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Denise Crolle-Terzaghi - Student Success Story
Denise has lived and breathed creativity all her life. In fact, creativity has been all around her from a very young age thanks to a family filled...
Calligraphy didn’t come into Denise Lach’s life by choice – it chose her. From childhood drawings in her father’s pastry workshop to a lifelong devotion to letters, Denise’s practice has always been shaped by discipline, patience, and play.
This documentary honours the quiet lineage between Denise Lach and Claire Benn, and the deep trust that allows creative work to be carried forward with integrity. From this relationship, TEXTure emerged – an online course that continues Denise’s teaching, shaped and honoured through Claire’s own voice and practice.
By Take Two
Feb 20 2026
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Denise has lived and breathed creativity all her life. In fact, creativity has been all around her from a very young age thanks to a family filled...
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In this episode, Claire Benn joins Deborah White to reflect on handwriting as an expressive, material practice. Working across ink, paper and...
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Student exhibition: TEXTurewith Claire Benn "There is no theme to this exhibition, because the subject matter of Expressive TEXTure is a theme in...
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Artist Claire Benn works in mixed media textiles, raw earth pigments, natural dyes, acrylic paint and thread. Her work is...