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Each week, we sit down with some of the world’s most talented and successful artists and share the stories that have influenced their creative journeys. From their earliest experiments to their most impactful works, you’ll discover the processes and philosophies that have shaped their art.
Whether you’re a practicing artist, a craft enthusiast, or simply captivated by the beauty of mixed media art, we invite you to join us on this exclusive peek inside the world of our amazing feature artists.
Tune in to inspire your imagination, connect with our global artist community, and enjoy some fabulous art banter.
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Artist Carlie Trosclair casts the world in latex, capturing the skins of old buildings, staircases, and trees to reveal stories embedded in their structure. Drawing on architecture, memory and place, Carlie’s work invites us to think about home, the body, and the quiet yet booming voice of impermanence. Visit our website to view Carlie’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
Internationally acclaimed textile artist Tina Marais invites us into her sculptural world, where memory, material and meaning are intimately stitched together. From community to creative courage, this conversation explores Tina’s poetic practice and her new Take Two course, Soft Revolution – a deeply personal offering shaped by years of experimentation and a lifelong reverence for cloth. Learn more about her course here. Visit our website to view Tina’s work, explore our courses, or div...
Painter, writer and educator Rebecca Crowell has helped redefine how artists engage with cold wax medium. In this conversation, Rebecca reflects on abstraction, intuition, and the layered histories that lie beneath a painting’s surface. For artists drawn to process, materiality, and meaningful teaching, this is a rich and thoughtful listen. Visit our website to view Rebecca’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
British printmaker Sue Brown invites us into a richly textured world of birds, sheds and story-filled sketchbooks. Working primarily with collograph printmaking, Sue transforms humble materials into layered works that celebrate the natural world and our place within it. This episode explores her deep love of birds, the beauty of experimentation, and the collaborative quilt project that connected makers across the globe. Visit our website to view Sue's work, explore our courses, or dive into m...
British artist Matthew Harris brings cloth and paper to life through a process that blends structure, chance, and rhythm. Drawing from a background in drawing and a deep reverence for materials, Matthew shares how intuition, repetition, and constraint shape his striking textile works – and how music, memory, and the beauty of imperfection guide his creative process. Visit our website to view Matthew’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
UK artist Tansy Hargan brings her background in architecture and landscape design into a vibrant mixed-media practice. From tiny thumbnail sketches to layered textiles, she explores colour, sound, and place with a rare attentiveness. In this thoughtful conversation, Tansy shares how observation, constraint, and play shape her distinctive art practice. Visit our website to view Tansy’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
Quilt artist and soft sculptor Phong Chi Lai brings a fashion background, a deep respect for upcycled textiles, and a maker’s intuition to his vibrant, tactile world of improv patchwork. From childhood days in a clothing factory to natural dyeing in Tasmania, Phong’s journey is stitched with care, curiosity, and conviction. Visit our website to view Phong's work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
What happens when two kindred spirits in stitch meet across the globe? In this rich conversation, embroidery artists Tessa Perlow and Fleur Woods delve into their shared love of beading, symbolism, and slow making. From creative rituals to personal philosophies, they explore the beauty of handwork as magic, meditation, and connection. A warm and generous exchange between artists walking parallel paths. Visit our website to view Tessa and Fleur's work, explore our courses, or dive into m...
Lydia Miller weaves with the wild. From ocean-foraged kelp to antlers, sticks and horsehair, her sculptural fibre works are shaped as much by intuition as by ecology. In this episode, Lydia shares how place, process and material co-create her art – and how slowing down, paying attention, and working with what you have can transform both your creative practice and your connection to the natural world. Alongside weaving, Lydia also works with natural plant dyes, growing and foraging colour from...
Textile artist and calligrapher Rosalind Wyatt works at the poetic intersection of word and cloth. From hand-stitched handwriting to garments that carry memory, her work honours the ‘quiet voice’ people leave behind. In this moving studio interview, Rosalind shares how handwriting, language, and material all converge to tell deeply human stories. Visit our website to explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
From classical painting to intuitive abstraction, Monica Rezman’s journey spans decades, disciplines, and dimensions. Working between Chicago and Mexico, Monica creates sculptural paintings and fabric-covered forms that explore memory, movement, and materiality. In this episode, she reflects on letting go of realism, embracing process over perfection, and making art that keeps her creatively alive. Visit our website to view Monica's work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and in...
Deborah White is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores belonging, identity, and renewal. Drawing from her childhood in Malawi and her years in fashion, Deborah uses recycled materials and earth pigments to build deeply personal, evocative forms. In this moving conversation, Deborah shares how art became her way home and how you can be part of that journey. Visit our website to view Deborah's work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
New Zealand printmaker and mixed media artist Toni Hartill invites us into her playful world of artist books. As we celebrate the launch of her new course Unbound, Toni shares how folding, layering and storytelling can liberate your art from the frame. This thoughtful conversation is a joyful nudge toward process, experimentation and creating with what you already have. Visit our website to view Toni's work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
Abstract artist Nathan Terborg transforms discarded industrial waste into richly layered sculptural wall art. Guided by curiosity and experimentation, his work explores the beauty of brokenness, the power of transformation, and the poetry of materials reborn. For those who save materials for “someday” or wait for the perfect idea, Nathan offers a powerful invitation: don’t wait. Visit our website to view Nathan's work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
Berlin-based artist Itamar Yehiel transforms traditional embroidery into sculptural studies of nature’s decay and regeneration. His delicate, three-dimensional works capture moss, bark and stones in thread, embracing impermanence with poetic precision. A self-taught artist, Itamar invites us to see the beauty in what is ageing, fragile, and slowly breaking down. Visit our website to view Itamar’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
From corporate suits to studio silks, Roberta Wagner’s journey spans pottery, watercolour, and textile collage. Her art is a meditation on life itself. In this reflective conversation, Roberta explores the emotional truth of making, the beauty of asking the right questions, and how creativity becomes a parallel path to living. Visit our website to view Roberta Wagner’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
Fibre and mixed media artist Shin-hee Chin stitches portraits, installations and quilted forms that honour the quiet strength of womanhood and the complexity of belonging. Drawing on spirituality, feminism and Eastern philosophy, her art invites reflection on care, identity and paradox. Her recent piece Viriditas (Greenness) won Best of Show at Quilt National '25, celebrating innovation in contemporary quiltmaking! Visit our website to view Shin-hee’s work, explore our courses, or dive into m...
British artist Richard McVetis uses hand embroidery to explore the elusive nature of time. Best known for his monochrome stitched cubes and meticulous mark making, Richard’s work is a meditation on rhythm, imperfection, and the passage of time. In this reflective conversation, he shares how slowness, structure, and curiosity shape both his practice and his perspective. Visit our website to view Richard’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
What does it mean to carry your ancestors in cloth? In this conversation, American textile artist Beverly Y Smith shares how quilting became a path to healing, remembrance and truth-telling. Her work honours ancestors, explores intergenerational trauma, and brings hidden histories to light. We’re honoured to share this conversation on Juneteenth – a day of reflection, remembrance, and the enduring power of Black storytelling. Visit our website to view Beverly's work, explore our courses, or d...
In this episode, as we celebrate the launch of Edible Abstraction, New Zealand-based abstract painter Nicola Bennett invites us into her sensory-rich world, where flavour and colour lead the way. Nicola shares how ingredients like beetroot, fig, and asparagus inspire her abstract paintings – and how reconnecting with the senses can transform your creative process. Visit our website to view Nicola's work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
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