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Artist Q&A with Helen Terry Part One: Wicken Fen
Visual Narratives students recently enjoyed a a special live Q&A session with...
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Lindsey Gradolph: Instagram and Tarot
Lindsey Gradolph, known as Lindzeanne on Instagram, talked to Take Two about...
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Rosie James: Fluffy Threads and Wheelie Cases
Take Two enjoyed a wonderful chat with artist Rosie about her art, thread,...
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Jessie Mordine Young: Woven Painting
Artist Jessie Mordine calls her art ‘woven paintings’. Take Two talked to...
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Diane Franklin: Attleboro Art Museum Exhibition
A Review of 100: Marking the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Centennial, Attleboro Arts...
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Reminiscence
Inspired by precious moments and personal memories, these collages translate...
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Stopping in the Now
Exploring the meeting point of photography, fibre, paper, and mixed media,...
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Joining the Dots
Through gel plate printing and thoughtful enquiry, these works explore how...
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Make, Unmake, Remake
Through repeated cycles of making, unmaking, and thoughtful reconstruction,...
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Sherry Ying Ruden: Art is My Life and Life is My Art
East meets West for artist Sherry Ying Ruden. Take Two learned about Sherry’s...
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Minka Gillian: Weaving her legacy
Textile artist Minka Gillian takes fellow artists and art lovers through her...
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Christine Chester: Layers and the Beauty of Decay
Mixed media artist Christine Chester breathes new life into grim subjects like...
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Fleur Schell: Motorbikes and cockatoos
Western Australian artist Fleur Schell shared stories of her extraordinary...
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Fuzzy Mall: Pushing the Limits
Artist Fuzzy Mall is not afraid to kill his darlings. Take Two learnt how Fuzzy...
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Ann Goddard: Mixed Media
Ann uses mixed media to create her unique, boundary-pushing art. Take Two...
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Heather Hietala: Every Journey is Different
From rural beginnings to rag rugs to journals, Take Two talked to artist...
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Nicola Bennett: Gastro Arts
New Zealand-based artist Nicola Bennett unites paint and food to create unique...
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Olga Radionova: No choice but to be an artist
Take Two had the privilege of talking to Ukrainian textile artist Olga...
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Roxanne Evans Stout: A Trip to Australia
Roxanne Evans Stout recently visited Australia to teach. She shared her...
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Rebecca Crowell: Waxing Lyrical
Rebecca Crowell is a leading talent in the cold wax medium. Take Two talked to...
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Itamar Yehiel: All From a Pebble
Artist Itamar Yehiel travelled the world and came back with a passion for...
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Catherine O’Leary: Felt in the Soul
Catherine O'Leary, one of Australia’s leading felt makers, passionately...
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Roberta Wagner: Does it Make Your Heart Sing?
After years of corporate work, Roberta Wagner felt a calling to a more creative...
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Zimmi Forest: The Art World, Foraging and Ethics
Zimmi Forest has experienced the best and worst of the art world. She was kind...
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Eszter Bornemisza: Doing, doing and doing
Hungarian textile artist Eszter Bornemisza explains her transition from...
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Jette Clover: Covering Quilts
Antwerp-based Jette Clover discovered a love of quilts by accident and made it...
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Julie Weaverling: The Front Porch
Julie Weaverling, artist and director of Front Porch Art Gallery, shares an...
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Lissa Hunter: Dug-up
Artist Lissa Hunter took a leap and left teaching for basketry. Take Two loved...
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Interview with Kelcie Bryant Duguid
From shooting jackets to the world of fibre arts, artist Kelcie Bryant Duguid...
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Fran Skiles: Adapted to the Abstract
Fran Skiles believes it redundant to seek the literal in the abstract. Take Two...
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Simone Nolan: Petite Miniature Textiles
Gallery Director Simone Nolan shares insights into the renewed success of the...
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Alysn Midgelow-Marsden: art inspiration and process
Auckland-based artist Alysn Midgelow-Marsden is a maker of inspiring and...
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Marian Jazmik: Breaking the Rules
Marian Jazmik creates unique fibre art from her village in Northern England....
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Clare James: Patchwork studios and snails
From her homemade studio, Clare James quietly follows her unique artistic...
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Sally Tyrie: Finding deeper meaning for your artwork
Mixed Media Artist Sally Tyrie discussed artistic collaborations and giving...
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Claire Wellesley-Smith: Making art meaningful
Claire Wellesly-Smith focuses on long term, community-based work. Learn more...
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From therapy to art therapy: Seth Apter
Seth Apter transitioned from being a private practice psychologist to a full...
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Alice Kettle: Storytelling
Alice Kettle's thirty-year career has been about telling stories. Alice shared...
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Cath Derksema: Child of the 70s
Cath Derksema is an Aussie legend in textile art. Take Two loved hearing about...