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I love to write about things that happen in and out of the studio. Random happenings are my favourite things to write about. Enjoy!

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Ashley Longshore Gallery

I've followed Ashley Longshore's artistic journey for a few years now. I like artists who are daring, outrageous, and sassy! When people...

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Liz Constable

Nov 112 min read

Book Camp NZ 2025

Oh my, what happens when you put a bunch of creative women from all over the world together in a room for 4 days with a mountain of...

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"A bunch of stuff" Johnny Depp exhibition in New York

Liz Constable

Oct 272 min read

"A bunch of stuff" Johnny Depp exhibition in New York

While I was in New York in October 2024, I was lucky enough to be invited to Johnny Depp's exhibition, "A bunch of stuff." The opening...

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Liz Constable

Jan 71 min read

Wah Lee - the perfect Chinese Emporium

I absolutely adore going to this shop. As soon as you open the door and the jingle of the bells announce your arrival, you instantly feel...

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Liz Constable

Oct 30, 20232 min read

Book Camp New Zealand 2023

Book Camps have become a highlight of my creative calendar. From the humble beginnings of Camp Book NZ what an adventure we've been on!!...

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Liz Constable

Sep 10, 20232 min read

Index card drawer make over

What a treat to discover these at Junk & Disorderly. They were a challenge as the drawers looked like they needed a lot of work and they...

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Liz Constable

Sep 6, 20231 min read

An artist at play

I can't begin to stress how important it is to simply play. As adults we don't always recognise the importance of it and how it benefits...

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Liz Constable

Apr 27, 20232 min read

Custom made set of bakers trays

I often flit between multiple projects resulting in piles of items dotted around the studio, taking up space on the tabletops. When...

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Liz Constable

Apr 2, 20235 min read

Dyed & Gone to Heaven: The Book.

Answers to commonly asked questions Can you imagine experimenting, exploring, delving into a glorious technique over ten years, then...

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Liz Constable

Dec 23, 20222 min read

Artsy Meetup Marathon 2022

Last year, I was invited to take part in a wild idea by bookbinder, poet, printmaker, & life alchemist, Kiala Givehand. She'd had the...

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Look what I did with an old school bench.....

Liz Constable

Nov 27, 20221 min read

Look what I did with an old school bench.....

How could I drive past this when I saw this old school bench discarded on a neighbour's lawn?? Here is it outside my woodworking teachers...

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Pulleys + drying rack + paper = paper drying solution

Liz Constable

Nov 13, 20222 min read

Pulleys + drying rack + paper = paper drying solution

What I love about my hobby, woodworking, is how it's helped to solve issues in the studio. For example: When I needed to store my paper I...

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Liz Constable

Sep 14, 20222 min read

Two fan girls meet Richard Stine

WARNING: This blog contains much fan girl gushing. I make no apologies for it! Years ago, my friend Ailie Snow, gifted me a copy of The ...

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Liz Constable

Aug 21, 20222 min read

Custom made packing desk

We were so busy and got stuck in I forgot to take photos from the start! But we effectively created a kit set to put together, based on...

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Fodder School Challenge - including photos of the projects I've completed so far!

Liz Constable

Jul 10, 20222 min read

Fodder School Challenge - including photos of the projects I've completed so far!

Here's the backstory. In January 2022, I was invited by Wendy Solganik (known on Instagram as Willa Wanders) to be a Fodder School 2...

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Liz Constable

Jun 26, 20221 min read

When being blue, is good

I can't believe I never thought to create a blog based on colour! Or one colour, to be more precise. It's actually quite lovely to see a...

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Liz Constable

Jun 12, 20225 min read

A book artist visits a book festival

I recently found out that Featherston, a small town situated in South Wairapara, was holding a Book festival. As my sister Jo, recently...

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Liz Constable

Apr 17, 20222 min read

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!

I was asked recently to create a book for a bach, a beach house in New Zealand pronounced as 'batch'. In the South Island they're known...

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All Birthday adventures have to come to an end at some point...or do they?

Liz Constable

Apr 3, 20222 min read

All Birthday adventures have to come to an end at some point...or do they?

A few years ago, I was visiting a friends house who at the time had a handful of young children milling about. The house was chaotic,...

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Liz Constable

Mar 6, 20222 min read

Mexico comes to Glen Eden

As the garage is used as my art studio, my poor pergola ended up being 'that place' to dump a range of stuff. In the end, I couldn't bear...

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I love to write about things that happen in and out of the studio, especially random happenings.
If you'd like to feature in the Meet The Creatives Blog, please get in touch.

I love to write about things that happen in and out of the studio. Random happenings are my favourite things to write about. Enjoy!

I love to write about things that happen in and out of the studio, especially random happenings. If you'd like to feature in the Meet The Creatives Blog, please get in touch.

I love to write about things that happen in and out of the studio, especially random happenings.
If you'd like to feature in the Meet The Creatives Blog, please get in touch.