my first swan
With some help I produced my first car-tyre swan. Thanks to Kevin & Laurie for their assistance & advice. Now it's off to the Men's Shed North Shore to make a head.
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men's shed north shore opens
After seven years work the Men's Shed North Shore was opened on Sunday 7th April 2013. Kaipatiki Local Board Chair Lindsay Waugh did the honours and cut the "ribbon" to applause from the large crowd of members and supporters. The Shed was then opened for inspection, and The "Pink Ladies" put on a sumptuous afternoon tea in the lunch-room. Photo courtesy of Jude Woodside, The Shed Magazine www.theshedmag.co.nz See more snaps at www.shedyarns.blogspot.co.nz See the MSNS facebook page HERE
car tyre swans
At last I have found someone who can show me how to make swans out of old car tyres. It's just a matter of scale, & having the right equipment: Watch how they make this gigantic bird HERE
artshift video
Last December I was invited to help present a workshop on the power of art to effect social change at "Artshift" a sub-activity of the international Youth Climate Change Summit (known as Power Shift : New Zealand- Pacific where well-over 600 young people signed up ) at Auckland University. “The Power Shift NZ-Pacific 2012 Youth Climate Summit will create a powerful movement that will push New Zealand to raise its ambition in tackling climate change, and challenge our leaders to make meaningful change to climate policy.” (From PowerShift.org.nz ) watch the video of the workshop HERE
mens' shed progress
I have joined the crew at the Mens' Shed North Shore, and have had a lot of fun helping the team with the final finishing-off of the new shed they have built at Glenfield. The grand opening is scheduled for early April, and after that things will swing into action and the place will come alive with people working on all manner of projects.. .
fun with the folks at phab
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to the PHAB studio in Takapuna to help the folks make fridge magnets. We all had a great time, and the guys made some fun things to take home.... PHAB provides opportunity for people both disabled and non-disabled to come together for social activities, with 16 groups that meet weekly throughout the greater Auckland area. They have a main focus of young people 16 - 25. PHAB strives to break down the barriers that result in social isolation.
key bullshit: "more is less"
"The number of pokie machines in Auckland will continue to drop even if Sky City casino is allowed to have more of them, Prime Minister John Key says." http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8446024/auckland-pokie-numbers-falling-key-says