Finding My People in WhanganuiReflections from the Costume and Textile Society of New Zealand Annual SymposiumIt was a true privilege to spend three inspiring days in Whanganui at the Whanganui Museum, attending the Costume and Textile Society of New Zealand Annual...

Whanganui is pronounced with a soft ‘Wh’ rather then the ‘ff’ normally used for ‘wh’ in Maori pronunciation. We arrive at the front entrance of Whanganui museum. Textile people have a certain look about them. Kind of almost witch like….The people here have that look....

I am here 11,000 miles from home and the art college I am speaking at today feels very familiar. Same smell, same type of people. The resources do look pretty impressive though. Kate Sellers shows me how she has been developing her own work using laser cutting. I...

Flying in to Auckland I am reminded how different the landscape is here. What looks like jagged volcanoes dotted around the city. Its warm in Auckland. I hang around the airport for about three hours. I catch a local plane via Chatsworth air to Whanganui. A little...