'Nobody's House'
Take a step back 
look to the horizon.
Keep your eyes on the space 
between
earth and sky,
the you and me zone.
Watch 
as we drag to the surface,
form a layer, 
a scum
in a conscience free circus.
The mining,
drilling of minerals.
The plastic revolution
with disposable animals.

Tracts of pollution, 
haze on the spires.
Crust of delusion
tangle in wires.
Exhaust flies from
self fulfilling thrill seekers,
the average Joe,
the member of parliament.
MR SPEAKER
In front of you is 
earth 
sitting on top of itself.
Symptoms of lust 
grow,
glow on the skin. 
Swollen with greed
casting a dust
that poisons our kin.

Scabs of glass clad factories,
nobody's houses 
shine brightly. 
Piercing with chimneys 
exhale burnt offerings, 
pushing up rust.
Smoking like Jiminy.
Metal horses
run races on strips 
shift loads of ore
to make more 
horses
more trips.

Plastic ships
haul freight to and fro
between adult mouths,
children's lips. 
Dredge for fish 
to fulfil the wish lists 
of Capitalist & co. 
Oceanic misfits.
Catch the drift ?
The more we take
out from under our feet
the less we have to stand on 
Make a difference.
Reduce our footprints.

James Harcourt

Toi Gallery
Pātaka Art + Museum. A diverse and vibrant group of artists are tracked in three decades which span the development and evolution of arts education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Viewed alongside past and current iterations of Visual Arts and Design graduates as they emerge from their training and links to Pātaka hosted exhibitions.
Combining 30 years of past foundation craft art design studies and recent Bachelor of Applied Arts degree and Graduate diploma this show represents flavours of the Whitireia Arts department and together to show their fellowship and collective goals in making arts their career of choice.
Track the ideas and journeys as graduates build national and international practices in craft skills and media from weaving to carving, painting, printmaking, photography, textiles and contemporary jewellers who are now celebrated and or teaching in their chosen fields.

Remi from the Series: Memory of Trees, nikau palm mask portraits.

PĀTAKA:
Cnr Norrie and Parumoana Streets, PO Box 50 218, Porirua City, 5240, New Zealand
Pātaka in te reo means a storage place for precious things.

Stonefire - flax-paper, oil, 24ct Au

These will fire this coming week to a green glazes with white interior. I'm not aiming for precision hence the drips but I am aiming to learn bold glazing anomalies, imperfections, happenstance, spontaneity but absolutely no 'mistakes'.

Am looking to simple greens for the glaze finish of my pots. I have been over time inspired by the greens from medieval archeological digs, the bright greens and the earthy greens from early glazedware. My green period.

On now at NZ Academy of Fine Art, 1 Queens wharf, Wellington. Open 10am - 5pm daily. I have a collection of masks for sale in the gallery alongside 9 other artist's paintings, sculpture and ceramic work. Come and see for yourself !