Brickell Brac Archives

Later now and the flame from the Rollo chimney is coming straight after a mysterious right side smokiness. The chickens are hatching and running loose in there. The Brickell Band kicks in like a potato grater on your soul, but settles into something resembling a real band...

Day 1: Thursday. A chicken dance AI agenda. Can you identify any risks? Let’s go build something with a nail gun. A giant chicken? A barricade? A raft? The palpable relief that comes with purpose. Holly is nailing it. The clouds move in all directions. A bit like us...

Morning. From the window of the Piccolo, I see smoke rising from the chimney down below. A trolley full of wood, a cup of tea. 100 degrees. 200. ...

Aviary toilet experience Rain Lightning Cosy in the back Steve goes through male menopause Outdoor pooping  Sausages And half a dozen fridges I’l...

aka Bracanaki 28 - 31 May 2023 Saturday 27 May  One more sleep til Bracanaki.  Paul is at home in New Plymouth where a crew of Brickell Bitches w...

  Blind faith The day before. Here we are at Karl & Lisa’s. Paul has arrived and Riyah & Callum. Some not knowing what we’re doing while Ka...

I remember sitting by the Rollo under the Happily Ever After sign talking with Riccardo about glazes, his knowledge and enthusiasm, a recipe.  I r...

This adventure began on Thursday the 5th of January, 6.37am. Civil defence put out a storm and rain warning, perfect conditions for picking up Bri...

Simon, I’ve been thinking about the ongoing relevance of the term Brickell Brac. Visitors to Driving Creek would often tell Barry Brickell that hi...

We’re sitting around the 1st & favoured table in the courtyard after a swim to the pontoon at high tide. We swam out there with a beer in...

Dig clay out of the bank at Driving Creek. Add brickells. Put clay through pug mill to make it super fine. Bag it up and transport it to Whangar...

Monday 19.9.2022 The sky is white and the clay is too wet. 3pm. We have Karl, Paul, Frederick, Kalou and Simon Bowerbank. Still waiting for Laurie...