]
Continue Reading“Taniwha” Fabulous Sea Monster 2009
‘TANIWHA” means ‘Fabulous Sea Monster’ in the Maori language. This piece is a collaboration between myself and the amazing mixed media artist Vicky T Hunt, from Ginga Squid . This piece won us FIRST PLACE in the ‘Other Beaded’ category in the annual international Step by Step Beads Magazine competition 2009. You will be able to read about this in […]
Continue ReadingFlame Lillies Bead Arts Award 2009
Second Prize 2009 Bead Arts Award. In 2009 I entered their annual bead competition and claimed 2nd place. Interweave (publisher of Step by Step Beads magazine) is one of the USA’s largest art and craft media entities with businesses in magazine and book publishing, interactive and social media, television and video programming, directories, and events for craft […]
Continue ReadingMixed media pottery & glass Papakura Art Gallery 2009
I wanted to see if my scupltural skills could be improved by joining a fabulous pottery studio with my friend Robyn Garrett. It’s early days as I am a complete beginner. but I have been included in the Papakura pottery exhibition at the Papakura Art Gallery.
Continue ReadingMegan Alatini Rugby 2009 Tri-Nations final 2009
Check out the lovely pic of Megan Alatini performing the South African national anthem at the Rugby 2009 Tri-Nations final. She is dressed in a gorgeous traditional South African outfit. She must have been excetionally inspiring as the Springboks won the game. I gifted the necklace to Megan as I’m sure it was a stronger […]
Continue ReadingFragile 2009
I won the first place in the NZGBA annual bead competition held at Annie Rose in Whangarei with my bead of Earth called Fragile. The theme for the competition was ‘translation – translate your world’. Each bead takes approximately 3 hours from start to finish. I made, broke and mangled 8 separate worlds before the final success. The bead […]
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