The SkillWise Journal

2014
Issue 70
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What’s New
Exhibition at the New Brighton Gallery . . .
SkillWise had a opening on the 14th of March for artists that work from the New Brighton Gallery and the
White Room. For some it was the first time exhibiting and others who are old hats at sharing and selling
their work.
Thank you Rehabilitation Welfare Trust for funding support for art classes at Brighton Gallery and
Our Studio – their awesome paintings were part of
this exhibition. Thumbs up to Dennis Kepa for his
drawing titled ‘Talking”
.
George Smeaton with his portrait titled “Woman”.
Shaun Reynolds with his work titled “Dots”
Work by Tui Whui
And
Kayla Le Gros
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takes a quantum leap in the White Room . . .
Not only does the White Room have sink with running water, SkillWise has a
artist in residence.
Chris Farrow asked our artist in residence
(Gail) a few questions.
Where are you studying art?
Canterbury University
How long will you be at SkillWise ?
Most of the year
Who are some of your favourite artists?
Richard Diebekorn, Udo Xingjian, Paul Klee and
Anselm Kiefer.
What painting are you working on?
Geometric Abstraction.
Artist Sarah Brockhouse
cleans her brush in
the new sink Thank you
Pub Charity for
making this possible.
James Biddington with his
British Gladiators Wolfman.
James has a great time in art and
thinks it a splendid idea to have
other artists working in the White
Room like our artist in residence
- Gail.
Michelle’s New Job . . .
I have just started a new job as a gardener and cleaner
for a company called Pounamu. I will work with Jasmin
and David they are nice people and very helpful. I will
bus there.
On Wednesday afternoon I raked the leaves and put
them into the compost heap. Roger took me there for a
trial run (taster). We picked
walnuts and put them into a
bucket. We got some eggs
from the hen house. I got 7
eggs and put them in a egg
carton. Roger got his share of
eggs.
By Michelle Brown.
Chris Farrow reminds us about
ANZAC Day. . .
Chris has been going to Dawn service on
ANZAC day 25th April, he says that it is
important to remember the people that
have died in war to give us a better life.
Chris goes
with the Boys
Brigade.
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Maori Group
Naumai haere mai, welcome to the Maori Culture Group.
We are learning about Te Reo Maori through cooking. To do this we are cooking every second Thursday, and the following week we add the recipe we have tried to a
book we are developing.
We are trying to learn the Maori words for the foods we are using in our recipes.
Here is a sample . . .
Poaka (Pork) Bones
Riwi Potatoes
Kareti Carrots
Korare Sliver beet
Water
Place pork bones into pot with water, place on heat. Prepare vegetables by roughly
chopping them. Add potatoes and carrot. Boil until meat is tender and falls of f the
bones. Add silverbeet in last 15mins.
Serve in bowls, and enjoy!
If you are interested in having a copy of our book, just call the office.
Bike Safety Skills Course - James from Bike NZ took Barry,
Dean, Scott, Kayla, Chris O and Jerry on this course, held over
two Friday mornings. The aim was to equip them with a greater
awareness & knowledge of the
importance of 'Safety' on the
roads.
We learnt these awesome tips:

Importance of the bike safety check [helmet, brakes, tyres]

Ride in a straight line – at least 1 metre from parked cars

Signal your intentions clearly – 3 second warning to turn

High visibility clothing / lights at night

Be aware of what’s around you [ traffic/pedestrians/car
doors opening/potholes

Be considerate & patient –slow down near parked vehicles or other stationary obstacles [pass only when safe]
Thank you Maurice Carter
Charitable Trust for supporting the SkillWise drama
group. We are looking forward to their production
later this year!
Make sure you check out our website skillwise.org.nz for the latest updates.
We are also on Facebook www.facebook.com/SkillWiseCHCH
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Tape Art . . . .
A group of artists from SkillWise spent two days learning about tape art and were part of a
community mural project where they put their creations on a city centre wall. This workshop resulted from collaboration between SkillWise, Deaf Aotearoa NZ and Tape Art NZ.
Thanks to Erica Duthie and Struan Ashby from Tape Art NZ.
Sponsors Board 2013-2014