Category Archives: christchurch

Mr Sandman, bring us a dream-scape

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Steve Taylor

The name Sand Dancer is due to the occasional flick of one leg when he creates curls and crescents in the sand. He can also pirouette as he creates a small circles. Continue reading →

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The New Christchurch Artists

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Steve Taylor

This weekend I went along to the display of artwork created by CPIT students. The students, I believe are all at the level of Bachelor of Design, but in various fields. The artwork was very exciting and I was impressed … Continue reading →

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Twitter and the #Hashtags

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Steve Taylor

On Twitter there is an option for following a subject by clicking on or saving a search for a word which has a hash tag in front, e.g #word. They can be anything under the sun such as #Girls, #Funny, … Continue reading →

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Wide angle shots getting the right view

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Steve Taylor

So I moved away to the other side of the room and looked at the telephoto pictures again and suddenly they looked amazingly correct like you were viewing them life size, close to you and almost 3D Continue reading →

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My Vision of New Christchurch’s Future

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Steve Taylor

This is not the only thing that would set the city apart. As you have coloured bands of buildings you would also have bands of flowers in the hues of the blocks. In the red zone would be red poppies, red geraniums, etc; in the orange zone marigolds, orange Californian poppies, etc. Continue reading →

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Ron Mueck at the Christchurch Art Gallery

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Steve Taylor

Ron Mueck – Big Baby. I have seen this before in my own children when they were babies; for some unknown reason they just clench everything and stretch out to their maximum. It is slightly frightening when it happens, but they do not seem to be in pain. Continue reading →