Self taught artist Shannon Weber has been making woven objects and mixed media sculpture for over 28 years. Her organic textile art is known for the use of unusual collected materials such as Pacific ...

A key benefit of our early childhood education was the opportunity to try new and different things. Especially with non-curricular activities. Music programs encouraged us to try out various ...

Polish artist Ewa Cieniak isn’t really sure why embroidery calls out to her. She doesn’t use fancy stitches or employ complex ...

Mary Beth Schwartzenberger intends to make a scene. Literally. She loves filling blank walls with what she calls ‘roomscapes’ that transform rooms and transport viewers. These large paintings are ...

It’s no exaggeration to say that Katherine Diuguid has built a life around stitch. Even as a young girl, she can’t remember a time before she had a needle of some sort to hand.

Mixed-media artist Alison Carpenter-Hughes’ work could be described as extreme stitching. She specialises in free motion embroidery and textiles and delights in depicting the unexpected. Whether it’s ...

Willemien de Villiers is a South African artist and member of the 62 Group. Her long career spans sculpture, painting and stitching. In her work, she often explores the themes of connectedness through ...

When you’ve gained a reputation for creating art that makes the world sit up and listen, why not use that power to broadcast the planet’s need for social change? That was how a series of ...

Grasses, leaves and twigs may not be everyone’s idea of textile art, but through Kazuhito Takadoi’s eyes, there is nothing better. A childhood spent around the paddy fields, forests and mountains of ...

Sue Hotchkis’s textile art is proudly contrarian. In a world that worships youth and the latest new thing, Sue celebrates all things falling down and falling apart. She captures the beauty only true ...

Many of us feel a strong connection with nature. And art can help us communicate that feeling of connection, whether it’s an admiration for the expanse of the great outdoors, an appreciation of nature ...