Tag Archives: Batik

NZ Eccentrics

I first discovered how many eccentrics we have in NZ when I was recording a series of programs for Radio NZ called Drawl and Twang. Each programme profiled a singer who sounded like a dinkum kiwi not like an imitation American.

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A Taste of Batik to Come from Dinah and Tony’s Eccentric Encyclopaedia

I’m currently preparing a book, which includes many of Tony’s and my  batik pictures.  They all feature NZ’s past and present. Some are caricatures. The pix and text are just a taste of what this book will include. Continue reading A Taste of Batik to Come from Dinah and Tony’s Eccentric Encyclopaedia

The Glorious Yachting Voyages of Captain James Cook

Narrative batiks by Dinah Priestley and Tony Burton. Continue reading The Glorious Yachting Voyages of Captain James Cook