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mageau
Jun 5, 20186 min read
Talking with Ema Tavola
A conversation between Julia Mage’au Gray and Ema Tavola Papatoetoe, Auckland (January 2018) penned by Ema Tavola. - originally published...
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May 30, 20174 min read
‘Traditional Tattoo and World Culture Festival, 2017'
My time at the ‘Traditional Tattoo and World Culture Festival’ in Mallorca was an eye opener for me into the ‘tattoo world’. My world of...
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Jan 29, 20175 min read
I Like It, I Want It, I'll Take It.
In 2015, The Contemporary Pacific Arts Festival had flown me (Julia) to Melbourne to tatu (tattoo) and represent our Tep Tok movement....
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Jan 27, 20172 min read
“From Old to New Old, That's How We Go Forward...”
Travelling to and from my birthplace and the country that birthed my passion to express my cultural identity, I have, as a trained...
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