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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Tag: sustainable art
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
Donna Dinsdale
Update: Paper Making Deckles. March 28th
These deckles will be available next week. Please message if you want one put aside.
Update. March 3rd 2023. Paper Making Deckles.
This workshop will not be taking place. The health and safety logistics around using the woodworking tools are
… Read moreFabric, 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
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
Francis Salole
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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
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
Isla Fabu
Currently from Kerikeri in The Far North, Isla approaches her art practice with a very empathetic mindset. Here she talks about her materials, her making, her thoughts and her feelings:
I am an artist living in Aotearoa New … Read more
Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud.
20th January 2022 – 28th February 2022.
Curated Exhibition for NZ Area Surface Design Association Members
The call went out to the members of the New Zealand group of The Surface Design Association to consider this topic from various aspects: … Read more