
Common Ground – Locals’ Creative Space – Issue 9
My name is Sairee Johnston and l am ten years old. l have always loved arts and crafts. ln the last few years, l have connected to horses and l love to draw them

My name is Sairee Johnston and l am ten years old. l have always loved arts and crafts. ln the last few years, l have connected to horses and l love to draw them

Common Ground is a space dedicated to expression. In this edition: Photography by Leah Phillips and poems: I Went Somewhere by Denise Allen and Projecting The Rain by Waimā De Souza.

I have lived in Whangamatā for over 50 years. I am passionate about landscape photography and our beach, as it is ever changing. I have 3 adult children and 12 grandies, and a beautiful border collie called Blue.

My name is Bonnie and I am 9
years old.
I have liked art for quite a while.
Before I started school I did about anhour of art every day.

Photos by Anita Ruggle Photography is one of my many hobbies, it makes me look at things in a different way; it’s a great way for me to relax. ‘Smokey

My name is Sairee Johnston and l am ten years old. l have always loved arts and crafts. ln the last few years, l have connected to horses and l love to draw them

Common Ground is a space dedicated to expression. In this edition: Photography by Leah Phillips and poems: I Went Somewhere by Denise Allen and Projecting The Rain by Waimā De Souza.

I have lived in Whangamatā for over 50 years. I am passionate about landscape photography and our beach, as it is ever changing. I have 3 adult children and 12 grandies, and a beautiful border collie called Blue.

My name is Bonnie and I am 9
years old.
I have liked art for quite a while.
Before I started school I did about anhour of art every day.

Photos by Anita Ruggle Photography is one of my many hobbies, it makes me look