bows and arrows

How to Style a Giant Bow: here's a little photo-shoot I did recently, using some extra-loopy bows I was experimenting with. Styling, props and photography, all by me/R.W. Scissors.

 I won the poster in the background of this picture in a haiku-writing competition, organised by (the sadly now closed) The High Seas gallery, for which people submitted haiku about their favorite sea creatures.  Here's my winning entry, for the curious:

Unicorn meets whale

Every meal's a shish kebab

I am a narwhal

These photos were inspired by Things Organized Neatly, What's In Your Bag?, and anyone who likes to arrange things neatly into groups and/or snoop in people's bags (from a non-stalker-y distance, I mean).

'Zombie Resume' print by Sophie Oiseau

wabbit, wabbit

Hope you all had a good Easter break! xo

make it click

This month I have a comatose camera so can't bring you any exciting images of R.W. life (and because I have a comatose camera I can pretend the images would be exciting)! Maybe I should trade Old Faithful in for a paper camera, like the one above created by Zim and Zou. So great! I love their paper brick phone, too. Probably works better than my last touchscreen.

Last year, while feeling the need for a creative reboot, I toyed with the idea of taking time off from markets and not doing any in 2012, but I couldn't bring myself to leave my favourite, the KB. Late March I'll be on a kayak fishing trip, playing lovely assistant's assistant. This means while Paul is out kayaking and fishing, I'm in charge of eating peanut butter & chip sandwiches, talking to campground ducks, reading horrible serial killer novels, etc. So I'll miss Kraftbomb #40, but I'll be back after that. Meanwhile, my reboot is in progress...

Here's the flyer for the March Kraftbomb. She doesn't look a day over 39!

you know i can't grab your ghost chips!

It's been awhile since I've posted. Very sorry! Planet R.W. is experiencing a lot of upheaval (mostly good though). Come and tell me a scary story at Kraftbomb today. I have treats and a few tricks up my sleeve...

papa aroha, april 29 - may 1

We stayed here.

it's my pleasure

House of Hedone (a gallery at 5B High St, Auckland City) is having its first ever 'Underground After Hours' market tomorrow, from 5-8pm. HoH is a new-ish gallery, incorporating painting, fashion, sculpture, design, and even an espresso bar. It's a nice space: underground but not dim, and clean but not austere.

 

Sculpture at HoH (sorry, artist unknown)

I'll be at the market tomorrow with R.W. Scissors crafts, of course, but also a rail of vintage and designer clothing and accessories from the bulging closet I refer to as High Fashion Mountain. The latter includes wearable and collectible items from Helmut Lang, Zambesi, Margiela, Nom D, Dries van Noten, and Y's by Yohji Yamamoto, among others (Don't be intimidated, though; my prices aren't horrible).

The market promises wine and snacks, live music, a designer sample sale, vintage clothing, jewellery and craft. I like the different kind of atmosphere you get at evening markets - they remind me of R.W's beginnings at Craftwerk years ago - so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens Underground.

'Hedone' in the gallery's name refers to 'the quest for pleasure that only has good consequences' - by my logic, this means there can be no guilt from purchases made on the night.

canterbury earthquake help

 Photo of a damaged Canterbury home from the guardian.co.uk website

UPDATE: I've added to the list and will continue to add more links as I find them. If you have links to share, please leave me a comment below with the details.

As you are all well aware, recently the people of Canterbury, New Zealand suffered another devastating earthquake, this one even worse than the last. I've put together some links of ways to donate and contribute to relief efforts in the region. I hope you will take the time to read through these links and think about doing something; there are so many official appeals going, and lots of craft-related auction and sales to choose from - hopefully one or more of these links will appeal to you. Even if you can't afford much, remember: everything helps.

Earthquake Appeals Online:

NZ Government Official Appeal
The Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal
Fundraise Online (also for the Red Cross)
The Salvation Army
GrabOne 'Buy A Brick', for the (Anglican) Bishop's Earthquake Appeal Fund
Christchurch City Mission
Paw Justice
SPCA Canterbury is also running an appeal, although the link I have for them is not currently working.

Donating by Text Message:

NZ Govt appeal: Text 'CHCH' to 933 to donate $3
Vodafone users: Text 'QUAKE' to 333 to donate $3, or to 555 to donate $5
Paw Justice: Text 'HELP' or 'FOOD' to 4662 to donate $3

Donating Pet Food:
Paw Justice are accepting donations of pet food to be shipped from Auckland to Christchurch. The drop-off point is Storage King in St Lukes. Their Facebook page has the full details.

Art and Craft Community Initiatives (click on pictures to go to the relevant pages):

Foxes is running an online auction via their Facebook page, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross earthquake appeal. Here you can bid on beautiful items from Foxes artists including Ruby in the Dust, Victoria n' Bird, Sarah McNeil, Dear Colleen and more (including me).

Trixie Delicious is auctioning one of her fabulous 'Motherf**ker' plates .

The talented Henrietta Harris is auctioning an original watercolour painting, "Life Will Get Better Some Day".

Li'l Magoolie, a Christchurch resident herself, is currently organising the Li'l Quake Appeal.

Handmade for Christchurch started as a Facebook page and is now auctioning items here.

Sarah from Songbird Designs is donating 100% of the purchase price from sales in her shop to the earthquake appeal, until the 11th of March.

Cat Taylor is also donating all of the proceeds from sales in her shop to the earthquake appeal, until the 4th of March.

Emma Makes is selling sets of 'Unforgettable That's What You Are' gold pencils - 100% of the purchase price of these will go to the earthquake appeal. Emma will also donate the postage cost for sales from these pencils for those shipping to Chch addresses. Until the end of March, or until the pencils sell out.

The lovely Emily, a.k.a. Millicent Crow, is donating all proceeds from sales in her Felt shop to the Red Cross earthquake appeal, until the end of March.

For my part, I pledged to donate 100% of the purchase price from R.W. Scissors sales at Kraftbomb yesterday, and have consequently been able to make a modest donation to the Red Cross Earthquake appeal. I'm also personally bidding on a very cute Sarah McNeil brooch in the Foxes auction.


The Christchurch-based The Felt...like something different Facebook page is another good place to find links to charitable crafters, as is the Felt... like helping out page.