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Student Success Story: Annegret Fauser

"I realised I was using the wrong medium. Once I shifted to paper, I could do...

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Student Success Story: Donna Towers

"I went from trying to figure it out… to being able to say, comfortably, I’m an...

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Stéphanie Devaux: Where ink meets lace

Sophie Edwards: Mar 13 2026

“What I want to express is emotion and feelings about the text… it’s a space...

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Student Success Story: Carla Vermeend

"I’m not only a photographer anymore - I’m also a mixed media artist.” explains...

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The turning point in an artist’s practice

Angela Truscott: Mar 11 2026

Many artists quietly believe they must have something profound to say before...

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Behind the scenes filming Focus and Flow: Restorative Art

Angela Truscott: Mar 11 2026

“Was I nervous? Oh my, yes! But I was in capable hands. Within hours, Angela,...

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Kazuya Nohara: living in indigo

Jo Wright: Mar 6 2026

“I believe microorganisms are very sensitive to the person who's in the...

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In the Rhythm of Becoming

An exhibition journey where landscape and language meet, where lived experience...

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Shelly Goldsmith: nature, nurture and the unravelling thread

Jo Wright: Feb 27 2026

“I think as an artist, you really have to embrace the unknown and listen to...

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Community Spotlight: Mardi Busby

"Looking back, I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want to create – to draw,...

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The Soft Ontology of Things

This collection brings together fibre sculptures that consider the quiet...

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Student Success Story: Tanja Gawin

"I'm onto my seventh course, and everyone feels like unwrapping a Christmas...

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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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...