by Louise Hill | Feb 24, 2024 | Handshake8, Louise Hill
I’ve read that as an artist, you should just never stop making. Then you don’t have to start again. An art practice needs to be practiced. …but I stopped for summer. Life happens, school holidays happen and here we are, end of February, getting started again. When I...
by Louise Hill | Dec 8, 2023 | Handshake8, Louise Hill
I often listen to audio books during the long days of making in my studio. I’ve also been working to lift my parenting game (which often looks like an attempt at creating the kiwi version of ‘Bad mom’s.’) It was in this vein that I listened to, ‘How to Raise Girls Who...
by Fran Carter | Apr 3, 2023 | Fran Carter, Handshake8
Kia ora! It seems March has vanished into thin air and we have landed into April with the start of daylight savings and Autumn settling in. With many commitments, I, unfortunately, have missed making a monthly post, so will endeavour to make up for it here!...
by Fran Carter | Feb 23, 2023 | Fran Carter, Handshake8
When I got the news I’d been accepted into the HANDSHAKE Programme at the end of January I was both terrified and excited. It was my 3rd time applying to this highly regarded mentorship program over the years, so I am stoked to have finally made it here, and...
