Journal
Ruby Smedley expresses the pain of chronic illness through art
Art is often a way for us to express ourselves. For Australian maker Ruby Smedley, it’s a way to reflect on her experience of endometriosis and create conversation about the illness.
Behind the lens: Virginia Woods-Jack
For artist Virginia Woods-Jack, her work doesn’t begin and end with the camera. Instead, it’s simply the source material – used for communicating and inspiring.
How artist Lena Baumgartner juggles creative endeavours and motherhood
Lena has always been a creative, but it took a long time for her to pursue her artistic endeavours full-time. She shares how after a successful career in civil aviation, she’s now happiest with a paintbrush in hand.
In conversation with ceramic artist Yeonjae Choi
This Aotearoa-based artist shares how she’s honouring her heritage with ceramics and how a new online art gallery is allowing her to share her work further.
Portraits inspired by the complex identity of Frida Kahlo
Hyperdetailed portraits with bold colours fill Sierra’s Wānaka painting studio. In this Q+A, we find out who the faces on the canvases are and the influences behind this artist’s work.
In the studio with Georgie Daphne
Georgie has had quite the creative journey exhibiting her work solo, designing prints for fashion and homeware brands. But she still finds it difficult to call herself an ‘artist’.
Jessica Ennor turns dried flower bouquets into artful keepsakes
There’s something special about using threads of cotton and wool to weave together an artwork. And for Jessica Ennor, it is even more special when she can incorporate sustainable, locally-grown flora into her pieces.
Artist diaries: Learning to accept inspiration as it comes
Inspiration is something that Morgan Goodwin jumps at whenever it shows itself, and creating on the canvas then becomes like putting together a puzzle.
In the studio with Leah Vivienne
You will find Leah painting with wool in her studio on a small vineyard in Martinborough on New Zealand’s South Island. She shares what she loves about textiles and how she went from an admirer, to a maker.
Emma Lock on finding community in an often solitary practice
Emma is a big believer in finding a community as an artist. We speak to her about her thoughts on this and find out how her impressionistic paintings come into being.
This artist explores beauty and culture in her woven art
You can weave a lot into an artwork, and for Elishia Jackson it is the stories of people of cultures other than hers that she likes to explore on the canvas. She then weaves her own story into her handcrafted vases and vessels.
Small-scale stained glass artworks designed for the home
Stained glass doesn’t have to only be admired when looking up at a cathedral – Elena Zaycman is bringing her fun and colourful creations into the home.