NeedleXChange

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kate Kretz. Kate Kretz is an acclaimed multidisciplinary artist known for her intricate, time-intensive works that tackle challenging societal issues.In this first part of our NeedleXChange we talk about Art from the Core, Kate's new book, we discover Kate's creative background and take a look at the experience of using human hair as an

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kathy Halper.Kathy Halper is a mixed media artist from Illinois whose art takes a leftfield look at life. Her embroidered pieces explore slices of normal life with wit and style but they are just part of Kathy's creative repertoire.In this second part of our NeedleXChange we discuss Kathy's fearless approach to problem solving and how sh

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kathy Halper.Kathy Halper is a mixed media artist from Illinois whose art takes a leftfield look at life. Her embroidered pieces explore slices of normal life with wit and style but they are just part of Kathy's creative repertoire.In this first part of our NeedleXChange we explore the Joy Of Missing Out - the topics of Kathy's most rece

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Audrey Montoya.Audrey Montoya is a needle felting artist whose melancholic characters are strange in all the right ways. Her affinity for childhood icons and kitsch pop culture began at an early age, but after an education in the world of fine art, her adventure into needle felting has truly crystallised her vision.This is the second par

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Audrey Montoya.Audrey Montoya is a needle felting artist whose melancholic characters are strange in all the right ways. Her affinity for childhood icons and kitsch pop culture began at an early age, but after an education in the world of fine art, her adventure into needle felting has truly crystallised her vision. This is the first par

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wood.Lesley is a British mixed media textile artist whose work connects the personal past with an unknown future.In this second part of our NeedleXChange we take a deeper look at specific (and award-winning!) pieces of Lesley's work as well as finding out some of her cultural favourites.Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro00:02:00 Creatin

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wood.Lesley is a British mixed media textile artist whose work connects the personal past with an unknown future.In this first part of our NeedleXChange we explore how Lesley came to embroidery after a teaching career and quickly discovered her voice. Come back next week for the second part where we deep dive into some of her awar

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Orly Cogan.Orly Cogan is a New York-based textile artist whose embroidered fabrics contain other-worldly images of modern concepts with a dream-like twist.In this second part of our NeedleXChange we discover Orly's creative process, how she explores power dynamics in her work, as well as her favourite music/podcasts/books and a heartfelt

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Orly Cogan.Orly Cogan is a New York-based textile artist whose embroidered fabrics contain other-worldly images of modern concepts with a dream-like twist.In this first part of our NeedleXChange we find out how Orly came to needlework, how her work ties in with the modern art scene and we discover possibly the greatest parenting trick ev

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kate Tume.Kate Tume, an embroidery and mixed-media artist known as Mother Eagle, creates vibrant masks that personify new Gods and draw from her interest in magic, witchcraft, and mythology.We talk about how the death of Kate's husband transformed her creative journey, and how her connection with life and nature underpins everything