The Fisherman Who Found Art in Wood
August 5, 2026
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Ivan Anderson is a quiet artist and craftsman more comfortable with his chainsaw than promoting his work.
Ivan Anderson is a quiet artist and craftsman more comfortable with his chainsaw than promoting his work.
Johan found pleasure in small cruelties. While other boys played sports, he stalked the corners of the family property – the crumbling shed, the overgrown garden, the dusty basement – looking for spiders.
I had to apply for three separate visas allowing me to live and work in NZ.
“Tyranny naturally arises from democracy.” These are the words of Greek philosopher Plato around 2,400 years ago. It begs the question: Why do we elect idiot leaders?
There is a specific kind of madness that belongs solely to the Coromandel Peninsula. It is the quiet, stubborn determination to look at a rugged, clear-felled hillside of raw clay and see a thriving native forest.
Ivan Anderson is a quiet artist and craftsman more comfortable with his chainsaw than promoting his work.
Johan found pleasure in small cruelties. While other boys played sports, he stalked the corners of the family property – the crumbling shed, the overgrown garden, the dusty basement – looking for spiders.
I had to apply for three separate visas allowing me to live and work in NZ.
“Tyranny naturally arises from democracy.” These are the words of Greek philosopher Plato around 2,400 years ago. It begs the question: Why do we elect idiot leaders?
There is a specific kind of madness that belongs solely to the Coromandel Peninsula. It is the quiet, stubborn determination to look at a rugged, clear-felled hillside of raw clay and see a thriving native forest.
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