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HS6 blog posts:
The doing
Blank. Full moon...lack of sleep. Just spent the last two and a half weeks in Level 3 lockdown again in Auckland, New Zealand after an outbreak of Covid-19 from a mystery source. This time we were a little unprepared. Our heroic Covid-free world status was...
How to prepare bones for carving
This post is not for the faint of heart (or stomach). It features images or descriptions of handing meat and animal bones. Before you start preparing your bones you need to know what to ask for and where to get them. I get my bones from a local butchery, it’s best to...
What came before…
Stones. You lie on the ground, minding your own business when I go for a walk in the countryside. On the shore, you watch the waves come tumbling towards you, sometimes catching you and drawing you back to tumble gently backwards and forwards for another...
Head, Hands and Heart: Part 3 – Consider our invertebrates
Everyone can contribute to preserving biodiversity – the actions we take every day shape the environments around us, the ecosystems around us; what we choose to consume, how we transport ourselves, what we are doing in our backyards, or what we are not doing, all of these actions have an impact.
As a maker I need to examine my material choices.
“Go and do something while you wait and see”!
(August 2020) Tie at end of sleeve. False end? Or real? The annoying childhood quote which I'm still trying to tie/sew up lose ends with...and accomplish - Practice, Patience, and Persistence! (August 2020) 10 days, 4 hours of sewing per day. P.P.P...on...