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Author: alittleart

A while back I ran away from a twentymumble-year corporate career to be a feckless art student. Since then I've dirtied my hands with, metaphorically and/or literally, bronze and ceramic sculpture, photography, and digital and traditional illustration. Mask making was one discovery, dovetailing with my interests in teaching and performing improvised theatre.

Dotted Anatomy

One nice thing this sometimes stinkypoo year has been the chance to take online classes with people who like the … More

anatomy, ink, stippling

Quick, make some masks

Hah, a friend asked to borrow some half masks for a workshop he was planning – and I realised I … More

half-mask, instamorph

Make a tiny film in a weekend, sure!

I’m part of a team of improv friends who regularly take part in an annual New Zealand 48hr film competition.  … More

48hours, film making, flies, fly
scratchboard raven holding Poe's head

Poe-filled fun goodtimes

My big improv project this year, the most “me” show I’ve done in a while, have been devising and directing … More

Edgar Allan Poe, improvised, Poe, Poe'd, scratchboard, theater, theatre

MC Course Grad Show, February 2020, The Fringe Bar

For January/February I signed up to a most excellent six week course in MC skills, run by the most excellent … More

mc, show

The Counahans, Mount Street

Grave of Bridget (d 1891) and Cornelius (d 1904) Counahan, Mount Street Cemetery in Wellington.   I’m fascinated that for even … More

cemetery, grave, Mount Street
Maestro performers lining up for a show NZIF 2019

Nicest time of the year?

Photographing and improvising at the annual NZ Improv festival, NZIF 2019

event photography, new zealand improv festival, nzif

Feathered models with IRChrome filter

The IR chrome filter seeks to recreate the effect of the olden-times kodachrome film,  spares the blue and turns foliage … More

filter, ir photography, irchrome, near-infrared, peacock, peahen, turkey

Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go #2

I foolishly/recklessly signed up to a ‘one week challenge’ for digital portrait painting, via @paintable.cc . I call this finished … More

digital painting, psnz, studio portrait

Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go

I’m not much for conferring, but practical workshops . . . yes please.   This year the Photographic Society of New … More

psnz, studio portrait

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  • Dotted Anatomy November 2, 2020
  • Quick, make some masks October 6, 2020
  • Make a tiny film in a weekend, sure! April 20, 2020
  • Poe-filled fun goodtimes March 6, 2020
  • MC Course Grad Show, February 2020, The Fringe Bar February 16, 2020
  • The Counahans, Mount Street January 8, 2020
  • Nicest time of the year? October 23, 2019
  • Feathered models with IRChrome filter July 10, 2019
  • Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go #2 June 8, 2019
  • Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go May 3, 2019

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