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The Anti-Perfectionism (lockdown) Recovery Sessions #1 – ‘Arriving with Ourselves’

Kia ora koutou! Welcome, to episode 1 of the Anti-Perfectionism (lockdown) Recovery Sessions. Just like the title says, this is about relaxing, playing, and letting what wants to come out, come out, just the way it is. It is audio only, so you can listen along and do it your way. There’s no model of…

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‘Is it this?’ Essay by Alice Tappendem

‘Is it this?’ Essay by Alice Tappendem

In 2021, Alice and I started talking about the work I was making. She visited my studio while the works were still in process, still deciding who they were. She wrote this piece to accompany my exhibition at Orex, Auckland. Is it this? Alice Tappenden Gold curtains frame the studio doorway. Pulling them aside, I […]

Images- Orex gallery, Auckland

Images- Orex gallery, Auckland

You can see the gallery site here This work has taken a lot of energy to make, at a time when it feels like there isn’t much energy to tap into in the world. I now have a studio at home, and te taiao – nature, has been where my energy has come from. I […]

Big drawings

Big drawings

I’m thinking about all the ways I have gone BIG over my art making career. From simple but wildly energetic line caves in deep, rich, black charcoal, to complex delicate webs hanging in space.

Putting the feeling on the outside

Putting the feeling on the outside

Small spaces for expression and jewellery to say how you feel and keep people distant and close at the same time. I wrote this, and made these pieces, in the beginning times of Covid, last year. But as it rolls on, it still feels relevant to share, and to make wearable pieces for the outside, when the inside feels all of the things.

‘Queer assembly’ – writing by Hugo Robinson on ‘I’m glad you’re here, just the way you are’

‘Queer assembly’ – writing by Hugo Robinson on ‘I’m glad you’re here, just the way you are’

““The world is full of strange and queer textures. Bits and strings and piles of matter that we feel with our hands and our eyes and our ears. The closer we get to them, and the more willing we are to feel those expressions, the more likely we are to have a lasting connection.” – Hugo Robinson”

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