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Meet Your Favourite artists

Fibre Arts Take Two regularly interview fibre and mixed media artists from all over the world through our popular Friday Feature Artist series. People tune in live, through Facebook and YouTube to ask questions and hear about their favourite artist’s stories, philosophies and tips.

Below are the insights from some of our featured artists with a link to each interview.

Claire Benn: Dig deep

UK-based textile artist Claire Benn shares her thoughts on art vs design and how artists can avoid seeing any endeavours as failure.

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Fleur Woods: A Stitch in Time

Fleur Woods made the impressive leap from commercial art to making art for her own soul. Fibre Arts Take Two was lucky to chat with Fleur about her career.

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Donna Watson and becoming the journey

Mixed media artist Donna Watson speaks to Fibre Arts Take Two about her evolution from working with landscapes to creating art with meaning.

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Finding deeper meaning for your artwork

Mixed Media Artist Sally Tyrie discussed artistic collaborations and giving your art meaning during an interview with Fibre Arts Take Two.

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A sketch a day… talking art with Shelley Rhodes

British textile artist Shelley Rhodes shares how her habit of spending at least ten minutes a day sketching led her to grow her online following.

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Cordula Kagemann: Circles and Horizons

Fibre artist Cordula Kagemann combines paper and textiles to create stunning collages. Learn about Cordula’s work and inspirations.

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Harriet Goodall: What’s left behind

Australian textile artist Harriet Goodall shares insights on her work with Indigenous communities and what she hopes to achieve through her creations.

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Lorna Crane: The shared journey

Textile artist Lorna Crane shares tips for beginner artists and talks about the importance of sharing your experience with others.

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Clarissa Callesen: Getting it Wrong

Fibre Arts Take Two had an inspiring chat with artist Clarissa Callesen. Check out what Clarissa had to say about teaching, creativity, and organisation.

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Lorna Crane: For love of country

Painter and mixed media artist Lorna Crane talks about her ‘Australian-ness’ and her unwillingness to follow the rules.

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Clarissa Callesen: A gentle guide to creating during a crisis.

The world has changed and it can be hard to think clearly, let alone be productive as an artist. Clarissa Callesen shares how to stay creative during a crisis.

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Cas Holmes: Teaching art in the community

Based in the UK, well-known fibre artist Cas Holmes has spent time teaching art in the community and working with a diverse range of abilities.

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“Hi FATT. I just wanted to tell you how WONDERFUL the interview was. I felt like I was there and so in sync, totally understanding and agreeing with the vibes regarding the draw of nature, photography, simple beauty, etc. It was a magical hour for me today.” Lesley Riley

“I just want to let you know how much I enjoy your Friday programming. Listening to and seeing some of my favourite fibre artists has been an awesome treat. The team does a beautiful job with presentation and I absolutely love their genuine personality.” Donnetta Irvis

“I just wanted to reach out to you today because I’m re-watching all the fibre arts takes 2 Friday feature artists videos. They’ve been a godsend to me, not just because I’m in lockdown at home, but also because they are an incredible inspiration too and have kept me creative. The generosity of those artists is greatly appreciated, taking the time to talk and share is a wonderful thing. And last but not least of all your insightful contributions to each video is motivational. You ask the questions we want to ask and questions we didn’t know we needed asking.” Bernadette Daly