Tag: art

10 Jul

Starting out

Starting out

We were talking last night about how we might change things in our lives. We often talk about how cool it would be to live …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: constructive action, creativity, everyday skills, fun, gratitude, learning, seeing, self care, wellbeing
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05 Apr

The earth

The earth

We sit on the paved courtyard outside Te Papa. The night air is chilled, the tiles still warm from the day’s sun. It’s like school …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: architecture, exploring, history, public art, seeing, street entertainment, visual experimentation, Wellington
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04 Apr

Macrotermes

Macrotermes

As a child Boris had spent hours constructing elaborate ‘houses’ out of playing cards. He slipped cards into the pages of books to provide sound …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: architecture, creativity, history, movies, passion, public art, short stories, work, writing
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03 Apr

Looking up

Looking up

When I was a kid I used to come to Wellington and look up at the big buildings and wonder what it was like from …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: architecture, autumn, creativity, exploring, history, public art, seeing
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01 Apr

Less is more

Less is more

Sometimes it’s easy to feel dragged down by the petty struggles of life. Yes, they are irritating, and yes, if you get enough of them …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: creativity, everyday skills, handcraft, learning, self care, work
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27 Sep

The test

The test

It all started out as a run of the mill eye test. A couple of years and it’s time for me to get my eye …

 
By Lynsey
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25 Sep

Soul dreams

Soul dreams

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: autumn, creativity, exploring, gratitude, landscapes, learning, self care, spirit, spring
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21 Sep

Zoom!

Zoom!

Do you ever have one of those days when a number of plans, ideas, blue sky thinking, and general staring into space finally starts to …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: celebrations, creativity, everyday skills, friends, fun, gratitude, learning, passion, photography, self care, spirit, work
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14 Sep

Flash mobs

Flash mobs

I think half the city was involved in the ‘random’, ‘spontaneous’ flash mobbed Samoan haka in downtown Wellington today. I’m unsure whether it was a …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: celebrations, everyday skills, friends, fun, gratitude, on the road, pasifica, passion, street entertainment, Wellington
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12 Sep

Drowning in work

Drowning in work

I watered Plant at work today. Yes, this is the legendary plant, known to friends the world over as Plant. I didn’t want to over-water …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: exploring, gratitude, house plants, learning, passion, seeing, self care, spirit, summer, Wanganui, work
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