Cath Sheard Art

Tag: learning

  • I finally did it!

    I have tried to learn Te Reo a few times over the years and, although I picked up a few words, I never managed to learn much or pass the course. One provider even said “I needed a more basic course” and it was their beginner level one! Hmmm. I don’t have an ear for language and suspect it’s tied to my utter lack of musicality.

    This time I enrolled in the Te Waananga o Aotearoa Papa Reo course, with has books, audio and a wonderful local Kaitiaki to support me. One year on … I have passed the course. 

    Am I proficient? Heck no. But I can introduce myself, ask & answer basic questions and so on. Now that the course is complete, I’m going to go back to book one and start again, learning all the extra words I didn’t have time for initially. I highly recommend the course; the structure is good, and the support makes it so much more achievable.

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  • Practicing some new techniques

    I’ve been inspired by Dina Wakley’s art lately and have been working through her tutorials in Somerset Workshop magazine. I enjoy the way she uses layers in her work, her handmade stencils, and the cheery colours. I’ve made these three 6×6″ canvases to brighten up my work space. Now I need to start incorporating her techniques into my own art practice so it becomes part of what I do, not a copy of her style. I really like that finding her blog, then an article or two in Somerset magazines, has given me some more tools and techniques to use.