Art and Abart

School's out, time to dance.

A clock, made in my ceramics class.

8pm at the beach after a perfect November day. Here is a little video.

The setting sun after our first clear blue day of the season. The glass ball was given to me for Christmas by Angelika from Hamburg about 15...

An interesting art work .

Clocks. Clocks, time, history. These were what were on my mind when I made these in the textiles workshop.

I hear fire crackers and children's shouting as I write. Fire crackers are still legally sold here in NZ and the kids are celebrating an...

An open handcuff, made of packaging materials from my move to Dunedin was the result of my sculpture project this year. It relates to my sen...

What have Number 8 wire and Open Source Software got in common? Find out from New Zealand's eloquent Minister for Information Technolo...

My project paintings are finally finished, or at least I think so. I have painted a series of self portraits. I put my specs on in this pain...

Painting people while sipping a long coffee is a pastime I particularly enjoy. I have been painting at Modaks this past year and today I hun...

Air New Zealand has announced they are going to fly international flights to Dunedin under their own flag from March 2008 instead of under t...

I don't know ... I just like it...

Rita Angus held a cigarette as a sign of her independence in 1936. I wasn't sure what my image should hold. Things that signify women...

Daylight saving began last Sunday so we now have long evenings. I have been painting inside all day so I went for a walk this evening up the...

I am reading about New Zealand artists and have decided to paint a self portrait with a nod to the Self Portrait painted by Rita Angus in 19...

When I arrived in New Zealand, I bought a little ponamu (greenstone) Koru in Greymouth to signify new beginnings. I like it a lot it but som...

>> at t he tuv shop. Something to smile about. (Thanks Pia !)