A bonus Episode where Tim Middleton shares his creative tips and a very cool list of book recommendations.
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Episode 22 Tim Middleton, Visual Artist and Gallerist
In this episode I have a long overdue kōrero with Tim Middleton. We speak about the eclectic crowd on high street before gentrification and earthquakes, about hospitality and the importance of the artist meeting spot. Tim talks about his art practice, which entails casting discarded objects, drawing and printing. About surfing which has become his ‘new’ addiction and how being a sober artist is quite the super power. He shares the exciting news that he is new proprietor of Chambers Gallery 2026
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Episode 21 Charrette Van Eekelen, Visual Artist
In this episode I have a fascinating and inspiring kōrero with New Orleans born Visual Artist Charrette Van Eekelen. Charrette who grew up in a creative household in a big house in uptown New York. She has had a steady path to her creative practice , from early immersion into the world of arts through her parents to art school in Vermont, practicing painting whilst living in different parts of America and then a move to Aotearoa where she completed her MFA at Canterbury University.
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Episode 20 Gina Russell, Linen farmer and Weaver
The second part of my two episode series with Gina Russell and Seonaid Burnie. I kōrero with Gina about her childhood surrounded by textile craft, how she embarked on her mission of bringing back the growing of textiles to Aotearoa. She speaks of her love for old looms and how she is envisioning a future where we come together and learn and create together in the community and grow the seed of a sustainable textile industry here in Aotearoa. We also get book recommendations and creative tips.
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Episode 19 Seonaid Burnie, Textile Artist and Papahoa Fibre Works
Part 1/2 with Seonaid Burnie and Gina Russel. It features my kōrero with Seonaid, a textile artist from Scotland who practices natural dyeing. We get to hear how she went from a famous whiskey establishment to creating her practice, Cloth works, which she operates from her beautiful garden here in Ōtautahi. We learn of her Collaboration with Gina Russell and their brainchild Papahoa Fibreworks where they are working towards creating natural dyeing for the textile industry here in Aotearoa
Join Tamara Rookes for thoughtful conversations with artists across the creative spectrum working in Ōtautahi, and the lowdown on events, festivals, shows and opportunities to get creative yourself.
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