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Talking to artist Kaye Hubner about the work she is doing now with her printed fabrics and embroidery reminded me how much I admire the finished work of such, clever…
I first met Kiri-Michelle Mohi at a women writers’ workshop in Maketu, September 2022. This was organised by local author Angie Belcher, who has a formidable number of children’s books…
If you were to meet Vicky Barnett at a coffee morning or out walking her dog, and stop to chat, you’d find her relaxed and likeable, exuding a strong sense…
Her given name is Caroline but nowadays, to family, friends and colleagues, she is better known as CJ Dafoe. Her CV makes for fascinating reading, and you almost want to…
Dee Collins found a lump on her breast when she was living in Australia. Because she was moving between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, she was temporarily unlisted with any…
Nearly a decade ago, Lee Murray and Piper Mejia had a brainwave based on a sound rationale. Both are members of Tauranga Writers, New Zealand’s longest-running self-help group for writers.…
Sharon Manssen was good at maths in school, as well as doing ok in art. She says, “when the career guidance counsellor suggested architecture, I thought, crikey! What if I…
As a young woman born into an academic family, Heather Stembridge decided she’d prefer ‘the university of life,’ experiencing the diversity of human individuality and cultures. So began five years…
In the early years of Susan Brocker’s marriage to Lionel, her husband was posted to the Netherlands as trade commissioner. As a diplomat’s wife then, Susan was unable to take…
