Melanie Tahata
@melanie-tahata.bsky.social
Ngati Uepohatu, Ngati Rangiwaho x
Toi Māori, printmaker....learning to weave. 50+yo wahine Māori, LGBTQi+, GOTH AS FARK solo māmā with son and 2 cats 🐈⬛🖤💯💣🐈⬛🤩
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Toi Māori, printmaker....learning to weave. 50+yo wahine Māori, LGBTQi+, GOTH AS FARK solo māmā with son and 2 cats 🐈⬛🖤💯💣🐈⬛🤩
*Media or anyone else may not use my content without my explicit permission*
Finished my papa and presented it to the weaving class tonight. Wip pic.
May 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Finished my papa and presented it to the weaving class tonight. Wip pic.
Talked to my bb tonight. I'm on cloud Hineteiwaiwa x9
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Talked to my bb tonight. I'm on cloud Hineteiwaiwa x9
Happy May Day, it's All Hallows here
Traditionally #Beltane, an ancient celebration at the start of May, began when the Hawthorn, the May, blossomed and was associated with fertility. "May Blossom" by painter Alice Robertson #WomensArt #May1st
May 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Happy May Day, it's All Hallows here
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42 YEARS AGO TODAY on April 30, 1983, "Beat It" by Michael Jackson reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
April 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
42 YEARS AGO TODAY on April 30, 1983, "Beat It" by Michael Jackson reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Favianna Rodriguez, US artist & activist with Latina,Afro-Peruvian roots, known for her social justice posters #womensart #Monday
April 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Favianna Rodriguez, US artist & activist with Latina,Afro-Peruvian roots, known for her social justice posters #womensart #Monday
In bed before 8pm. Woohoo middle age!
April 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In bed before 8pm. Woohoo middle age!
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Iggy Pop released 'New Values' 46 years ago on April 20, 1979 | Listen to the album + discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/IggyPopPoll
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Iggy Pop released 'New Values' 46 years ago on April 20, 1979 | Listen to the album + discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/IggyPopPoll
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1830 sampler sewn by a young woman servant, UK, Elizabeth Parker recounting the abuse she suffered, indicating the vulnerability of young working-class women employed in households far from their families, and the power of needlework as a form of women’s expression #womensart
April 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
1830 sampler sewn by a young woman servant, UK, Elizabeth Parker recounting the abuse she suffered, indicating the vulnerability of young working-class women employed in households far from their families, and the power of needlework as a form of women’s expression #womensart
Autumn bees being bzz-ay
April 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Autumn bees being bzz-ay
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Happy 35th Anniversary to Fugazi’s debut album ‘Repeater’ originally released April 19, 1990 | Listen to the album: album.ink/FugaziRptr
Celebrating 35 Years of Fugazi’s Debut Album ‘Repeater’ (1990)
Fugazi’s debut album ‘Repeater’ was originally released on April 19, 1990.
album.ink
April 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy 35th Anniversary to Fugazi’s debut album ‘Repeater’ originally released April 19, 1990 | Listen to the album: album.ink/FugaziRptr
Did some printmaking today. Overlaying Toyo offset inks over the top of acrylic and enamel paints. It was fun but got tired and went home. #art #wip #printmaking
April 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Did some printmaking today. Overlaying Toyo offset inks over the top of acrylic and enamel paints. It was fun but got tired and went home. #art #wip #printmaking
Also it's Autumn so not into the Eostre shit either. Southern Hemisphere 4 life
Autumn GIF
ALT: Autumn GIF
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April 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Also it's Autumn so not into the Eostre shit either. Southern Hemisphere 4 life
Haven't done any Easter eggs this year, i did have a hot Cross bun on Thursday. Drank too much and freaked out about work and cost of living crisis. Much like everyone else's Easter?
April 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Haven't done any Easter eggs this year, i did have a hot Cross bun on Thursday. Drank too much and freaked out about work and cost of living crisis. Much like everyone else's Easter?
The best fucking thing in my life will always be
April 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The best fucking thing in my life will always be
So, looks like this is gonna be empty skies for a bit aye.
April 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
So, looks like this is gonna be empty skies for a bit aye.
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A powerful and diverse array of portraits has been shortlisted for the 2025 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award.
Diverse range of finalists announced for Tuheitia Portraiture Award
A powerful and diverse array of portraits has been shortlisted for the 2025 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award.
www.teaonews.co.nz
April 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
A powerful and diverse array of portraits has been shortlisted for the 2025 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award.
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Respected artist and political activist Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Konohi, and Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare) died on Friday, surrounded by her whānau.
Respected artist and political activist Robyn Kahukiwa dies, aged 87
Respected artist and political activist Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Konohi, and Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare) died on Friday, surrounded by her whānau.
www.teaonews.co.nz
April 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Respected artist and political activist Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Konohi, and Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare) died on Friday, surrounded by her whānau.
Noho was fkn awesome 😎👍🏾
April 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Noho was fkn awesome 😎👍🏾
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If the Trump regime can disappear a NZ citizen into a no-backsies hellhole jail in a third country for visiting the USA legally for business or to visit family or see the sites, the USA is no longer safe to visit and the NZ govt should issue a travel warning saying so
So should every other country
So should every other country
April 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If the Trump regime can disappear a NZ citizen into a no-backsies hellhole jail in a third country for visiting the USA legally for business or to visit family or see the sites, the USA is no longer safe to visit and the NZ govt should issue a travel warning saying so
So should every other country
So should every other country
This. Does anyone use discord or is that a waste of time unless u r gamerr
April 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This. Does anyone use discord or is that a waste of time unless u r gamerr
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Mr. Tidy Paws! By Frances Clarke Sayers with art by Zhenya Gay, 1935.
April 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Mr. Tidy Paws! By Frances Clarke Sayers with art by Zhenya Gay, 1935.
Kia ora ra...looks like I'm moving over here.
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Kia ora ra...looks like I'm moving over here.