‘I made my very own knife.’
Lisa Marquet didn’t quite know what
to expect on a knife making workshop.
After a welcome by James and Maureen, she got down to designing her knife. With examples given to her to choose from, she found the perfect small beautifully balanced knife
Then she went to the machines. Continue reading…
When learning something new, you need people who will involve themselves with you in the process.
Benjamin Franklin once said this
Tell me and I forget,
teach me and I may remember,
involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin
When the forgotten art muse spoke, they listened.
It was on a twisty South Island West Coast road trip back to Queenstown that the spark of an idea caught alight.
You often wonder how people get creative ideas. What sparks the idea. Continue reading…
Often the presenters bring onto to the show some strange looking object and ask the audience what it is and what it was used for.
Heads are scratched, discussion ensues around possible uses and then the presenter reveals the use of such a tool or object.
There are rural crafts that are being lost with the process of time. Continue reading…
