100 Strangers: Stranger 23

Stranger Number 23: This is Baly from Auckland, a Graphic Design and Illustration student at Massey University, and Mothla from Hamilton, also a university student studying Law, Politics, and French.

The original thread for my 100 Strangers is buried in the archives here. If you want to read my Strangers' full descriptions in more detail you can check my 100 Strangers set on flickr, and you can also see alternate pictures of them in my 100 Strangers Alternates set.

Fire Poi

Summer brings warmth to Wellington, and with it comes those who play with fire. Fire Artists...jugglers, staffs, poi, chains, etc. Every Tuesday night Frank Kitts Park and the lagoon light up, with fire spitting from spinning and twisting metal. Don't forget to bring your bag of marshmallows!

Fire Poi, basically a metal handle and chain with a ball and wick on the end. Sometimes the ball has extra material stuffed in it to soak up more flammble liquid like kerosene or paraffin. I believe it actually originated from the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. The word poi meaning "ball".

This is my version of Harry Potter getting his fire poi on. Harry Potter And The Poi Of Fire. In theatres next month.