Today I’ve connected with a few people on the other side of the world who I have never met. One of the women I connected with also paints rocks and lives in Colorado Springs. She found me through a friend of hers on Facebook who was a friend of one of my friends on Facebook […]
Tag: koru hand painted rocks
What is Self Determination to Me?
I was listening to a kōrero on TED this afternoon and a woman was talking about self responsibility and it made me think, “what does tino rangatiratanga mean to me? What does self-determination mean to me?” For a long time now, I’ve been of the mind that I am 100% responsible for my happiness – […]
Confidence
I’m having a bit of a giggle to myself because I’m trying to give one of my koru hand painted rocks away and no-one is putting their hand up for it! In the meantime, I’ve finished my rock for Day 2 – yes! Before I go into my kōrero for the day, I want to […]
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
My first hand painted koru rock for 2011! 364 more to go!! This rock was sourced from a beach in Taranaki and will fit in the palm of your hand. It is yellow and purple although the purple is not visible in the photo. So it’s the first day of 2011 and some would say […]
A Rock a Day For My Creativity Today
I’ve decided that from the 1st Jan 2011 I am going to paint a koru rock a day! No matter where I am, I am going to commit to that goal as best I can to make it happen. So I’m telling the world to keep me accountable! I’ve also set some guidelines for myself […]
Matariki – Maori New Year
Recently I ran a survey asking artists / creatives what they would like to know about how to become full time artists and do what they love for a living. For established artists, I asked what is one thing that has enabled their success? And for artists who hadn’t taken the leap yet, I asked […]