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Spring 2017 Newsletter

Sep 1, 2017

Lynda Hallinan and husband making knives

It’s the first day of spring and time for a newsletter with all the Forgotten Arts updates.

In this Spring edition, you will find discover

  • New Workshops
  • Workshop Calendar
  • Teams and Parties
  • Maureen is off to Turkey and … Marlborough
  • Christmas Voucher special
  • Clevedon Art Trail News
  • Lynda Hallinan Visit
  • Win a $200 voucher
  • Our Prize winner (It could be you)

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At the end of next week, Friday 8th September, we will make a draw and contact the lucky emailer.

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About Forgotten Arts

Located on a lush 40-acre lifestyle property in Clevedon, a 40-minute drive southeast of Auckland’s CBD, Forgotten Arts is for individuals, adult couples, girls weekend out events, hobby clubs, or organisations seeking a unique learning and destination experience.

Our hands-on workshops, taught by New Zealand artisans known for the originality and beauty of their work, will transport you to another time and place . . . to a world where nature and work move at their own pace.

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  • Another day creating our Windsor Chairs
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  • As well as making fabulous looking chairs, Richard Hare also make steam bent firewood carriers. Here is Richard showing us how it's done. #woodcraft #firewood #steam
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  • Had a great day making chair legs on our Greenwood Windsor chairmaking workshop. Come and visit this long weekend as part of the @clevedonarttrail #anniversaryweekend #auckland #whattodoinauckland #visitauckland #nzmustdo #slowcraft #madeitmyself #art #clevedon #craftmanship
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  • Our chair workshop begins
  • Come and meet Clinton in our Forgotten Arts stables over the weekend. Clinton will be taking photos. This is all part of the Clevedon Art Trail @clevedonarttrail See you over the weekend. Artists studio's open from 10 am to 4 pm. Come and say hi and that you are on Instagram. I, @barry_pearman, (Social media guy) will be making a greenwood Windsor chair. #anniversaryweekend #auckland #clevedon #craftmanship #art #craft