It was a very good month. Dig in. Every entry is a classic.
This shot taken from the Napier-Taupo Road. Nice eruption action!
Thanks Dad for the pic!
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About a week ago we got out on a hot Sunday night to engage in a bit more fence art. I decided to try a different technique and did a bit of weaving, I suppose you would call it. It was a bit quicker - so this only took two and a half [...]
An article was published today in the NZ Sunday Star Times. It’s an opinion piece by former NZ Police and Member of Parliament, Ross Meurant.
And it’s brilliant. But before we get to it, I want to share a wee story.
I remember when I got arrested as an activist, explaining the ridiculousness of arresting [...]
“Democracy hasn’t always been kind to minorities.”In Maoridom it’s not democracy that we strive for. It’s really tino rangatiratanga, the absolute individual’s rights within the collective.”
Kingitanga kaumatua Hare Puke
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Don’t forget to make yourself heard on Saturday. If there’s nothing on in your area, organise something!
I’m baking, stitching and painting!
Everywhere: Any letters emailed to lettersforprisoners[at]riseup[dot]net will printed out and distributed to arrestees. Obviously don’t write anything that could negatively impact on you or anyone else! If you can help with processing these letters, [...]
OK so if you really really have to buy something for your friends and family for christmas, why not make it something handmade? That way they’ll love it more. Your community will love you more. The planet will love you more. And of course your soul will love you more.
There’s bazillions [...]
The cross stitch ninja, a kind of self portrait I guess.
This is my first attempt at embroidering something other than cross stitch and I’m pretty happy with the result.
(More of my work can be seen at my Flickr page.)
/Cross stitch ninja
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I found cross stitch patterns for this and a couple others of Banksy’s images at Fuldesign.se. I love street art, so these are of course two of my favorite things combined!
/Cross stitch ninja
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As previously mentioned I’ve been bitten by the cross stitching on fences bug. So on the way home from Newcastle, I made a wee present for my friend. This is just outside her house so when she goes to work every morning she gets all excited!
And up close…
I like this cause a) it’s [...]
Ever since I started cross stitching I always look at the world searching for square grids. Anything with a square grid can be a cross stitch canvas if you try hard enough.
So of course fences are the obvious ones. Fences have long been canvases, anything from your standard teenage boy territorial tagging through [...]
I’ve been meaning to post about this one for far too long now. I keep seeing all these great posts and going ooh I need to write about that but then I get distracted and the moment passes. But I procrastinate no longer!
This website is herlefteyeislazy.blogspot.com but changes name semi-regularly, currently it appears [...]
Goodness there’s so much happening in support of those arrested last Monday, it’s just awesome to see. Go over to Aotearoa Indymedia and see all the reports from recent demos. Quite a lot of video too which is nice (cause I can see my friends and give them virtual cuddles!). And there’s [...]
For those that want to be kept up to date with what’s going on with the Uruwera 17/18 (depending on which report you read) I suggest you keep an eye on Indymedia. The editors at AIMC are doing a fabulous job of keeping everything update, especially with details of solidarity actions.
Just a couple of [...]
Normally, I’d be giving Australians a hard time for living in a police state, but after hearing the news this morning, it definitely sounds like New Zealand should be getting that criticism.
In a nationally coordinated raid, Police have searched residences across the country, made at least 16 arrests and many more have been taking in [...]
Maruapula:
- a Setswana word for ‘clouds of rain’
- a collaborative effort of people crafting for the sake of those in need.
One of the best things about the internet is the ability for people to collaborate on an international level to make a real difference for people in need.
One of the awesome people on Craftster has [...]
In keeping with this weeks theme of crafty body parts, you simply must watch this short vid called “Public Art, Private Parts”. Not only is this a great wee story, but this video is superbly produced. I absolutely adore the animation!
Props glittyknittykitty
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Get ready for it.
Imagine this is silver, with a baby seat on the back and a basket on the front.
Oh yeah!
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Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov has made a new decree that “We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead”.
Women respond:
We are no longer watching movies made by Warner Bros
Despite strong evidence pointing to the fact that it is indeed 2007, various Warner Bros producers think that having strong female roles [...]
I heard the rumours that people have been moving in with their friends in Bennelong, just so they can vote against Howard. I can imagine how that would be a satisfying act of democratic activism. I have a relative that lives in Bennelong, but I can’t vote anyway…
I like how this video reinforces [...]
I always find it intensely satisfying seeing work that blatantly points out the connections between military conquest and man’s obsessive with his penis and its performance.
So I just love the latest work from Zoë Walker and Neil Bromwich which is currently on show in London. Their large floral inflatable cannon willies are [...]
"I don't regard myself as an artist. I am a craftsman. Fuck art." - Clifford Harper
