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Marc’s Blog

Although recent changes to the Weekender have meant the end of my regular weekly contribution, I’ll still enjoy the odd opportunity to share snippets from the creative world. It certainly is a funny old world. Take a walk through the Government gardens on a picture perfect day,...

It’s true that artists, in most genres, tend to be sole operators, and there are countless cases of writers, painters, poets and potters who spend impossible lengths of time alone developing concepts or masterpieces in a quiet, detached world. “Writing, at its best, is a lonely...

The shortest day of 2018 is officially behind us – it’s a wonderful thought that we’re over the mid-winter hump and waltzing into summer again. Possibly wishful thinking with a couple of chilly months still to come, but knowing the days are now getting longer somehow...

We sure had some strong winds earlier this week. On Monday night I raced outside at 2.00am, feeling very mortal as 80km gusts pummeled and thrashed the tawas towering over the house. As the trees bent and swayed vigorously in the dark early hours, I stood in...

It’s that time of year again when many of us are already lighting fires to soften the onset of winter. As ours flickered into life again recently I pondered on our primal connection to fire. Apparently, human beings have been working with fire for over a...

A couple years back I was asked if I would hold a sketching safari around the Government Gardens for a few delegates attending a national architect’s conference. No worries. Except I figured there wouldn’t be much I could offer these seasoned professionals in the art...

Growing up in the Rotorua lakes region has been a true blessing. After four years studying in Christchurch back in the 90’s, I missed the lakes and bush dearly. The journey back home to start a career and raise a family was a natural progression –...

People have been caring for Bonsai trees for over a thousand years. The practise actually started in China before eventually arriving in Japan in the 14th century. The Japanese then went on to enhance the art and developed the refinements which make bonsai what it...