Something Fishy at Nelson’s Provincial Museum
top of page
Coddiwomple:
verb /kod’ ә wom pәl/
To travel purposefully towards a vague destination.
Search
Thanks to Debbie-Daniell Smith J (Arts and Heritage Adviser) and Jo Martin (Environmental Education Adviser) and many others Velvet was...
Chica Jo
- Apr 25, 2012
- 1 min
Our Cat at Patagonia’s Earth Fest!
Patagonia community members say “for bringing the Jaguar Tapestry to its home range in Patagonia!” Thanks to Yosef Funke and Carolyn...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Apr 18, 2012
- 2 min
VELVET IS OVER 100 METRES!
Talk about a taniwha! Thanks to D.O.C.-Te papa Atawhai Ranger, Trudi Ngawhare, Tairawhiti Enviroschools with DOC in Gisborne, and lots...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Apr 12, 2012
- 1 min
From Patagonia to Patagonia…..
Last week some Patagonia, AZ first and second graders pondered how the current range of the jaguar is from Patagonia the country, near...
3 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Apr 2, 2012
- 2 min
Return to the Wild West Coast!
Kim McPherson, the energetic and super-busy manager of Hokitika’s National Kiwi Centre, “What a day that was when I drove back up to...
1 view0 comments
Chica Jo
- Apr 2, 2012
- 1 min
From the Deep South…
Here are the thoughtful words Patricia Hoffmann, Living Streams Project Manager & Environmental Education Officer, shared about Velvet’s...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Mar 22, 2012
- 1 min
Our Eel Swims to Auckland’s Zoo!
Yes, our Travelling Tuna Tapestry found her way to the big city and was welcomed there by the Auckland Zoo before heading off to the...
4 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Mar 21, 2012
- 1 min
Eel Runs Triathlon!
Well, Velvet wasn’t actually in the race but she was excitedly paraded along the Waihopai River at the start of Environment Southland’s...
4 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Mar 20, 2012
- 1 min
Velvet Stretches Around Whangerei Town Basin
Thanks to the great organizing skills and creative ideas of Kim Jones, the National Coordinator for the Whitebait Connection, Velvet...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Jan 8, 2012
- 2 min
175 Foot Giant Jaguar Seen on A-Mountain Today!!!
With the help over 50 friends, neighbors, and volunteers WE DID IT! We carried the jaguar and all its glorious biodiversity up and down...
3 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Jan 5, 2012
- 1 min
A Panel for the Underfrogs!
I was speechless today when the Fed-Ex guy arrived with a new Sewing Spots Together panel freshly made over the holidays by Nathalie Aall...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Jan 5, 2012
- 1 min
“Hey mom, if a jaguar and an allosaurus got into a fight, who would win”?
The Tucson Children’s Museum not only displayed Sewing Spots Together last week, but the young visitors created a whole new panel for the...
3 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Jan 2, 2012
- 2 min
Our Jaguar Joins Beyond-Tucson
From the Beyond-Tucson website: “The tragic shooting events of January 8, 2011 shook our Tucson community, affecting each of us deeply....
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Dec 28, 2011
- 1 min
New Zealand’s National Aquarium Hosts Our Eel!
Velvet is currently on display at the National Aquarium in Napier. How cool to go see our handmade tuna, as well as the real live...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Dec 27, 2011
- 1 min
Velvet Swims to Hawke’s Bay
Thanks to the flexibility and patience of Gabriela Gomez Fell and others in Hawke’s Bay Velvet was enjoyed by many, including visitors to...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Dec 16, 2011
- 1 min
Tuna in Wellington!
Due to all the busy-ness here in the desert with the growing jaguar tapestry, one would think that with regards to the dear eels that a...
3 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Nov 15, 2011
- 1 min
Velvet’s Pak-n-Save Swim to Featherston’s Community Centre
An excerpt from Featherston Community Centre’s November Newsletter: “Greetings from the Featherston Community Centre! VELVET: the...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Nov 14, 2011
- 1 min
Nathalie Aall’s Rainforest Reality
Nathalie Aall, who recently received her masters in biological sciences (with a focus on herpetology) from West Virginia’s Marshall...
2 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Nov 13, 2011
- 1 min
Jaguar Spotted in Tucson Mountains!
Ok, it’s a jaguar made by of old clothes and scrap fabric, but it’s a beauty… and it’s growing every day! I hope you’ll join me and...
3 views0 comments
Chica Jo
- Oct 29, 2011
- 1 min
Details of Jaguar Head and Tail…
I thought it would be sweet to share some of the little details of biodiversity within the jaguar’s home range (from the Amazon to...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page