With a big low pressure system right over the Southern Alps we have been confined to the comfortable chalet except for the occasional foray out into the whiteout…
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DAY 1
Conditions have been perfect since our arrival - sunny and still – and we have achieved several things since settling in…
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Tomorrow we fly by helicopter from Wanaka up to Whare Kea Chalet to begin a 10 day artist residency…
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In a week's time Philippa and I embark on a major project that has been inspired by an invitation from the owners of Whare Kea Lodge and Chalet in Wanaka, to be the inaugural participants in an inspirational artists' programme…
Read MoreThe need to redesign all human systems to be compatible with how nature works is my philosophy. That is why this statement below on the Ethical Markets blog by Hazel Henderson resonates with me…
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Last summer we made Stacked Stone Sphere on Breast Hill high above Lake Hawea. In the past year several of our mountaineering friends have visited the sculpture and reported on its slow transformation…
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The making of the Fragile Canvas works, the subject of the documentary titled Delicate Canvas, will play at this year’s Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka…
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Winter provides conditions for making sculptures about the cold. Living in the mountains, we have learned where to look for the landscapes most affected by low temperatures…
Read MoreI was pleased to be invited recently to write for Fair Observer, a new media company that is creating a multimedia platform for sharing exceptional ideas, insights, and analysis with the global community…
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Installing a new commissioned sculpture is always a rewarding experience and this new work was no exception…
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While the North Island of New Zealand has been battered by storms and floods we have enjoyed spells of great summer conditions in the Southern Alps…
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While the North Island of New Zealand has been battered by storms and floods we have enjoyed spells of great summer conditions in the Southern Alps…
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Three prints of sculptures from the Fragile Canvas exhibition at Gallery 33 now have pride of place at Wanaka's premier luxury lodge …
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In the past two weeks we have rock climbed on the Remarkables high above Queenstown including an ascent of Single Cone, climbed the Shotwell Slabs in the Darren Mountains of Fiordland and camped on Gertrude Saddle where we made a snow sculpture…
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The body of work that was made for the Fragile Canvas exhibition was the subject of a documentary film titled Delicate Canvas and it premiered at the Regent Theatre in Dunedin…
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With the success of the Fragile Canvas exhibition in Wanaka the directors of the Arthouse in Christchurch exhibited four of the works in Pop Up II….
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This series of works made throughout the seasons of this year in the Wanaka region represents for us a chance to express not just our love for this fragile place where we live…
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Since we returned from the Arctic we have directed our efforts into working towards Fragile Canvas, a solo exhibition at Gallery 33…
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From the moment we stepped ashore at the head of Pangnirtung Fiord in Baffin Island in Canada's far north territory of Nunavut and the sound of the boat dissipated we felt alone in an ancient primal land controlled completely by the forces of nature…
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While global warming causes the warmest autumn in New Zealand for 150 years, and earthquakes cause devastation in Christchurch, we are preparing for an expedition to the Arctic wilderness of Baffin Island where it has been said the last ice age began…
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