Paper mache clay recipe using non-toxic, natural, and recycled materials
My paper mache recipes have changed over the years, and I usually adjust the ingredients slightly based on what I need for a particular…
Art
Posts about art and making.
Create Custom Content Styles for Claude AI
Part 4—Maintaining your unique voice while working through revisions with Claude AI This is Part 4 in my series on Artists, Writers and AI—my…
Exhibition—Resilience , Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition January 2025Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand I am excited to be part of the upcoming group show Resilience at Quirky Fox! Opening…
A year in review: 2024—let’s not do that again
What on earth just happened? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly When I look back at 2024, I have three distinct impressions: black…
Using Claude AI’s projects for revisions
Artists, Writers and AI, Part 3 This is Part 3 in my series on Artists, Writers and AI—my musings on how artists and writers…
New Stock at The Vault in Wellington, November 2024
New Minu paper mache sculptures are now available via The Vault in Wellington. Bring a touch of magic to your space. Available now :).
Shop Update, September 2024—new paper mache listings
Update 28th October: The two Forest Walkers are now available via The Vault in Wellington. New creations in the shop! Bring a touch of…
Using Claude, the AI Chatbot by Anthropic, as a Line Editor and Critique Group
Artists, Writers and AI, Part 2 Using Claude AI as a Line Editor and Critique Group This is Part 2 in my series on…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 4—Enshittification, dis-enshittification, and silver linings
Cory Doctorow’s 2024 Marshall McLuhan lecture “Seizing the means of computation: a better internet is run by and for the people who use it”…
The Post I Didn’t Write
I’m invoking my one-strike rule. My mind is racing all over the place, and I can’t keep up. I am in despair; I am…
The best of times, the worst of times—Artists, Writers and AI, Part 1
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,…
Minu Freitag’s Crazy-Cute, Joy-Sparking Sprites, by Elizah Leigh
Elizah Leigh, the Curatorial Creativity Connoisseur and Contributing Author at Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, wrote a beautiful article about my work for Quirky Fox. I…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 3—Light on my feet
Time to think and re-set. I feel so much better now, thank you. With my already lighter social footprint*, the rat-race pressure to post…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 2—Thank you, but no.
Thank you for your offer, but no. I quit. The AI revolution is here, and it will not go away … … I still…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 1
So … where do we go from here? Delete Forever. Rinse. Repeat. I spent last weekend deleting hundreds of posts from Instagram and still…
Look inside—The Cloud @ Quirky Fox, Hawera
Take a closer look at my new work included in The Cloud. The theme of the exhibition is a contemplation—if a humorous one—on the…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
Two wall dolls, a section of framed and unframed prints, and a few more little critters are now hanging out at the lovely Studio…
Exhibition—The Cloud, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Solo Exhibition May 2024Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand I am so excited to announce my upcoming solo show The Cloud at Quirky Fox! Join…
Exhibition—Summer Show, Studio Toru, 2023
Group Exhibition December 2023Studio Toru, Eastbourne, New Zealand The annual Summer Show at Studio Toru showcases a mixture of established and emerging contemporary artists.…
Mini Mix & Match, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition November 2023Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand The annual ‘Mini Mix & Match’ exhibition opens Wednesday, Nov 8 and features nearly 90 small…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
This little crew is now hanging out at the lovely Studio Toru, in Eastbourne, New Zealand Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or…
New Stock—Pataka Toi Store, Wellington
New stock is now available at the Pataka Toi Store in Porirua, New Zealand. Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or contact me…
New Stockist—The Vault, Wellington
The Vault in Wellington, New Zealand will stock a selection of minu artwork from September 2023. Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
This little crew is now hanging out at Studio Toru, in Eastbourne, New Zealand Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or contact me…
Exhibition—Figure it out, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition July 2022Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand FIGURE IT OUT – Celebrating 11 Years focuses on sculptures with participating artists including: Alexandra Lukaschewitz,…
Exhibition—Summer Show, Studio Toru
Group Exhibition November 2022Studio Toru, Eastbourne, New Zealand The annual Summer Show at Studio Toru showcases a mixture of established and emerging contemporary artists…
Exhibition—Mini Mix and Match, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition November 2022Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand Mini Mix and Match at Quirky Fox showcases an eclectic mix of over 40 small works—originals,…
Exhibition—Ink, The Collaboration, New Plymouth
Group Exhibition April 2022The Collaboration, New Plymouth, New Zealand A showcase of New Zealand Printmakers.
Collagraph printmaking using Tetra Pak
You might have seen glimpses of a new printmaking series on Instagram, and I thought I tell you a bit more about it. The…
Studio Visit August 2021
Photoshoot in my studio in the hills surrounding the Wellington Harbour.
Acrylics on wood panel, Part 2
Night forest No.1, Session 2 This is the second part. For part one please see Acrylics on wood panel, Part 1. Using glazing techniques…
Acrylics on wood panel, Part 1
Night forest No.1, Session 1 This is the first part. For part two please see Acrylics on wood panel, Part 2. It’s not really…