TLC Diploma programme and Honours student, Nick Rule, makes 3D sculptures out of paper clay and creates miniature jewellery out of semi-precious metals. He’s had art stalls at the Wellington Frank Kitts market and success selling jewellery and hand-made candles from a local Wellington store.

TLC Diploma programme and Honours student, Nick Rule, makes 3D sculptures out of paper clay and creates miniature jewellery out of semi-precious metals. He’s had art stalls at the Wellington Frank Kitts market and success selling jewellery and hand-made candles from a local Wellington store.

‘Nurturing Natures’ is a collaborative group exhibition of 12 artists being held at The Mall in Upper Hutt, Wellington on the 12-19th November. Media on show includes jewellery, ceramics, forged sculpture, bronze, drawing, painting, encaustic, felting and photography.

‘Nurturing Natures’ is a collaborative group exhibition of 12 artists being held at The Mall in Upper Hutt, Wellington on the 12-19th November. Media on show includes jewellery, ceramics, forged sculpture, bronze, drawing, painting, encaustic, felting and photography.

Fiona Thomas came to The Learning Connexion to study art and creativity later in life, when she was going through a difficult period. Little did she know it was the start of a brand new chapter, a coming home of sorts, and the beginning of a healing process that would carry through physically into her work.

Fiona Thomas came to The Learning Connexion to study art and creativity later in life, when she was going through a difficult period. Little did she know it was the start of a brand new chapter, a coming home of sorts, and the beginning of a healing process that would carry through physically into her work.

Artist profile: Helen Lenihan
Honours student and double finalist in the Wellington Regional Art Awards and Clifton Art Prize Awards.

Artist profile: Helen Lenihan
Honours student and double finalist in the Wellington Regional Art Awards and Clifton Art Prize Awards.

The Learning Connexion likes to get involved with the surrounding local community of Lower Hutt and, this year, are proud to have helped out volunteer community group ‘Boys to Great Men’.

The Learning Connexion likes to get involved with the surrounding local community of Lower Hutt and, this year, are proud to have helped out volunteer community group ‘Boys to Great Men’.

Pip McKay, part-time diploma student at The Learning Connexion, talks to us about her re-usable cloth bag designed for the Upper Hutt City Council.

Pip McKay, part-time diploma student at The Learning Connexion, talks to us about her re-usable cloth bag designed for the Upper Hutt City Council.

The Restricted Programme Art and Creativity students have been serving up art so good you can just about taste it. Visitors to Visa’s Wellington on a Plate, Rimutaka Prison Gate to Plate, get to eat a Top Chef inspired full course dinner, whilst they sit amongst food plate-art created by prisoners.

The Restricted Programme Art and Creativity students have been serving up art so good you can just about taste it. Visitors to Visa’s Wellington on a Plate, Rimutaka Prison Gate to Plate, get to eat a Top Chef inspired full course dinner, whilst they sit amongst food plate-art created by prisoners.

You kinda get a funny feeling once you discover that a place you used to call home is about to be demolished and converted – to be changed into something else entirely.

You kinda get a funny feeling once you discover that a place you used to call home is about to be demolished and converted – to be changed into something else entirely.

Sebastien Jaunas – Finalist in the 25th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2016

Sebastien Jaunas – Finalist in the 25th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2016