Art
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LIGHT FROM TATE exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery
Read more: LIGHT FROM TATE exhibition at Auckland Art GalleryLIGHT FROM TATE exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Intro pic: viewing art by British artist Bridget Riley. A highlight this month was heading in to the Auckland Art Gallery thanks to my friend Rebecca who has an annual membership and can take a guest which is actually a great value and fun thing to buy…
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DIY dried flower hoop wreath
Read more: DIY dried flower hoop wreathHere’s an easy DIY on how to make your own dried flower hoop wreath. These are a big Instagram trend and there are workshops around so I thought it’d be fun as an activity at my Twenties theme birthday party yesterday. Wreaths are fun to create yourself and you could easily make it more Christmas…
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Lockdown Art Challenge
Read more: Lockdown Art ChallengeThe Getty Museum has encouraged people around the world to get behind their Covid-19 quarantine Art Challenge, and recreate famous works of art using household objects during lockdown. Some of the results are truly inspiring and worthwhile checking out at the hashtags #tussenkunstenquarantaine#gettychallenge#betweenartandquarantine #museumchallenge on Instagram. Here, I recreated The Frame by Frida Kahlo, and the…
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War Horse is like watching magic
Read more: War Horse is like watching magicFor me seeing War Horse by National Theatre of London here on stage at Auckland’s Civic Theatre, the highlight by far was the breathtaking puppetry. The music is pretty, the story sweet and the actors able, but the animals – from the swooping birds to the hilarious goose to the magnificent horses – are just…
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Crafternoon Tea Comes To Cordis Auckland
Read more: Crafternoon Tea Comes To Cordis AucklandMID-CHRISTMAS CRAFTERNOON TEA MARKET AT CORDIS AUCKLAND on 4 July 2019 – FREE ENTRY Cordis Auckland introduces its first Crafternoon Tea Market on 14 July 2019 with an open day from 10am to 3pm, showcasing a number of market stalls, they will feature an assortment of delicious food, arts, crafts, locally designed gifts and bespoke…
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Sculpture On Shore 2018 in Devonport Auckland
Read more: Sculpture On Shore 2018 in Devonport AucklandI headed along with my mother to the stunning Sculpture On Shore exhibition held every two years at the historic Fort Takapuna military base in Devonport, aptly set in a place of natural beauty on the cliffs looking over Auckland Harbour to Rangitoto. Open to the public until 18th November 2018, with ticket sales benefitting Womens Refuge…
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Auckland Art Gallery and Karen Walker colab inspired by Frances Hodgkins
Read more: Auckland Art Gallery and Karen Walker colab inspired by Frances HodgkinsAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Karen Walker to launch collaboration inspired by pioneering artist Frances Hodgkins IMAGE: Fashion designer Karen Walker and Mary Kisler, Senior Curator, International Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, view paintings by Frances Hodgkins Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and leading fashion designer Karen Walker are working…
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Art and wine meet at Brancott Estate
Read more: Art and wine meet at Brancott EstateI had a lovely day being flown to the South Island for a helicopter tour, and wine tasting and 3 course lunch. Glass is definitely half full. Art amongst the vines I headed down to Marlborough to Brancott Vineyard on October 18 for the launch of New York designer Dror Benshetrit’s 8m high art installation Under/standing…
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Craft DIY: Gift ideas with printed labels
Read more: Craft DIY: Gift ideas with printed labelsFor today’s craft DIY post I’m showing you a few extremely easy gift ideas to make with printed labels. You may already own a label maker and now the sticky label machines also print onto special ribbon tapes that you buy and pop inside and treat exactly as though they were sticker labels, but with…
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Art Workshop with Dr Murad of Murad Skincare
Read more: Art Workshop with Dr Murad of Murad SkincareI had the honour of attending a hands-on Art Workshop with Dr Howard Murad of Murad Skincare this week whilst the founder of the skincare brand was over from LA in Auckland. His visionary approach to skincare was apparent as he talked us through his philosophy (Dr Murad’s philosophy here on Youtube.) of “living younger”,…