Ashburton Courier: May 12, 2022
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24 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Living the good life in an Earthship<br />
From Page 1<br />
Above,Dawn Kirtlan outside her Earthshiphome.Right, Dawn in<br />
her kitchen. Below Dawnand Lance tend the plants in their<br />
greenhouse on the west side of the building. Below right, Lance<br />
stokesthe pizza oven that heats their water.<br />
PHOTOS DANIELTOBIN<br />
Creative cartoon class<br />
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Cartoonist Brent Harpur with Hinds School pupils, from left, Jacob AppletonDay, Peter<br />
Baptistella, Sofia CorreaInacio, Sophie Sheppard and Gabrielle Reeves with the balloon faces;<br />
the beginning of their cartoon learnings.<br />
PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />
Balloon faces of all colours recently lit up<br />
the classroomofYear3and 4pupils at Hinds<br />
School.<br />
The pupils were learningthe artofcartoon<br />
drawing by Brent Harpur,who was visiting<br />
the schoolfor classroom workshops<br />
sessions.<br />
Legally blind, Mr Harpur, ofOamaru,has<br />
been workingasacartoonist formorethan<br />
30 years. He has worked in NewZealand,as<br />
well as Australia, theUnited States and<br />
South America.<br />
He has astudio/shop in theheritage<br />
precinct in Oamaru butspent three daysat<br />
the school teaching workshops to pupils<br />
across the ages.<br />
During his workshops he taught the<br />
children about 2D drawing, including facial<br />
features and howtodraw cartoon animals.<br />
Thenusingthe balloonstaughtabout 3D<br />
drawing,and positioning of facial features<br />
suchasears, eyesand noses whenthe head<br />
turns.<br />
There was alsoasectiononsimpleclay<br />
characters.<br />
Mr Harpur wasalsogoing to help identify<br />
pupils to helphim design amural for the<br />
school, whichwas anexciting future project.
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