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Letters are my friends - Denise Lach

In this Take Two short documentary, Denise reflects on the years of practice...

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Julian Jamaal Jones: Expressive authenticity

Angela Truscott: Feb 20 2026

“Any colours can go together. What matters is placement, intention, and trust....

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Student Success Story: Liz May

“I’ve now got that confidence to go out as an artist and show my work where I’m...

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Beyond Technique – Tier Two

Tier Two offered participants focused small group mentorship. These works...

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Student Success Story: Lucy Dundon

"The biggest change was learning to think like an artist - not just a maker,"...

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Student Success Story: Melinda West

"If my art nourishes me, it will likely nourish others," says Melinda West.

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Nicole Nehrig: the layered power of making

Jo Wright: Feb 13 2026

“If you envision something, you can make it a reality,” says Nicole Nehrig,”...

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Casey Engel: Evidence of the hand

Angela Truscott: Feb 6 2026

Casey chases the “magnificent wobble” that only handwork can hold. “What it...

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Emergence

Through shifting light, layered surfaces, and changing perspectives, these...

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A “brand” new chapter for Take Two

Jo Wright: Jan 30 2026

"This rebrand isn’t about becoming something else. It’s about becoming more...

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Claire Benn: when handwriting becomes texture

Deborah White: Jan 30 2026

"Once you realise that text is simply a mark, you’re free to go anywhere you...

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Transformation

Drawing on layered techniques and personal reflection, these works explore the...

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Angela Truscott: a new Take Two chapter

Jo Wright: Jan 23 2026

"You can teach skills anywhere - but belonging changes everything", says Angela...

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Student Success Story: Karen Harmon

"I let go of that idea that I have to be something specific to be considered an...

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From the archives: Bryony Rose Jennings

Angela Truscott: Jan 13 2026

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

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Student success story: Tammy Murdock

"I needed something new but I didn't know that embroidery was what I needed. So...

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Student Success Story: Susanne Lange

“Even though I’m still at the beginning, I feel this type of creative design...

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

Angela Truscott: Dec 31 2025

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

Angela Truscott: Dec 31 2025

Ukrainian artist Olga Radionova transforms wood, metal and textiles into...

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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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Outer Sensing, Inner Seeing

These works emerge from close sensory observation of place shaped by a joyful...

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From the archives: Sandra Meech stitches landscapes

Angela Truscott: Dec 16 2025

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

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Gathered Strands

This exhibition celebrates the beginnings of each student stepping into a...

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From the archives: Sally Hirst turns memory into material

Tara Axford: Dec 9 2025

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

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Uncharted

Challenging convention and stepping beyond traditional formats, these works...

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Lissy and Rudi are crocheting joy

Fleur Woods: Dec 2 2025

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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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 creates soft textures with strong messages

Jo Wright: Nov 25 2025

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

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Moving Memories

Inspired by meaningful objects and the memories they hold, these works reflect...

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Dana Falcini sculpts the cycle of life

Tara Axford: Nov 18 2025

I realised the work was more mature than I was, and that I needed to grow up...

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Coulter Fussell on quilts and play

Jo Wright: Nov 11 2025

I don’t have to make connections – I know they’re already there. I’m just...

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Jacki Barklie on resisting perfection

Angela Truscott: Nov 5 2025

If you don't take risks, you don’t find those exciting bits. I tear the fabric,...

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Community Spotlight: K.C. Chilton

We’re back with a Community Spotlight and this month it’s shining on artist and...

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Helen Geglio and the quiet strength of cloth

Angela Truscott: Oct 28 2025

A mind map can be described as thinking made visible by pulling a threaded...

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Carlie Trosclair casts time and place

Nicola Rough: Oct 21 2025

My job is to foster wonder and curiosity in my own life – and if I can walk...

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Seasonal Abstraction

Inspired by seasonal ingredients and sensory experience, these abstract works...

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Tina Marais is starting a Soft Revolution

Deborah White: Oct 14 2025

You don’t need to use the materials I’m using – the invitation is to find what...

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Traces

Working with earth pigments and cloth, these pieces explore the subtle and...

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From the archives: Layered histories with Rebecca Crowell

Angela Truscott: Oct 7 2025

You keep building these layers, and then you scrape them back. The earlier...