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60 photographic prints. Contemporary Wellington based images.
Also showing a significant number of earlier works including past exhibition
photos.
CONTACT
Instagram: @f32_studio_nz
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Artists:
Judith Maxim, Jeanie Randall, Grant Price, John Randall, Jo Constable, Peter Randall
Come along to Thistle Hall, February 16-22 to delight & ignite your senses. We are six artists joining together to display our unique methods of working with the elements of wood, bronze, copper, ink, paint and paper. We six artists will have on display; paintings, printmaking, photography, wood turning, bronze sculpture, jewellery and handmade books. The artists will be working on various pieces throughout the exhibition and on Saturday 21 February will be having a printmaking demonstration from 1-2pm.
EVENTS:
Tuesday 17 February, 5pm-late: Opening event
Saturday 21 February, 1-2pm: Printmaking Demonstration
CONTACT:
Instagram: @thedesignspace_nz
This series of ‘tree of life’ paintings have been created to stimulate personal investigation and self-inquiry as well as to be beautiful and out of the ordinary. For thousands of years the tree has symbolised powerful universal motifs such as life, death, fertility and metamorphosis, and even the ensouled human being itself. This ancient and timeless understanding of ‘the tree’ underlies the contextual foundation for these creative works. ‘I see my paintings as visual metaphors and empowering talisman that can be experienced as meditations, each exploring one of eight themes – Courage, Letting Go, Protection, Boundaries, Transformation, Karma, Renewal and Awakening.’ 'I believe that each of these paintings offers a door, a pathway, to wholeness and to physical and spiritual agency in helping ameliorate the dehumanising pressures that assail us in these troubled times.'
Would you like to borrow one of these paintings? These paintings are not for sale; they are for loan. Whether you are an individual, group, community, organisation, school or venue. The idea is for these works to continue as conduits for self-discovery, awakening and personal exploration – and for creative workshops to continue to be facilitated in union with each piece.
EVENTS
The Easter Triptych Workshop: Exploring the Self through Art and Creativity
Sunday 1 March, 9am – 12.30pm
$90 per person.
Herbal tea & snack provided.
Facilitated by the artist Emily Rose Fletcher and Mark Geard of Alamandria.
In this workshop we will be exploring the themes of The Easter Triptych painting in The Sacred Grove series, within the gallery space at Thistle Hall. We will be partaking in group sharing and creative and artistic activities as a pathway into the themes of the three trees of life that appear on each panel – such as letting go, transformation, renewal and love – specifically in connection to our own personal journeys.
Join Emily Rose Fletcher and Mark Geard for an enriching, creative morning filled with their signature humour, depth and creative insights.
For more information and registration visit:
https://www.alamandria.co.nz
Images
Emily Rose Fletcher, The Tree of Protection, paint
Emily Rose Fletcher, The Tree of Awakening, paint
Emily Rose Fletcher, The Tree of Transformation, paint
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Teshigoto - Japanese for “hand-work” - celebrates slow making through visible stitches, thoughtful repair, and objects that carry stories. Rooted in the aesthetics of mending and reuse, this exhibition honors repairs as marks of care that deepen an object’s beauty.
The collective features:
Showa-ya (Atsuko McCallum): Originally from Iwate, Atsuko breathes new life into unworn vintage kimono. She creates dresses, bags, and cartonnage boxes, weaving Japanese culture into every piece, including her handmade dolls.
KuroKogin (Shinobu Kuroda): Hailing from Saitama, Shinobu has designed kogin-zashi since 2008. She honors traditional motifs while reimagining patterns into contemporary styles, bringing intricate counted embroidery to everyday fabric goods.
The exhibition also features guest collaborators Emma Thomas, specializing in tsumami-zaiku and origami, and Michael Allread, who creates Japanese masks. Together, these artists showcase a distinctive collection of upcycled textiles and traditional craftsmanship that celebrates the character of handmade objects.
EVENTS
Opening Event
Tuesday 3 March, 5:30pm
Open to all. Booking is essential for Tea Ceremony
Book online at Eventfinda
Chiku-Chiku Cafe (Social Stitching)
Wednesday 4 March, after 4pm
Thursday 5 March, after 4pm
Kogin Embroidery: A Traditional Japanese Counted Sashiko Workshop
Friday 6 March, 5 - 5.30pm
Saturday, 7 March, 2:30 - 3pm
Register online: Kogin Embroidery
CONTACT
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Images
Showa-ya (Atsuko McCallum), vintage kimono upcycled goods and dolls
KuroKogin (Shinobu Kuroda), kogin embroidery works
Emma Thomas, tsumami zaiku (folded fabric) works
Michael Allread, Japanese mask
Stitched in sugar fields and silence,
this story is watched by two cats,
moving softly through fabric, shadows, and years,
holding women’s tenderness and memory,
and the desires they were never taught to name.
CONTACT
Instagram: @needlework_rae , @rueithefox