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Sunday at Ngakinga was all about the wai. As we create the space we need to build in systems to water during the hot months. We lay old garden hoses through the mulch, they will be pierced so the wai will flow when we need it to. We meet some more neighbours. Lola, an elderly Russian woman who grew up near the north-eastern Russia-China border, told us about using woad to dye her eyebrows as a young woman. Woad, (Isatis tinctoria, or dyer’s woad) is native to steppe and deser

Ngakinga: day 1 A big day at Ngakinga today. Char and I spread 20 meters of mulch over the land like a blanket. The first act of care. Drawing with pink dazzle, we decorated her with pathways to invite you in and entangle you, while children skipped through naming their favorite colours. Incredible images and drone footage by Petra Leary @petraleary @uruwhakaaro #inhabit #ngakinga #taiao #socialsculpture #naturaldye #motheringassocialpractice #motherhood #motherartist