by Nadine Smith | Mar 21, 2018 | Handshake4, Nadine Smith
In general I work intuitively without a plan. By playing with materials and combining them in different ways their individual voices come through via the hand and mind working seemingly unconsciously. I work on more than one project at a time. This enables me...
by Vivien Atkinson | Mar 19, 2018 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 21 15th March Last week was busy with the installation of the show at Toi Poneke in Wellington. Gabby O’Connor played a large part in directing the alterations or perhaps interventions made to the gallery. We each ended up with a large painters dropsheet hung on...
by Vivien Atkinson | Mar 19, 2018 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 20 1st March There is a tantalising thought that there is a day not so far off when I might have a day off to sleep in or just be lazy all day, but not yet – I’m thinking maybe June? Before then there are extra long days to be put in to get everything sorted for...
by Nadine Smith | Mar 19, 2018 | Handshake4, Nadine Smith
What I found myself thinking as I juggled Handshake commitments, participated in Occupation Artist performances, went to work as a nurse and then tried to have time for my partner, friends and family and time to myself was that I could be spreading myself a bit...
by Vivien Atkinson | Mar 18, 2018 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 19 February 15th Pile of MDF dust Is it better to claim to be multi-tasking than to admit out loud that I’ve (again) taken on too much? I did think that the move to working with the MDF would be a quick and easy project but it has not turned out that way at...
by Kylie Sinkovich | Mar 11, 2018 | Handshake4, Kylie Sinkovich
A duality that in reality is affinity Something so fragile we hold afar but is inordinately near Our co-dependency is echoed in shapes as substances dialogue with each other concerning permeation of deleterious waste We are all transitory matter It is only a matter of...