Use of ‘found objects’ in textile art can be a serendipitous joy ride for both the artist and the viewer….
Author Archives: Mary Carson
‘Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.’ Pablo Picasso Textile artist Valerie Deas…
People don’t take trips…trips take people. (John Steinbeck, American author) To say Sue Stone was initially a ‘reluctant’ traveller to…
When Haf Weighton began working on a commission for a local hospital, little did she know she, herself, would end…
We live in a world that celebrates the flawless. Photographs get Photoshopped. People head to the gym or start a…
For many of us, the idea of becoming an ‘artist’ while raising a young family seems an impossible feat. When…
Goldwork artist Hanny Newton found herself working on her biggest-ever commission for most of 2020. It was a goldwork forest…
Stamp collecting is not wholly pursued by bookish types armed with magnifying glasses and tweezers. Queen Elizabeth II has been…
The diversity of colour and technique across Jude Kingshott’s art is incredible. But there’s always one ‘constant’ in each and…
Challenging life events can come crashing into our lives and turn our worlds upside down. But for some, those events…
