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by Take Two

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

Student stories

Artwork by Christine Herman

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Student Success Story: Christine Herman

From creative fatigue to dreaming bigger... Visual Narratives with Sally Tyrie...

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Artwork by Torri Stewart

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Student Success Story: Torri Stewart

One of the strongest lessons Torri took from Harriet’s course was the...

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Student Success Story: Heather Close

Perhaps the most significant transformation for Heather, since the course, has...

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Artwork by Kimberly Schmid - student of Edible Abstraction - abstract painting course

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Student Success Story: Kimberly Schmid

Art had long served as a therapeutic outlet for Kimberly, a way to process...

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Artwork using gel plate printing, it features a face, with some letters/words and and colours pink, orange, yellow and blue. It is work by Ella Haywood - student of Art & Design with Tara Axford.

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Student Success Story: Ella Hayward

“Gel printing for me was really therapeutic, and it gave me space and time for...

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Student Success Story: Heather Miller

What Heather found through Tara Axford's gel plate printing course was not only...

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Artwork by Amy Donovan

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Student Success Story: Amy Donovan

Before enrolling in Art & Design with Tara Axford, Amy didn't see herself as an...

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Ghosts - concertina book - by Annegret Fauser - Student Success Story - Focus and Flow

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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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Artwork by Donna Towers - Student Success Story for Focus and Flow with Karen Olson

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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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Artwork by Carla Vermeend - Student Success Story for Focus and Flow with Karen Olson

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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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Artwork by Tanja Gawin - Student Success Story - Connecting with Lissa Hunter

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Student Success Story: Tanja Gawin

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

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Liz May Darn_ 2025 - Student Success Story - Connecting

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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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Artwork by Lucy Dundon

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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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Artwork by Melinda West

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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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Artwork by Karen Harmon

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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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Artwork by Tammy Murdock

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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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Artwork by Susanne Lange

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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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Artwork by Rachel Watts

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Student Success Story: Rachel Watts

“Giving myself permission”: How Rachel rediscovered her creative spark with Cas...

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Student success story: Katy Olson

Take Two devotee Katy explains why she enrolled in Cas Holmes’ course Making...

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Artwork by Sara BH - student of Sensing Place with Debbie Lyddon

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Student Success Story: Sara B. H

From wind to thread: How Sara found her creative voice with Debbie Lyddon and...

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Student Success Story: Lori Cook

From quilter to confident artist: Lori’s story of creative growth with Sensing...

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Lou Threapleton in her art studio - Student Success Story

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Student Success Story: Lou Threapleton

From comfort zone to creative confidence: Lou Threapleton’s Take Two experience.

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Artwork by Sherri Denault

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Student Success Story: Sherri Denault

From deconstruction to reconstruction: How Sherri Denault found the balance she...

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Weaving and Basketry Artwork by Cathy Inman

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Student Success Story: Cathy Inman

“Completely obsessed with baskets”: How Cathy Inman found her creative calling...

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Basketry and weaving Artwork by Suzanne Martin

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Student Success Story: Suzanne Martin

“I AM an artist”: How Suzanne found confidence, creativity, and community...

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Artwork by Anne Brooke

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Student Success Story: Anne Brooke

Anne Brooke shares her experience on how Essence of Identity with Donna Watson...

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Artwork by Marion Gaiss

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Student Success Story: Marion Gaiss

The Art of Abstract Collage with Cordula Kagemann helped painter Marion...

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Artwork by Jocelyn Vache - Student Success Story - Take Two

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Student Success Story: Jocelyn Vache

“I stopped painting for several years because the materials didn’t align with...

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Student Success Story: Jeannet Kool

Despite her passion and dedication, Jeannet Kool found herself at a creative...

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Artwork by Jane Douglas

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Student Success Story: Jane Douglas

For Jane Douglas, a dedicated artist seeking depth and meaning in her work,...

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Artwork by Diane Burch

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Student Success Story: Diane Burch

From bits and pieces to confident composition: Diane Burch’s artistic journey...

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Collage artwork by Denise Crolle-Terzaghi

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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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Artwork by Megan Edwards - Take Two student

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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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Artwork by Susan Taylor Brown

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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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Artwork by textile artist Kate Karaula

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Student Success Story: Kate Karaula

Artist and student Kate Karaula, shares her experience with Take Two's online...

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Artwork by Zara Muraydan

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Student Success Story with Zara Muraydan

From classical roots to fibre art mastery: Zara’s out of this earth evolution.

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