Status May 2010

I hope that your winter has treated you well.  Spring should be in full spring, according to the brooch project, and these are your final two weeks with the brooches. Please aim to have them in the mail, travelling back to NZ by June 1st.   The brooches will stay in NZ until December 2010.

It is getting very dark, very early down here and we need some good brooch vibes to brighten the dark winter nights.  We would all love to hear your adventures.

Pene (NZ) -> Jayna (NY)

photo by jon pack
Pene Walsh (NZ) -> Jayna Maleri (NY)

(Note: PS -my apologies we had some rearranging..)
I'm not sure how this happened but I have a photo of Jayna at home (just what is that stuff on the ground under the swing Jayna?)and the brooch, in Gisborne, NZ! Even more thrilling - the very first time I wore it - to work on a Monday morning - there were a couple of old guys in the library - where I work, before opening time, who were putting up a display for the Forest and Bird Society. I'm saying 'greetings' and other polite things and the older of the old guys, says "Did you get that thing off the forest floor?" Laughs to himself. The other old guy comes over for a look and they launch into a discussion about the very type of fungi the brooch is reminiscent of. I let them know how on to it they are , but they just shake their heads. They've seen it all now. Although it seemed irrelevant that the thing is a brooch, an actual wearable thing, their discussion is what is important here. That would be just about the best response ever to a brooch.

Status going into the New Year.

The brooches have been then worn by their NZ owners for the winter and have all been sent back to the Northern hemisphere to begin their winter life there. There were a few lost brooches, two still in transit  and one wearer gone missing or on holiday.  Many NZ co-owners got very creative with their parcels to the north, sending pictures of themselves wearing the brooch, or little gifts from Aotearoa.

I love that Chirs has gone to the trouble to include the picture of Doug in his photo.
It is shaping up to be a lovely exchange.

Chris (NZ) -> Doug (NY)

photo by jon pack

Chris Jones (NZ) -> Doug McEachern (NY)

Lucy (NZ) -> Erin (MI)

photo by Kiti Swannell

Lucy (NZ) -> Erin Reed (MI)

Amy (NZ) -> Kassia (NY)

photo by Kiti Swannell

Amy Blinkhorne (NZ) -> Kassia Walsmith(NY)

Paula (NZ) -> Maggi (NY)

photo by Kiti Swannell



Paula Thornburrow (NZ) -> Maggi Pattillo(NY)

Ilse Marie (NZ) -> Anna (NY)

photo by jon pack

Ilse Marie Erl (NZ) -> Anna King (NY)

Jonathan (NZ) -> Krista (NY)

photo by jon pack

Jonathan (NZ) -> Krista Vossen (NY)

Raewyn (NZ) -> Brenda (NY)

Raewyn Walsh (NZ) -> Brenda Iijima (NY)

Alan (NZ) and Tim (NY)

photo by Kiti Swannell

photo by Jon Pack

Alan Preston (NZ) -> Tim Peterson (NY)

Gillian (NZ) -> Julie(NY)

photo by Kiti Swannell

Gillian Deery (NZ) -> Julie Shavers (NY)

Sophie (NZ) -> Margaret (NY)

photo by Kiti Swannell

photo by Jon Pack

Sophie Kaiser(NZ) ->Margaret Chabowski (NY)

More NZ auction photos

the fabulous Nick Boyes...

thank you to Kiti for the fabulous pictures

NZ brooch distribution time

I would like to congratulate the auction winners. Their bravery and gumption was fantastic. it is now time to give you your winnings.

Southern Hemisphere distribution details:

There is a live auction at Unitec, Building 1 in the Library Foyer (follow the signs from Gate 1) on Monday 17 at 5:30 for a 6:30 start.

Many of you are already planning on being there, so I thought that would be a great place to distribute brooches.

You will be receiving:

Your brooch,
a silver pin,
and the details for your contact in the Northern hemisphere.

Wear your brooch to your heart’s content until the middle of October at which point we will meet up and send the brooches on their merry way.

I encourage you to add comments to this blog so we can all follow along.