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Ellie Burkett: A passion for paper

British-born artist Ellie Burkett travelled to Japan to explore her fascination...

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Community Spotlight: Annette Holtkamp

We love shining a spotlight on our students and this month (February 2025)...

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Embroidered landscapes: The art of Kate Tarling

Through her textile artwork, British textile artist Kate Tarling stitches not...

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Finding delight with Lissa Hunter

Angela Truscott: Feb 21 2025

My father was a magician. That sense of relationship to the world is part of my...

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Order, Disorder, Reorder

Through experimentation, uncertainty, and careful reworking, these artists move...

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Unmasking Identity with Katie Green

Nicola Rough: Feb 12 2025

The masks are gritty, visceral, and truth-telling, and they ask the public to...

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Denise Crolle-Terzaghi - Student Success Story

French writer and artist Denise Crolle-Terzaghi, found that Poetry & Place, The...

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Capturing Moments

Exploring the space between photography and mixed media, these works capture...

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Seasons.

Through stitched painting and mixed media embroidery, these works explore the...

From Elements to Archetypes

Exploring the elements of design and the archetypal structures of composition,...

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Stitching nature into existence with Amanda Cobbett

Angela Truscott: Feb 4 2025

The sound of the sewing machine is the soundtrack to my life. My stitching is...

Friday Feature Artists, an introduction

Angela Truscott: Jan 29 2025

After sharing over 150 Friday Feature Artist interviews with you over YouTube,...

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Matthew Harris: Chance and Constraint

Textile artist Matthew Harris lets a roll of the dice dictate his artistic...

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In Retrospect

These works reflect thoughtful visual enquiry into memory, meaning, and...

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Beyond Technique with Claire Benn

As an artist, technique will only get you so far. Claire Benn explains the...

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Community Spotlight - Ann Mechelink

We're shining the spotlight on Take Two community member and textile artist Ann...

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Art vs. Craft – Insights from Claire Benn

The debate between art and craft has long been a topic of discussion among...

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Student Success Story: Megan Edwards

For artist Megan Edwards our online art course Poetry & Place with Eva Kalien...

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Kerri Hollingsworth: The Intuitive Artist

Kerri is a visionary who crafts sculptural textile art designed to be touched,...

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Community Spotlight - Kim Carson Whitt

We love shining a spotlight on our students and this month it’s Kim Whitt.

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Sally Blake: Stories Within Nature

From nurse to visual artist, Sally Blake translates the subtle languages of...

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Nurturing Revolutions

Through sculptural weaving and basketry, these works explore nurture as both...

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Collating Past, Present

Inspired by personal objects and the stories they hold, these works explore...

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Deborah Carter: Wearable Art

Mixed media artist Deborah Carter makes wearable art from found and discarded...

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Karen Stamper: From Observation to Art

Karen Stamper’s creative talents turn boatyards and seascapes into stunning...

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Community Spotlight - Kate Foruria & Nancy Barnhart

While connecting online through Take Two, fellow students and artists Kate...

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Anna Carll: Chaos and Order

Creating order from chaos is part of artist Anna's routine. Take Two learned...

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Sue Brown: Collagraph and Birds

Sue is a master collagrapher and artistic storyteller. She shared her love of...

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What Remains

Inspired by the quiet beauty of imperfection and impermanence, these collages...

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Kuweni Dimuthu Dias: Reclaiming My Roots

Sri Lankan-born, Australian-based artist, Kuweni has carved a unique space for...

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Theda Sandiford: Blackity Black Blanket

Theda Sandiford is a Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist who transforms...

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Student Success Story: Susan Taylor Brown - Beyond The Flower

Fibre artist Susan Taylor Brown has enrolled in several Take Two online courses...

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Sue Hotchkis: The Beauty of Aging and Decay

Sue is a fibre artist with a fascination for decay. During her Friday Feature...

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Colleen Southwell: The Garden Artist

Nature and art collide in the stunning, intricate artwork created by Colleen...

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Where the Light gets in

Inspired by the beauty found in imperfection, these works celebrate...

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Steve Bannatyne: Behind the Artwork

During this Friday Feature Artist interview, artist Steve shares personal...

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Linda Harvey: teacher and artist

As both a teacher and an artist, to have a balance between the two Linda Harvey...

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Marjolein Dallinga: The Space Between Art and Craft

Marjolein is a fibre artist and in her Friday Feature Artist interview with us...

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Seen Unseen Worlds

Rooted in personal connection to place, these works explore the visible and the...

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Behind the Scenes with Anne Kelly: The Making of Collections and Cloth

Angela Truscott: Jul 31 2024

Behind the scenes insight into filming online art course Collections and Cloth...