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by Take Two

Articles, artist interviews, and student stories - offering insight into creative practice, process, and possibility.

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Shelley Rhodes: Fragmentation and Repair

Artist and author Shelley Rhodes lives to take stitching to another level. Take...

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Margery-Amdur

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Margery Amdur: In between arts and crafts

With a decade-spanning career, Margery Amdur's work has been exhibited around...

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Helle Jorgensen artwork

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Helle Jorgensen: Being an Artist and a Person Are the Same Thing

From medical science to multidisciplinary art, Take Two spoke with artist Helle...

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Kristy Kún flowers

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Put your hands to work: with Kristy Kún

Take Two caught up with US-based textile artist Kristy Kún to talk about her...

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Artwork by Shona Wilson

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Shona Wilson: Finding missing gods in small spaces 

Australian visual artist Shona Wilson has an affinity for nature and small...

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Journeys in Art

From land art and landscape studies to artist books and assemblage, these works...

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Abby Monroe: Finding Your Inner Maiden

Artist Abby Monroe went on a journey to discover her inner artist. Join us as...

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Ana Žanić: Spontaneity and Play 

Croatian-born, US-based artist Ana loves spontaneity. She shared her artistic...

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Artwork by Clare Celeste

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Clare Celeste: Service to the Earth

Artist and environmentalist Clare Celeste shares her passion for the...

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Toni Hartill: Different Directions

Join Take Two to learn how fibre artist Toni Hartill takes different directions...

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Willemien de Villiers artwork

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Willemien de Villiers: Automatic writing

Artist Willemien de Villiers shared time with Take Two to talk about her art,...

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Alice Hume working on artwork

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Alice Hume: Weaving History

Imagine being handed the keys to your dream studio without selling even one...

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Claire Benn: Dig deep

UK-based textile artist Claire shares her thoughts on art vs design and how...

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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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Artwork by Ava Roth

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Ava Roth: In Collaboration With Bees 

Ava is an encaustic painter, embroiderer, and mixed media artist. Take Two was...

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Jason Logan: Making Ink

Toronto-based illustrator and designer Jason took time to talk to Take Two...

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Alice Fox: Textile Artist

Textile artist Alice Fox explains her background, discusses her work and...

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Tansy Hargan: It’s About Colour

UK artist Tansy works the rainbow and explores the whole spectrum, listening...

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Fleur Woods: A Stitch in Time

Fleur made the impressive leap from commercial art to making art for her own...

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Patricia Kelly: Lines and Textures

Patricia takes her Irish heritage and turns it into art. Take Two loved...

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Artwork by Sarah Brayer

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Sarah Brayer: Washi and Phosphorescence

Join us as we interview artist Sarah Brayer and take a journey through...

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Sandra Meech: Silence and Ice

UK based artist Sandra talked to Take Two about the world of ice and silence....

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Bryony Rose Jennings: Textile Art

Take Two speaks with renowned textile artist Bryony Rose Jennings about her...

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A sketch a day… talking art with Shelley Rhodes

British textile artist Shelley Rhodes shares insight about her path to art, her...

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Marian Jazmik: Breaking the Rules

Marian creates unique fibre art from her village in Northern England. She...

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Artist Judith Scott

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The Life and Work of Judith Scott: Fiber Artist Extraordinaire

Imagine viewing an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, Bound and Unbound,...

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Between Silence

Rooted in attentive observation and quiet enquiry, these works explore place as...

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Out of this Earth

Rooted in curiosity and a willingness to experiment, these works reflect each...

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Tina Marais: From a Means to an End

Tina creates large-scale textile abstractions and sculptural work that attempt...

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Reveal & Conceal

These works explore layered narratives through drawing, photography,...

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Collected Joy

Rooted in the materials and moments that bring genuine fulfilment, these...

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Mystery, Mastery & Discovery

Through research, documentation, and layered gel plate processes, these works...

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To Do Different

These works reflect the courage to think independently and follow ideas that...

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Place, Displace, Replace

Rooted in close observation and bold experimentation, these works explore how...

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Interwoven Strength

Celebrating connection through fibre and form, these works explore how threads,...

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What Lies Beneath

These collage works invite you to look closely, revealing layered details and...

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Breaking Barriers

Rooted in personal connection to time and place, these works reflect bold...

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Creating Space

Exploring the idea of space in both life and making, these woven works reflect...

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A Note From...

Grounded in close observation of place and sustained exploration of mixed media...

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Picture My World

From coastlines to woodlands, these works reflect close observation of place...

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