Coromind is honoured to have Michael Smither (Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit) as our featured artist. When our team asked Michael to share some words with our readers, we were stoked with what we received.
In my daily mahi, I am a mataora (change agent) who works particularly with tamariki and rangatahi. We should all encourage whānau who are creative, especially our tamariki and rangatahi. Support their creative flare so they too can fill the world with joy.
My favourite trick is called the woost, which can be learnt after mastering jumps over 4 metres. To do a woost, you must send the kite to 12 o’clock and sheet in the bar. Then once you have taken off, you flick the board up above your head until it is almost resting on the lines. Then you flick the board back down and spot your landing.
My name is Hannah Coleman-Smith. I have been creating since I was a little kid, and I have always been drawn to creating art depicting women, especially in nature. Art is important to me because it is one of the first forms of human expression and protestation. I make art because I want a person to feel at home in it and to feel seen. To be able to feel beautiful or to feel as though their cultural identity and hardships have been acknowledged.
Coromind is honoured to have Michael Smither (Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit) as our featured artist. When our team asked Michael to share some words with our readers, we were stoked with what we received.
In my daily mahi, I am a mataora (change agent) who works particularly with tamariki and rangatahi. We should all encourage whānau who are creative, especially our tamariki and rangatahi. Support their creative flare so they too can fill the world with joy.
My favourite trick is called the woost, which can be learnt after mastering jumps over 4 metres. To do a woost, you must send the kite to 12 o’clock and sheet in the bar. Then once you have taken off, you flick the board up above your head until it is almost resting on the lines. Then you flick the board back down and spot your landing.
My name is Hannah Coleman-Smith. I have been creating since I was a little kid, and I have always been drawn to creating art depicting women, especially in nature. Art is important to me because it is one of the first forms of human expression and protestation. I make art because I want a person to feel at home in it and to feel seen. To be able to feel beautiful or to feel as though their cultural identity and hardships have been acknowledged.
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