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Coffee shots, Karate chops, and hopefully your nan's ANZAC cookies.
Published about 1 month agoย โขย 3 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers!
Ooh mateys, she (me) doesn't like talking about the weather, but dayum that felt like a sudden change, right?! Guess it's time to start thinking about under-cover hobbies (or undercover hobbies, I suppose? Not an innuendo! ๐ต๏ธ)...?!
Apparently โจNicolaโจ didn't get this memo, and is about to embark on a cross-country charity jaunt on a speedy mouse + oversized cheese roll... Keep reading, all will become clear (as the frozen mud she'll be riding through), and how you can help, if you wish!
๐ง Artist Development Session: Managing Burnout (applicable to any creative genre and welcome for any level. Protect your bodies, protect your hobbies - dang, maybe that should be my new tagline...)โ โhttps://www.facebook.com/events/953772407147860โ โ
THE QUIET, THE SLOW, THE LOW-KEY, & THE CLOSE-TO-HOME STUFF ๐
Honestly, with the forecast for the next few days, maybe it's opportune time to resurrect the sourdough scobie (or maybe bury that one and get some more from your mate...), and re-read Alice in Wonderland under a blanket fort?
WE DON'T NEED A CAPTION FOR THIS
Word Jumble: (hint: related to the events above, answers at the bottom of the newsletter)
AYOGEOHRCLA
NUTLEN CHEBA
UZKREON EBWRYER
CELEBRATING RAD PEOPLE DOING RAD THINGS (that's you)
๐ Name: Nicola
๐ Whatโs your hobby/current obsession? Creating a costume for the moped I'll ride in the Tranzalpine Scooter Safari. Raising money for the Cancer Society. I make weird stuff things that make people laugh out loud. Made from skills I've gathered over a lifetime of dabbling in all sorts or creative adventures.
๐ง Fuel of choice while dabbling: Chocolate and Vodka
๐ "My holy grail tool/material/gear I canโt live without, is ___"? My hands. I always think I could lose a leg but never my hands
๐ Fave local spot to get your fix: Homegrown Gallery upstairs at the Art Centre and Mitre 10
๐ ๐ปโโ๏ธ Whatโs something people assume about your hobby โ and are absolutely wrong about? That I would even do such a thing. It is pretty random. Building a costume on a motorbike. Then riding said bike anywhere let alone over the southern alps, in the Winter
๐ก Your top tip or one piece of advice for someone wanting to dabble? Try everything. Your Kete should be filled with all sorts of skills. You never know which one you might need
๐ What does this hobby give you that "normal" life doesnโt? A really random creative outlet. I love the problem solving involved. Like currently I'm trying to figure out how to attach feet to the bottom of a mouse body. Made from papier-mรขchรฉ and spray foam. So fun!
"I've made a chicken bike, Flintstones car, and a snail. And on May 23rd I'll ride my bike with a mouse and a huge cheese roll on it, from Christchurch to Hokitika along with 250 others, all to raise money for the Cancer Society(we all know how important they are eh). Is this weird enough for you?! ๐ My other hobby turned job is turning milk bottle lids into art. Upcycled plastic"
โ (Yes, this is absolutely the shit I LIVE for! Thank you, Nicola ๐)
Now go buy 17L of paint to splash around your bedroom this (long) weekend (no idea who would do that...?! ๐ (still not an innuendo, gedouttahere, catch you next week ๐))
Cassie.x โจโ โPublisher, The Dabblingโ โYour Unofficial Fave Hobby-Hypegirl
"ลtautahi locals - This newsletter will RUIN your free time... in the best way" ๐ฅ
*NEW FREE LOCAL NEWSLETTER* โก๏ธ Fresh workshops & events, weird hobbies & advice, creative deals & career possibilities, and meeting local legends doing cool sh*t along the way. ๐ก Plan your weekend, accidentally reinvent your life. ๐ Inspiration drops every Wednesday at noon.
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