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by Take Two

Articles, artist interviews, and student stories - offering insight into creative practice, process, and possibility.

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From the archives: Bryony Rose Jennings

You’re just trying to help them realise who they want to become. It sounds...

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A Day in Indigo: Traditional Japanese Dyeing at AIWAYU, Gifu

At AIWAYU, indigo isn’t a product but a living collaboration – a vat alive with...

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From the archives: Olga Radionova sculpts softness and strength

A powerful interview with Ukranian artist Olga Radionova about her sculptural works exploring themes of strength, vulnerability and rebirth.

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Dorothy Caldwell and Claire Benn Friday Feature Artists

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From the archives: Dorothy Caldwell and Claire Benn respond to land in textile

We're on the planet only once – we might as well get a feel for the place. –...

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Sensing Place – Student Exhibition 2025

The artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham believed that her perception of nature...

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From the archives: Sandra Meech stitches landscapes

Every time I see my feet in a photo, I’m transported back to that moment in...

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Form to Freedom - Student Exhibition 2025

“Gathered Strands” celebrates the beginnings of each student stepping into a...

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Sally Hirst - Friday Feature Artist

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From the archives: Sally Hirst turns memory into material

I want to maintain this place of not knowing for as long as possible. If I know...

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Uncharted - online student exhibition

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Unbound - Artist's books - Student Exhibition 2025

As I contemplated a theme for this exhibition for students of Unbound, I was...

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Lissy and Rudi Cole - Friday Feature Artist

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Lissy and Rudi are crocheting joy

We knew from day one that this whare would tour the world and have an impact....

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The Canary & the Parrot - Nicky Ilsley’s solo exhibition

For textile and mixed media artist Nicky Ilsley, the past three years have been...

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Simone Elizabeth Saunders - Friday Feature Artist

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Simone Elizabeth Saunders creates soft textures with strong messages

Textiles are so soft and tactile, and yet I love that duality – that they can...

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