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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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Artwork by Anna Carll

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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 - Friday Feature Artist Interview with Take Two

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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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Kuweni Dimuthu Dias

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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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Artwork by Theda Sandiford

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Theda Sandiford: Blackity Black Blanket

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

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Artwork by Sue Hotchkis

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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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Artwork by Colleen Southwell

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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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Steve Bannatyne

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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...

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Artwork by Marjolein Dallinga

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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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Anne Kelly Collections and Cloth - behind the scenes image

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

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

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Anne Kelly: Finding the Visual Spark

Canadian-born, UK-based Anne Kelly stitches stories. Take Two had the pleasure...

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Artwork by Jennie-Maree Tempest

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Jennie-Maree Tempest: Fibre Flora

Sculpture textile artist Jennie-Maree creates exquisite fabric flowers and...

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Donna Watson artwork - Friday Feature Artist Interview with Fibre Arts Take Two

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Donna Watson: Wabi-Sabi and Washi

In this fascinating Friday Feature Artist interview, fibre artist Donna Watson...

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ARTWORK BY JONAH JACOBS

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Jonah Jacobs: The Structure of Nature

Jonah Jacob’s organic sculptures have to be seen to be believed, and even then...

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Debbie Lyddon: Sensing Place

Debbie returns to talk to Take Two about her amazing new Signature course,...

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Joel S Allen artwork

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Joel S. Allen: The Work Takes What The Work Needs

Learn about the flow between making, moving and installing, overcoming...

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Judith E. Martin artwork - Friday Feature Artist Interview with Take Two

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Judith E. Martin: the aesthetics of care

Over a long and successful career in quilting, Judith E. Martin has gathered...

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Artwork by Lydia Needle

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Lydia Needle: Bee Maker

Lydia Needles's lifelike bees are works of art and draw attention to nature in...

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Harriet Goodall: Passing Knowledge Sideways - Weaving Connections

Harriet Goodall shares a dyeing day inspired by Australia’s Top End and the...

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Wanda Gillespie artwork - Friday Feature Artist Interview with Take Two

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Wanda Gillespie: The Spiritual Form

Textile artist Wanda sculpts wood into forms that challenge narratives and...

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Séverine Gallardo artwork

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Séverine Gallardo: Creating as an Adventure

Textile artist Séverine's works are striking, impressive and 100% unique. She...

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Carlotta Parisi: Life’s Thread & Chapters

Carlotta's artistic journey has involved many mediums as well as many ups and...

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Sculptures Born from Basket Weaving

Basket weaving isn’t just about making baskets, it’s about creating art!...

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Artwork by Stephanie Outridge Field

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Stephanie Outridge Field: Hijacked into Ceramics

Stephanie's first choice for her artistic endeavours may not have been...

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Sarah Z Short: For the Love of Paper

As a collage artist, Sarah loves paper. Her work sees bold, graphic,...

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Phone Photography Course for Artists - free & exclusive for Take Two students

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Complimentary Phone Photography Course for Take Two Students

Finding The Light: Phone Photography for Artists is available exclusively for Take Two students for free.

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Artwork by Lizel von Wielligh

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Lizel von Wielligh: Full of Fluff and String

Artist Lizel von Wielligh says if you cut her head open, there is just fluff...

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artwork by Zara Murandyan

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Zara Muradyan: After The First 100

Armenian-born artist Zara has had a long journey with art and during our...

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Jo Stealey: Capturing Inspiration

Take Two had the privilege of diving into the mind and studio of one of the...

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Artwork by Donna Watson

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What is Wabi Sabi Art?

Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic and way of life or a way of looking at things...

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Kate_Stehr artwork

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Kate Stehr: Art Picks You

Illawarra-based artist Kate transitioned from the culinary to the visual arts...

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Artwork by Clarissa Callesen

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Clarissa Callesen: Getting it Wrong

Take Two had an inspiring chat with Clarissa Callesen about teaching,...

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ARTWORK BY Gizella Warburton

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Gizella Warburton: What Isn’t There

Artist Gizella is as interested in what isn’t there as much as what is. She...

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Artwork by Kinga Földi

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Kinga Földi: Origami for Fabric

Kinga is a Hungarian textile artist who uses an origami-based technique called...

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Artwork by Debbie Lyddon

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Debbie Lyddon: A Vision of Sound 

Explore the intersection of visual art and music with textile artist Debbie...

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Juz Kitson artworks

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Juz Kitson: Contemporary art talk

Juz is not afraid to push the boundaries for her art and has produced stunning...

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Jody Graham: Charcoal Marks

Drawing has been integral to Jody's life since she was a child. Take Two talked...

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Artwork by Karen Olson

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Karen Olson: Grief and flow

After a transformative personal loss, Karen graciously opened up about her...

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Artwork by Julie Williams

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Julie Williams: Visual Vocabular

Take Two loved exploring a different artistic sphere with calligrapher Julie...

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Claire Benn: Engaging with Ancient Ground

Artist Claire Benn shares insights about her work and her online art course,...

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