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Category: Issue 17

Coromind Editorial – Issue 17, 2024

May 27, 2024 No Comments

I firmly believe that there’s an artist within every soul. You might giggle at the idea, but deep down, I truly believe that everyone can sing, paint and create. Arts knows no bounds, and brushes are not exclusive tools reserved for renowned artists, art students or children. In those childhood days, every clumsy dance move and off-key lullaby was cheered. Why do we suppress our natural creativity as we grow older?

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Featured Artist Issue 17 – Souzie Speerstra

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Creating art has always been a part of my life; my earliest memories were of drawing.

The other constant throughout my life has been the Coromandel. On my first visit to Hahei, I was bathed in a bucket at the camp; until Dad died, we had a family bach there. Thirteen years ago, my partner Lance and I moved to Whenuakite to be closer to him.

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Raw Realities – Sharing the unfiltered truths of motherhood

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Becoming a parent is like going through a second puberty. You can know all the theories, but nothing can prepare you for the lived experience. It can unveil things about you that you weren’t aware of. It can test your relationships. And while each overall journey is different to the next, there are many shared moments and feelings between all parents. It can feel like you’ve joined a secret club – particularly when you become a mother. 

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A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Many of us are all too familiar with the game of tossing a coin to decide a choice, question or stake. To the Romans, it was known as ‘Ship or Head’ – a game of choosing between a ship on one side of the coin or the head of the emperor on the other. In German, it’s ‘Kopf oder Zahl’, and the most common in English is ‘Heads or Tails’. One side of the coin usually depicts a ruler’s head and the other side is called ‘tails’, normally numerical, but perhaps it could just logically be that – the opposite end of an animal from its head.

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Surfing Musical Waves with Flaxxies

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Youth Rebellion and Musical Evolution

The first time I saw Flaxxies playing live, I was impressed by their musicianship, enthusiasm and stage presence.

After that show, we ended up at a cool party and bonded pretty quickly. I’m at least 10 years older than drummer Neo Lee, Eric Goodger lead guitar, Nick Tait rhythm guitar, Chris Manning bass/trumpet, and lead singer Benji Humphries, but they’re old souls with a great sense of humour, willing to understand the world around them by connecting with humans and showing interest in what they are up to.

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Coromind Editorial – Issue 17, 2024

May 27, 2024 No Comments

I firmly believe that there’s an artist within every soul. You might giggle at the idea, but deep down, I truly believe that everyone can sing, paint and create. Arts knows no bounds, and brushes are not exclusive tools reserved for renowned artists, art students or children. In those childhood days, every clumsy dance move and off-key lullaby was cheered. Why do we suppress our natural creativity as we grow older?

Read More »

Featured Artist Issue 17 – Souzie Speerstra

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Creating art has always been a part of my life; my earliest memories were of drawing.

The other constant throughout my life has been the Coromandel. On my first visit to Hahei, I was bathed in a bucket at the camp; until Dad died, we had a family bach there. Thirteen years ago, my partner Lance and I moved to Whenuakite to be closer to him.

Read More »

Raw Realities – Sharing the unfiltered truths of motherhood

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Becoming a parent is like going through a second puberty. You can know all the theories, but nothing can prepare you for the lived experience. It can unveil things about you that you weren’t aware of. It can test your relationships. And while each overall journey is different to the next, there are many shared moments and feelings between all parents. It can feel like you’ve joined a secret club – particularly when you become a mother. 

Read More »

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Many of us are all too familiar with the game of tossing a coin to decide a choice, question or stake. To the Romans, it was known as ‘Ship or Head’ – a game of choosing between a ship on one side of the coin or the head of the emperor on the other. In German, it’s ‘Kopf oder Zahl’, and the most common in English is ‘Heads or Tails’. One side of the coin usually depicts a ruler’s head and the other side is called ‘tails’, normally numerical, but perhaps it could just logically be that – the opposite end of an animal from its head.

Read More »

Surfing Musical Waves with Flaxxies

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Youth Rebellion and Musical Evolution

The first time I saw Flaxxies playing live, I was impressed by their musicianship, enthusiasm and stage presence.

After that show, we ended up at a cool party and bonded pretty quickly. I’m at least 10 years older than drummer Neo Lee, Eric Goodger lead guitar, Nick Tait rhythm guitar, Chris Manning bass/trumpet, and lead singer Benji Humphries, but they’re old souls with a great sense of humour, willing to understand the world around them by connecting with humans and showing interest in what they are up to.

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