Tapestry has been practised across the globe for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians and Incas used tapestries as burial shrouds,…
Author Archives: Mary Carson
Not being able to stitch due to illness or injury is as crippling to the mind as it is to…
To say April Sproule is a ‘mixed media textile artist’ is an understatement. Just take a look at the captions…
With her focus firmly on biodiversity and conservation, Kate Tume’s glittering, textured animal portraits are designed to catch the eye….
Joy Denise Scott had two strong desires pulling her in seemingly opposite directions: making and thinking. She enjoyed sewing and…
We perceive life in layers: backgrounds, middle areas and foregrounds juxtapose in shifting ways. And we create meaning from those…
Perhaps the most powerful aspect of figurative art is its inherent ability to tell a story. As soon as an…
‘Inspiration’ is what leads us to create with passion. We want to share the thrill of a brilliant sunset, the…
Art is a wound turned into light. George Braque, French painter One of our greatest honours is hearing stories of…
Every seashell tells a story, and Bethany Duffy aims to tell those stories with needle and thread. Her miniature textile…
