Craft Aotearoa

On Thursday we launched our new Charitable Trust Craft Aotearoa.    This exciting event was held at the same time as the Kete Exhibition in Wellington.

The crowd attending were excited by the launch and came from all over New Zealand.   The attendance and the people there reinforced the need for a Nation wide Craft organisation.

The Director Jenna-Lea Philpott uses social networks - a blog and a face book page both in the name of Craft Aotearoa to attract considerable support.    I am so proud to be its Chairperson.   craftaotearoa.blogspot.com  

Cultural Capital and what is it?

I have just written a bit about Cultural Capital so go to my http://pennypublisherblog.blogspot.co.nz/

Also go to www.pseconsultancy.com  and look at Cultural Economics page.   

Your own wedding

If you are planning a wedding then you need to think about what you really want as a couple.

Making a check list helps.      Do you want it to be small and private or large and showy, or do you want just a few friends in your front room or in a park.

Beach and Park weddings can be so perfect.     Had you thought of having your wedding against a sunset on the beach.   That can be so beautiful.

Waikanae River Estuary at sunset

 
So if you want to plan a wedding in New Zealand, but particularly in Wellington, Waikanae or the Kapiti Coast give me a ring or email.     penny.eames@paradise.net.nz

Cultural Economics

The Cultural Economics Conference in Kyoto Japan was very stimulating.    I expected the best papers to be about cultural capital and the measurement of this, but found some of the other papers more interesting.     On on the role of Libraries after E books was possibly the best.  

The role of the Library as the third place, the hub of the community, the information sharing place and a political centre for understanding local civics.

My speech is in full on http/:artsaccessinternational.org under the heading of Cultural Economics and also on my www.pseconsultancy.com  website.

If you are looking for a special Marriage Celebrant who will help you create the perfect wedding ceremony for your special occasion, please get in touch with Penny Eames at penny.eames@paradise.net.nz

Penny can work with you and your partner as you design a ceremony that will be about you and your life and your dreams.    She has some templates you can choose from, or you can search the internet and choose your own ceremony.   Some ceremonies have families involved and some are just about your and your partner, Penny has conducted weddings with over 400 guests and also weddings with only the bride, groom and the necessary two witnesses.  

Penny has conducted weddings throughout New Zealand in lots of locations.     Waikanae Beach is perfect for a wedding, but Nga Manu Bird Research is also a special place for a ceremony. 

Some people just want to use there own home, their garden or at a restaurant.   Whatever you choose she can help you make the ceremony fit.

Penny has also conducted weddings with a translator for guests who do not have English as a first language.   These ceremonies are very special.