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Coddiwomple:
verb /kod’ ә wom pәl/
To travel purposefully towards a vague destination.
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Chica Jo
Jul 20, 20204 min read
A Mystery at Isla Carmen
This is my pinked-up illustration of the mysterious object found on a rocky beach. It is a leathery, warm-black, spiral form with an...
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Chica Jo
Jul 9, 20203 min read
The Cardón Cactus and Factual Beauty
(above) Cardón trunk essentialist drawing, Chica Jo 2020 I’ve come to regard the cardón, or elephant cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) of...
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Chica Jo
Jun 30, 20205 min read
Surreal Symbiosis
As a kid, heck, even now, my go-to nature fantasy was to live in surreal symbiosis with other species. Perhaps I was inspired by that...
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Chica Jo
Apr 25, 20203 min read
Cortez Triplefin & Abundance
Have you ever considered your relationship to abundance in nature? Asked yourself why you seek it out? Why is it we drive out of our way...
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Chica Jo
May 19, 20141 min read
Velvet Still Travelling!
The Tuna Tapestry is STILL getting around New Zealand…amazing! Here she is being viewed at the recent EcoWest Festival at Auckland’s...
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Chica Jo
Apr 20, 20131 min read
Our Taniwha Tuna at Parliament
It was a wild, rainy, cold, and windy day in Wellington…… just perfect for eels, but not so for the average person planning to protest...
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Chica Jo
Mar 4, 20131 min read
Celebrating Tuna Roa on Waiheke Island!
Today for National Children’s Day and Sea Week Tanya Batt and other Waiheke folks celebrated their native long finned eel/tuna through...
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Chica Jo
Mar 3, 20131 min read
Jaguar at the Border Wall!!!
What an inspiring and invigorating day we had this past Thursday when John Davis, on his Trek West journey met Sewing Spots Together in...
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Chica Jo
Feb 18, 20131 min read
Waiheke & Wananga Folks Jump In!
Just as we realized that Velvet had grown too big to be hung in her entirety at Te Papa this month, we got a shout from environmental...
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Chica Jo
Dec 12, 20122 min read
Some Mysterious Sightings of our Eel!
Velvet has been rumored to have made two appearances for which we have no photos available. Many of you know The Jester House in the...
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Chica Jo
Dec 12, 20121 min read
Velvet’s Last Stop on the South Island!
While most of “Velvet: The Travelling Tuna Tapestry” is resting and being mended by loving hands at her home lake of Rotoiti before she...
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Chica Jo
Oct 12, 20121 min read
KCC in South Canterbury Reveal their Lively Addition
Notice the leaf-like leptocephalli? Love those baby eels! Thanks to Justine Carson-Isles and many others who help with Forest & Bird’s...
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Chica Jo
Aug 29, 20121 min read
South Canterbury KCC Sews for the Tuna!
Win Parks, the Coordinator for South Canterbury branch of Kiwi Conservation Club has some news as well as some photos to share. With the...
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Chica Jo
Aug 28, 20121 min read
Donna Palmer’s Students Take Action!
“Room 6, Te Awamutu Intermediate, went on a class trip to see the ‘We Love Eels’ exhibition at Te Awamutu Museum. The students were moved...
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Chica Jo
Aug 20, 20121 min read
Nelson’ Ecofest Welcomes Velvet!
Gillian Pollock, who was in charge of Forest & Bird’s presence at Nelson’s Ecofest this August, has just reported that a huge longfin eel...
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Chica Jo
Aug 3, 20121 min read
Our Tuna Swims into the International Science Festival!
Also, Channel 9 interviewed Jenny Nielson about Velvet’s part in the International Science Festival. Check it...
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Chica Jo
Jun 10, 20121 min read
Kaikoura Kids Jump In!
Sweet-as! Love that koura K! Thanks for joining in to the Tuna Tapestry! Great work.
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Chica Jo
Jun 10, 20121 min read
Grey Star Shines with Tuna Article
Kia ora fellow Tuna lovers. My friend Kim McPherson in Hokitika just sent this along to share: Grey Star June 7, 2012 ...
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Chica Jo
Jun 9, 20121 min read
Kids First Lincoln Tote Taniwha Tuna for Community to See!
…And here is what KidsFirst Linclon kindergarten teacher,Jeanne Williams, had to share about her kids’ taking leading roles as kaitiaka...
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Chica Jo
Jun 9, 20121 min read
Tales of Canterbury and Beyond…
Our dear travelling tuna has been so busy we can’t even keep up with her as she is getting around all over on the South Island. Thanks...
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