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viv davy

weaver, botanical dyer and printer, knitter, slow stitcher, gallerist.

Viv is the very happy and privileged owner of ‘from out of the blue studio gallery’. There is a statement about this part of Viv’s life at the front of this … Read more

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He Korowai Mahana. To Be Cloaked In The Comfort Of Whakapapa.

Donna Dinsdale – Solo Exhibition. Retrospective and New Works.

13th July – 14th August 2023

Donna has described how this beautiful invitation was conceived and it’s connection to the exhibition.

The background letter is a transcripted letter of my Mum’s Read more

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Donna Dinsdale

Tutor

Faculty of Business, Design and Service Industries

CreativeFashion

Donna teaches the Fashion Design major within the Bachelor of Creative Industries at Toi Ohomai.

She holds a Bachelor of Design from Otago University and a Master of Design from Auckland … Read more

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Fabric, Fibre & Thread. Until September 26th 2022. Part II Louise Cook – Saori Weaver

The magic in the handwoven works of Louise Cook the Saori Weaver in my opinion lies in the details. The gallery above highlights some of these in the works currently on display in the gallery.

The basic nature of Saori … Read more

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Fabric, Fibre & Thread. Until September 26th 2022. Part 1 The New Plymouth Embroiderers’ Guild.

The Guild members are sharing this exhibition with Louise Cook the Saori Weaver. In this post I want to explore more about what a Guild is and why they still matter to our community of makers and to our society … Read more

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Francis Salole

www.francissalole.co

https://www.instagram.com/francissalole/

Paekakariki, Kapiti, New Zealand

The Beach – Paper, Books & Baskets ( December 22nd 2022 – January 30th 2023)

Francis has joined with Leslie McLean to create their response to the concertina book challenge thrown out … Read more

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Call and Response.

Wendy Watson, Bobby Duncan and Finola Chamberlain.

May 27th until July 4th 2022.

Three long time friends set themselves a series of challenges around their textile art practices. In total there were four challenges set. The common factor in these … Read more