A photograph of a class at Oaklands Primary School.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Marie Hudson giving a mosaicking workshop at Oaklands School."
A photograph of a paver sitting on a lawn.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "As a trial we made pavers for the temporary Bus Exchange on St Asaph Street."
A photograph of an earthquake damaged road in Christchurch. Road cones, cracks, and the remants of liquefaction can be seen on the road. There is a queue of traffic along the street.
A photograph of a paver sitting on a lawn.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "As a trial we made pavers for the temporary Bus Exchange on St Asaph Street."
A photograph of Helen Campbell repairing Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.
A large crack runs through the garden of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "A large crack about 15cm wide runs across three sections. Note the movement in the slabs for the garden path".
Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks can be seen in the stonework of the walls and above the columns.
A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. There are also cracks in the wall to the right.
Ground heaving on the faultline from which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive close to the Avon River showing the liquefaction and ground tearing".
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Somebody has pulled apart the broken pavement and placed it in a pile in the middle of a netball court.
Extensive damage caused by liquefaction in Bracken Street, Avonside. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in front of this house. After the earthquake, many people had to dig this silt out of their properties and place it on the road to be collected.
A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hilltop Lane, Mt Pleasant".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kingsford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Liggins Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a room inside a house in Christchurch. Large sections of the plaster have crumbled from the walls, revealing the brick wall underneath.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to road alongside Avon River, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch City.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, 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 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 Jonathan Hall threading a strap under Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork. The artwork has been wrapped in bubble wrap and tied with string and a bow. A sign on the top reads, "To the city of Christchurch."
A photograph of three mosaic pavers sitting on a tiled floor.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "As a trial we made pavers for the temporary Bus Exchange on St Asaph Street."
A photograph of a camera operator filming members of Crack'd for Christchurch as they work on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet. From left: Sharon Wilson, Marie Hudson, and Jennie Cooper."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch sorting through pieces of broken china. Two of the members are using tools to break the china into smaller pieces.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "May 2011. The team has met, made a plan of attack, and are beginning the huge job of breaking up china into useable pieces which can be stored easily. Some of our earliest members can be seen in this photograph (from left: Sharon Wilson, Shirley Walden, Helen Campbell, and Marie Hudson)."
A photograph of an ornamental ceramic handbag with a broken handle.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "This is where it all started, a piece of Katy Gold pottery, broken slightly in the 4 September 2010 earthquake, totally smashed in the 22 February 2011 earthquake."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working in their workshop. A number of mosaics of flowers and leaves have been laid out on the table in front of them. Boxes of broken china are organised on the shelf behind.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Back at the workshop, flower making continues. You can see a table covered with flower motifs, looking amazing. We had to make the flowers at home in the evenings as we all worked during the day. After much trial and error our flower experts (Helen, Sharon, and Jennie) came up with a clever way to attach the tiny pieces to mesh, so they could be transferred to the chair easily. From left: Sharon Wilson, Helen Campbell, and Shirley Walden."
