Crowds at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. More than 40,000 people attended the memorial service in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011. A banner reading, 'Rise up Christchurch' is flying above the crowd.
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Katherine O'Connor adding grout to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2014. Spring is here. Grouting."
A photograph of Kathryn Innes and Katherine O'Connor working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Finishing edges and fine details before grouting."
A photograph of Helen Campbell adding grout to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic while Kathryn Innes looks on.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2014. Spring is here. Grouting."
A photograph of two members of Crack'd for Christchurch in their workshop.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Many discussions about how to proceed - this is far more complicated than anything any of us have done."
A photograph of Jenny Cooper laying out mosaic designs on the floor of Crack'd for Christchurch's workshop.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2013. Some of the motifs designed by Jenny Cooper."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch attaching one of the flower mosaics to their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Jennie Cooper and Jayne White."
A photograph of a dog in the garage where Crack'd for Christchurch are working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Sharon's dog Bennie often spent the day with us."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jennie Cooper, Marie Hudson, Sharon Wilson, and Helen Campbell."
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Sharon Wilson working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Three beautiful ladies: Helen, Flora, and Sharon. Opus almost done!"
A photograph of the partially-completed mosaic on the arm of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Bit by bit the opus goes on."
A photograph of Helen Campbell next to Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-completed armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Bit by bit the opus goes on."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch eating lunch.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "It wasn't hard all the time. From left: Marie Hudson, Kim Dovey, Sharon Wilson, Shirley Walden, and Helen Campbell."
A photograph of the partially-completed mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's almost-finished armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The arm in the foreground is grouted. The rest is not."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's finished armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2014, 5 days before the launch. Flora ready to go and meet Otto."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch polishing the flower mosaics on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jennie Cooper, Helen Campbell, and Jenny Cooper."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch using pieces of broken china to create a mosaic on their ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A mosaicking day over summer...lots of laughter and good food too."
A photograph of Jonathan Hall transferring Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork onto a wooden base in Helen Campbell's garage. The ottoman has been made out of polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete, laid over a steel frame.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "December 2013. Jonathan delivers the footstool to Helen's garage where it will be mosaicked.."
A long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Jennie Cooper working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
Occidental Hotel under renovation in January 2010, before the earthquakes.
A photograph of pieces of china which have been broken and sorted by members of Crack'd for Christchurch.
A photograph of pieces of broken china laid on a mosaic design.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Marie begins the very first flower. It is so difficult and time consuming that we are all in despair. Will this take forever? No-one is getting paid and we all have jobs and lives in some chaos thanks to the earthquakes."
A photograph of Helen Campbell preparing to attach one of the flower mosaics to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mosaic adhesive goes on to the concrete chair (which has been sealed and primed). We also put mosaic adhesive on the back of each flower."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch in their workshop.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Big things are finally happening...this is our first day working in our new workshops. From left: Sharon Wilson, Marie Hudson, Helen Campbell, Jenny Cooper, and Shirley Walden."
A photograph of the crowd at the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Before the speeches. The Green Room is on Colombo Street in the centre of the rebuild, with vacant lots surrounding it. We wanted it to be an oasis of calm and hope for Christchurch people. It is only a temporary site."
A photograph of a workstation in Crack'd for Christchurch's workshop. The workstation includes pieces of broken china, a pair of cutters for breaking up china, a plastic container to hold china pieces, and two mosaic plans. One of the plans has a piece of mesh laid over the top. The other is being used to lay out the mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Marie begins the very first flower. It is so difficult and time consuming that we are all in despair. Will this take forever? No-one is getting paid and we all have jobs and lives in some chaos thanks to the earthquakes."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch attaching one of the flower mosaics to their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mosaic adhesive goes on to the concrete chair (which has been sealed and primed). We also put mosaic adhesive on the back of each flower. From left: Marie Hudson, Helen Campell, and Jennie Cooper."