Student Profile: Tools of the Trade
Glen MacMillan is a welder and fabricator by trade. He worked for seven years as a wheelchair technician and he loves his fishing, kayaking and the outdoors lifestyle that his home in Whanganui offers.
Posted on 18 May 2015[1] CommentsStudent Profile: Talking Tapa
Minaira Fifita grew up in the island nation of Tonga. When they were young their mother chose not to have a television at home and they would come together as a family, listen to the radio, and paint together.
Posted on 13 May 2015[9] CommentsArtist Talk: Rox Flame
Rox Flame is a Wellington based TLC graduate who jumped head first into his career as a web/games developer with his close friend Alex Matthews. Their company Xequals is built on ambition, a friendship and many sleepless nights. With Alex's savvy business nature and Rox's technical ability the opportunities streamed in.
Graduation 2015
For the first time in The Learning Connexion’s history, our annual graduation ceremony was held offsite, at Taita College’s assembly hall.
Posted on 30 Apr 2015[2] CommentsSnapshot of the Creativity Challenge
Ideas, People, Sharing.
These are the three words I would use to describe my experience of the Creativity Challenge at Taita College this past weekend.
Slowing down to see
Slow motion footage is all the rage at the moment. Shooting at a high frame rate to capture the hidden nuances of rapid motion has gone from a novel luxury to something your dad can do on his new iPhone.
Posted on 13 Apr 2015[7] CommentsPeter Black - Back to Colour
New Zealand Photographer, Peter Black, is well-known for his black and white street photography.
In this short video profile, Peter Black shares his philosophical insights into his craft as he shifts into digital colour photography.
Happy Accidents
Making mistakes when you are creating artwork can be either an annoyance, traumatising or a learning experience. This group of seven art students from the Learning Connexion know all about making mistakes in their creative process, but prefer to look at them in a positive light as 'happy accidents' and as a means to an end. This idea lead them to create an exhibition based on the concept of Serendipity.
Posted on 23 Mar 2015[0] CommentsThe NZ Creativity Challenge 2015, luck and frustration
I recommend luck as a key requirement for creativity. Another serious asset is frustration. Luck and frustration had everything to do with the beginning of The Learning Connexion.
Posted on 23 Mar 2015[0] CommentsArtist Talk: Matt Guild
Artist and Learning Connexion graduate Matt Guild features in this month's artist talk.
Posted on 10 Mar 2015[0] Comments
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