9am-late Saturday 17th May 2025 & 9am-5pm Sunday 18th May 2025Ambury Park Centre, 66 Wellesley Road, Mangere Bridge, Auckland 2022 To Book Click HereNEW CLOSING DATE: EXTENDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 11.59pm Friday 10th May 2025 Martial related Arts & Sciences Classes will be running throughout the event. Currently on offer: Patterning gambesons; Create …
CategoryEx nihilo (from nothing) EntrantLihua Li EntryBamboo Sewing Needle circa. Son Dynasty (960-1279) Sewing needles have been used for centuries – archeologists have determined that humans have been crafting garments for roughly 40 000 years; with early sewing needles being discovered and dated to 20 000 years ago (https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/fashion-history-sewing-needles/) In …
CategoryTerra incognita (unknown ground). EntrantLihua Li Entry Candle Clock based on a description of a 520AD poem by Chinese scholar You Jiangu. Although the origins of the “Candle Clock” are unknown, the earliest mention of such clocks was in a Chinese poem by You Jiangu (520AD). While I was unable to …
CategoryVerba volant, sed scripta manent (spoken words fly away, written words remain). EntrantLihua Li EntryChinese Ink on Calico A Chinese ink painting inspired by Chinese art from the Song Dynasty (1160-1225) which depicts both figures, landscape and written word (usually in the form of songs or poems). Media used: Calico …
CategoryActa non verba (deeds not words)Finish a project you’ve been telling yourself you’d get around to EntrantMelissa Wijffels EntryHandspun, Handwoven Cloth This project has been in paused several times, and I kept telling myself I would finish it, and for this challenge, I finally have! Early medieval textiles in the …