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From the archives: From rust to textile resonance with Sue Hotchkis
03/27/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
Textile artist Sue Hotchkis transforms everyday decay into captivating, layered artworks that blur the line between 2D and 3D. Through photography, printing, dyeing, and stitching, she reimagines textures, rust, weathered walls, and peeling paint into sculptural fabrics. This episode explores her fearless experimentation, intuitive process, and how she finds beauty in imperfection, chance, and the quiet stories of time.
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Melissa Monroe: Tufting faces and forms
03/20/2026 | 54 mins.
In this episode, tufting artist Melissa Monroe creates exuberant textile works that sit somewhere between furniture, sculpture and wall-based art. In this conversation, she shares how colour, character and everyday life shape her practice – and how instinct, material knowledge and a willingness to loosen up allow each piece to become itself fully.
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Stéphanie Devaux: Where ink meets lace
03/13/2026 | 52 mins.
In this episode, Sophie Edwards speaks with French artist Stéphanie Devaux about the quiet dialogue between writing and textile. Working across calligraphy, embroidery and artist books, Stéphanie transforms text into tactile form. She reflects on learning from rare books in Paris, the meditative rhythm of stitch and script, and the moment when ink and thread dissolve into one visual language.
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Kazuya Nohara: living in indigo
03/06/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
In this episode, we hear how Japanese designer Kazuya Nohara and his partner Miki work with traditional Hontate indigo fermentation in rural Japan, creating hand-sewn garments dyed in living vats he tends himself. In this thoughtful conversation, he reflects on learning to release control, building a business at nature’s pace, and seeing indigo not just as colour, but as culture, partnership and practice.
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Shelly Goldsmith: Nature, Nurture and the Unravelling Thread
02/27/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
In this episode, textile artist Shelly Goldsmith works across hand weaving, digital cloth and installation to explore inheritance, motherhood and the origins of self. In conversation with Jo Wright, she reflects on slow process, psychological theory and the courage to trust intuition. This thoughtful episode moves between the intimate and the cosmic, revealing how cloth becomes a vehicle for life’s biggest questions.
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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 fabulous art banter.

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