Tag: imagine

30 Dec

Blue sky dreaming

Blue sky dreaming

I had coffee today with a business associate. He’s a very dangerous and frightening guy in many respects. It’s not that he is scary in …

 
By Lynsey
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04 Feb

Sea fever

Sea fever

I’ve never been a great swimmer, but I do love being near the water. It’s the edges and margins that attract me, rock pools in …

 
By Lynsey
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30 Jan

Feeling flabulous

Feeling flabulous

Some days just leave you with just a little less bounce than you might’ve imagined, or wanted. Maybe the sun isn’t shining as it should/could, maybe …

 
By Lynsey
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10 Sep

Spring calls

Spring calls

It’s hard to imagine a more quintessential New Zealand image than a tui gathering nectar from a kowhai hightlighted against a bright blue sky. It …

 
By Lynsey
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05 Sep

Digging in

Digging in

I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman: subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert. Delicately made …

 
By Lynsey
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22 Aug

356 – Orpheus strikes Bach

356 – Orpheus strikes Bach

Concert tonight – Bach’s B-Minor Mass, delivered with some conviction by the Orpheus Choir. I find it kind of odd to attend concerts live when …

 
By Lynsey
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16 Aug

350 – Stretching, reaching

350 – Stretching, reaching

These sculptures down on post office square always entertain me. The shining stainless steel reflect the blue neon and the lights from the surrounding buildings. …

 
By Lynsey
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05 Jul

308 – Words of the prophets

308 – Words of the prophets

There’s a graffito on a wall near the university that says, “You are a small part of a beautiful picture”. I’ve failed to get a …

 
By Lynsey
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13 Jun

286 – Comforting

286 – Comforting

Outside, the weather has been miserable. Inside we’ve been working like mad things sorting our photos and artist statements for the Six@66 exhibition – now …

 
By Lynsey
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