Tuesday November 1st
Both of us had the time to work all day in our studio today. Most of the time working on some more works on paper as collages and cutting up more cloth pieces for experimentation in stitching and layout.
Later in the evening started to work with the uploaded footage of the river.
Wednesday November 2nd
We began another morning with coffee outside the cottage studio then decided to start a series of video pieces from still camera trying to capture the ever-changing clouds and the movement of the wind in the long grasses. The hills were sprinkled with sheep and the it was so good to be outside watching this landscape pass by in front of us.
Later that afternoon we prepared a meal of meatballs (our signature dish at this stage) for a dinner at Bridget Percy’s place - Kay’s neighbour. We had a fun night chatting over drinks and dinner as Bridget was hosting two German girls on gap year as Woofer’s (accommodation and meals for one week with payment of four hours of work each day around the property).
Thursday November 3rd
A very early morning start to catch the train to Wellington from Masterton. It was a chance to meet up with Turi Park again and to see the Oceania shows at both the City Gallery and Te Papa. We met Turi after seeing the show at the City Gallery then we headed out to see some interesting contemporary spaces around the city. Turi then invited us to his house and studio for lunch.
After lunch he dropped us back at Te Papa where we saw the Oceania display and we also had time to take in The Vogue New Zealand display too.
Friday November 4th
A big day working in studio then beginning to prepare our spaces and think about the display aspects in our studios in readiness for the Open Studios at NPS. See Lorna's space below.
Later that afternoon we headed into Masterton for the opening of a show at Aratoi by two young Maori artists in a show titled Caste. This was a fantastic exhibition and the traditional welcoming ceremony just so special to witness.
Saturday November 5th
Another earlyish start for the day to get to the local Farmers markets at Solway. Kay also thought it would be a good opportunity to be at the Artists’ talk at Aratoi to hear the girls speak about their work. It was also another chance to promote the Open Studios at the same time. Great talk and then back to NPS make sure studios were well and truly prepared for the next day. See Poppy's space below.
Later that afternoon and evening we were invited to Mauriceville to see the local Dog Trials by Bridget along with the girls from Germany – something that I had never seen before. A bit like Babe the movie without the pig.
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