Friday Feature Artist

What is tufting, which tufting gun should you buy, and why isn't your tufting gun working? 
Take Two Course Creator Tara Axford and Content Manager Nicola Rough answer your most-asked tufting questions. 
With clips from Kerri Hollingsworth's previously unreleased course interview and US tufting artist Melissa Monroe, they explore what tufting is, how to choose a tufting gun, why your frame matters, how to work with recycled yarns, carving, and caring for your body as you tuft. We're sharing it to celebrate the launch of Kerri's new tufting course with Take Two Art, Tufting. 
In this episode: 
– What is tufting, and how is it different from latch hook and punch needle? 
– Is tufting hard to learn? 
– What equipment do you need to start tufting? 
– Which tufting gun should you buy? 
– Why isn't your tufting gun working? (Hint: check your frame.) 
– What yarn can you use for tufting, including recycled fibres? 
– What is carving, and how does it shape a tufted piece? 
– Is tufting hard on your body? 
– Why Kerri tufts furniture people can sit on 
Featuring: Kerri Hollingsworth – fibre artist and furniture upholsterer from country Victoria, Australia Melissa Monroe – tufting artist making wall pieces and sculptural furniture 
Hosted by Tara Axford, Take Two Course Creator, and Nicola Rough, Take Two Content Manager 
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Rhode Island collage artist and printmaker Sarah Z Short gives discarded books and paper ephemera a second life. Printing with vintage wooden type chosen for its shape rather than its words, she cuts and layers rescued pages into bold, abstract compositions. This conversation explores working with repurposed materials, building from the grid, and the happy accident that sparked her boro-inspired series.

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What happens when we let go of perfection and give ourselves permission to experiment?
Join Angela and ceramic artist Juz Kitson as they explore creative reinvention, impermanence and the joy of breaking the rules.
From extraordinary sculptural installations to her new online course, Curious Matter, Juz shares how curiosity can shake up your practice, alongside practical insights into what students can expect.
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New York City based mixed media artist, instructor, author and designer Seth Apter shares how a chance gallery visit and years of handmade mail art turned a psychologist into a full-time artist. Known for richly layered, textural work built from thread, found objects and vintage ephemera, Seth reflects on community, creative generosity, and why every artist is always one layer away from magic.
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Croatian-born, Chicago-based artist Ana Zanic embraces watercolour as a spontaneous, layered practice built from washes, drawn marks and a loose, improvisational hand. Her series, including Migration, made around her US citizenship, explore movement, memory and identity. In this conversation, Ana talks about accidental burn marks discovered with her son, working at scale, and how becoming a mother led her, unexpectedly, into ceramics.
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