Following the success of our popular Friday Feature Artist interviews on YouTube, we’re excited to bring you another way to meet your favourite mixed media arti...
What happens to the dresses we once danced in, the gloves that warmed us during cold winters, and the fabrics that held our stories? In sculptor and installation artist Hannah Gartside’s hands, these fabrics don’t fade – they’re reborn. A former costume designer turned textile sculptor, Hannah reshapes worn and discarded fabrics into sculptures that dance with movement and emotion. For anyone drawn to the poetry of textiles, the energy of movement, and the way materials can hold both past and possibility, this episode’s for you. Visit our website to view Hannah’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
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Making the repurposed remarkable with Swapna Namboodiri
Can art save the planet? This week, we catch up with Swapna Namboodiri to hear how she repurposes everyday waste into striking, sustainable artworks. With an eye for the overlooked, Swapna challenges us to see beauty and potential in what’s been cast aside. If you’ve ever wondered how creativity can inspire change, this episode is for you.Visit our website to view Swapna’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
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Sewing stories with Sara Impey
Have you ever read a quilt? This week, we sit down with Sara Impey to chat about the intersection of text and textile. From exploring the subtleties of everyday language to weaving narratives with thread, Sara’s quilts challenge us to read between the lines - literally. If you’ve ever wondered how art can make you think, feel, and read all at once, this episode is for you. Visit our website to view Sara’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
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Inside the wonderland of Ricky Boscarino
What story does your personal space tell? This week we chat with Ricky Boscarino - the madcap artist and craftsman behind semi-private museum, atelier, and private home, Luna Parc. Born into a lineage of Italian artists dating back to the Medici era, Ricky has spent decades transforming a dilapidated house into his own whimsical wonderland. If you’ve ever been enchanted by Antoni Gaudi’s architectural art, wondered how to turn your home into a work of art, or simply want to explore the possibilities of personal expression, this episode is for you.Visit our website to view Ricky’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
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Finding delight with Lissa Hunter
Can a seemingly ordinary object surprise you? This episode, we sit down with renowned mixed media artist Lissa Hunter to discuss her new course Finding - Fibre Art, and explore how our materials and techniques become a form of storytelling in art-making to delight ourselves and others.If you’re interested in themes of nature, domestic life, and transformation through basketry, drawing, and mixed media, or have always wanted to make fibre art that speaks to the soul, this episode is for you. Visit our website to view Lissa’s first Friday Feature Artist interview, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.
Following the success of our popular Friday Feature Artist interviews on YouTube, we’re excited to bring you another way to meet your favourite mixed media artists! 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 darn good art banter.
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