by Mandy Flood | Jul 3, 2022 | Handshake7, Mandy Flood
I am a believer of what you put in equates to what comes out. So how did someone who works with enamel, concrete and silver end up with fabric and thread? She took a risk, got inspiration from Estela and had the time to explore. The opportunity to do this is due to...
by Mandy Flood | Oct 8, 2018 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
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by Mandy Flood | Jul 12, 2018 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
Contrary- perversely inclined to disagree or do the opposite of what is expected or desired. It seems the title of ‘Polarity’ has exposed words that I use to hear. I really wasn’t a rebellious child but I now live in New Zealand when others don’t. I see a beauty in...
by Mandy Flood | Jun 12, 2018 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
Repetition is something I struggle with. So I thought I would make a chain, to face the thing I don’t enjoy. My attention span is that of a small child, unless chocolate is involved. So to move away from making chain I did some internet research. Chain making...
by Mandy Flood | May 24, 2018 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
So much spinning around with the final HS4 fast approaching. It is time to revert to the trusted workbook approach. It is a discipline I have let go for too long. However, getting back into it, is meditative and constructive at the same time. It is as much of...
by Mandy Flood | Apr 16, 2018 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
‘to push it into wearable – no ….. just let it go without thinking about wearability maybe later on if you have really have a want or idea you can go for ‘schmuck’ again’ Volkers words on crit with Otto Kunzli 14th April 2018. So with words...
by Mandy Flood | Feb 10, 2018 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
When having to move workshop space the reality of the stuff I keep was more than apparent. There were test pieces going back to 2010, nestled safely in the back of unopened drawers. The ‘you never know when’ classification of storage obviously applied to these wee...
by Mandy Flood | Oct 1, 2017 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
http://artweekauckland.co.nz/events/east/5639574185312256 Sarah Walker-Holt, Lucy Pierpoint, Mandy Flood, Dorothy de Lautour, Caroline Griffth,Eileen Leary, Lisa Higgins, Maca Burnal Tracy Watson, Michelle Wilkinson, Laura Jer, Ingrid van Heusden A varied bunch of...
by Mandy Flood | Aug 9, 2017 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
‘Time is a created thing.To say I don’t have time, is like saying I don’t want to’ Lao Tzu I always seem to be wanting more time. But in reality it is the quality of time that I am striving for, as I have all the time I can have. It...
by Kim Whalen | Jun 10, 2017 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
From the left: Kylie, myself (Kim), and Mandy Lessons: The importance of connection. For knowledge and healing. We are all in this together.
by Mandy Flood | Jun 8, 2017 | Handshake4, Mandy Flood
So instead of working today I had the chance to visit Auckland Art Gallery, for the ‘The Body Laid Bare’ masterpieces from Tate. Everyone I had spoken to re the exhibition had raved about how great it was. Emphasizing the fact that time had to be taken to really...
