Video: Art Heals All
https://youtu.be/SOWdSTa4C1w This video is made with the support of NZ on Air Public Interest Journalism Fund. Fiona Hayward has loved art most of her life. In recent years, that life has thrown a number of challenges at her, many which would seem insurmountable to most. Few people go into hospice care with stage four cancer and find a happy ending to their tale. But when she has felt at her lowest, her talent and her passion for painting and other creative outlets have played a crucial part in helping her heal - both physically and mentally. Hayward shared her courageous and extraordinary journey as part of The Big Idea's video series - and detailed how she found her creative path. Art class at high school was enjoyable and in 1979, I stopped creatin
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Video: Continuity of Creativity
https://youtu.be/rRBThFy5QEY This video is made with the support of NZ on Air Public Interest Journalism Fund. David McCracken has forged himself a strong reputation as an artist - quite literally. A noted fabricating sculptor, the Tāmaki Makaurau-based creative works in steel with large-scale metal sculptures, with his work enjoyed in public art displays around the country. But like many fellow successful contemporaries, it hasn't exactly been a cash cow. "I wouldn't recommend it for anyone thinking it's going to be a quick buck," McCracken quips dryly when interviewed for The Big Idea's video series. "It's been years - decades - of application and decades of financial insecurity. I've produced so much work, most of which ended up in the scrap heap
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