Bob Quinn
Having had a career in advertising what lead you to take up full time sculpture? I always had an interest in sculpture, and illustration was part of…
Chris Motley
What led you to take knitting to another level?Helping My mother taught me to knit when I was in grade school, so I’ve been knitting for 50 years…
Emma Rodgers
Can you expand on the importance of people, places and experiences in your life as an artist? People who have influenced me There have been so many…
Eva Ennist
Can you explain about your residency at Tartu? Your personal background with Estonia Your mother’s working gloves How these two aspects influenced…
Gjertrud Hals
Explain about your recent work with copper wire.EIR series, Knitted copper wire, Photo by Sjur Fedje For the last 2-3 years I have been working…
David Oliveira
Your sculpture is just like a drawing. How did you come to this technique? I consider my sculptures drawings, or if you prefer 3D drawings. I was…
Yasemen Hussein
What made you move from glass to metal? I actually started off my imagined career as a dancer, god did I want to be a dancer, but my parents were…
Olivia Hickey
You are preparing for your upcoming Wilderness residency in 2019. Can you explain? I have been awarded a residency by Arts Tasmania for a 6-week…
Chien Wei Chang
You have been in the UK since 2000, what lead you to take this leap from Taiwan to UK? I used to work in Tiffany & Co. Taiwan for nearly 4 years,…
Peter Hayes Bath
Your studio is in a very ‘special’ place can you share your studio and showroom with us? I converted the old toll house on Cleveland Bridge into a…
Helen Richman
You have an ancient craft that you give a modern take to doing bespoke pieces. Can you give some insight into a small but precious piece you have…
Roger Bennett
Discuss the use of colour in your work. I colour my work with water-based wood dyes, and I finish with three applications of Danish oil which…
Shimara Carlow
Can you expand on your relationship to nature and in particular seed pods in your jewellery? While studying at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, our…
Catherine Greene
Your work can be found around the world, where is one of the least expected paces you thought it would end up in? There is work of mine in many…
John K Brown
Can you give a short timeline as to how you became involved in sculpture using salvaged materials? I’ve always wanted to be an artist. As a child I…
César Orrico
When did you first combine wood into your sculptures? I have always been interested in research on the different materials applied to sculpture.…
Ola Shekhtman
Explain your training in St Petersburg in Russia? I was born in Siberia, but when I was 23 I moved to St Petersburg, worked as customs specialist in…
Joan Waters
You began your art training in 1976 when did the use of welded steel begin and how? Some background—I was born in England, and grew up in Baltimore,…
Miles Allen
Has your art always been geometric and abstract? Apart from the occasional landscape or portrait my art has always been geometric and abstract. It…
Christine Atkins
You work in three mediums, textiles, sculpture and jewellery can you discuss the integration you have between them? Early in my career there was very…
Lanny Bergner
When do you decide which of your work will be large pieces or installation pieces? This varies depending on the exhibition venue. Sometimes I will do…
Vicky Forrester
Can you briefly explain the techniques you use to create an original piece from sketch book to completion? I’m quite playful in my approach to…