Kait Rhoads
Explain how spending six years on a boat in the Caribbean has influenced your work? I grew up, mostly underwater. The rhythm of the sea dictated my…
Charlene Foster
How influential was the Avon Place Glass in Cambridge, USA have on your early career? Avon Place Glass was the first hot shop I stepped foot into,…
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…
Reiko Miyagi
East meets West and Reiko Miyagi produces new ceramics Zoneone Arts brings Reiko Miyagi to you… Can you explain about your pottery training and…
Eleanor Bolton
Sailors, Scouts and Girl Guilds all know about knots, now Eleanor Bolton uses historical knotting and coiling techniques to make contemporary…
Jess Dare
How did you get from playing in the yard with berries and bugs to interpreting them in glass? There are more than 25 years of experiences,…
Francesca Vitali
How did you first become involved with paper? I have always folded paper since I was a kid. My parents' store, among other things used to run a lotto…
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…
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…
Michaël Cailloux
Your work is often called jewellery for walls discuss this in relationship to your work? I decided to call my sculptures “Wall jewelry” because I…
Evie Milo
You began your journey with a box of vintage buttons - tell us briefly about this creative journey? I say that and it is partly true but in…
Nancy Raasch
Can you discuss the technique of mulberry paper and why you are so impressed with it? Joomchi is a traditional Korean craft. You combine sheets of…
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…
Mariolina Mascarino
Can you discuss your thoughts on the overlapping of design and fashion in your work?In my mind design and fashion are true art forms which are…
Shelley Jones
Can you discuss the journey you have taken with your three techniques to get to the combination you are currently using? I started as a graphic…
Dolores Barrett
You were introduced to glass art and its beauty in 2002. Can you explain how this changed your artistic life? It really was quite literally a life…
Stacey Lee Webber
Can you discuss the two influences on your art, your childhood from a family of tradesmen and your arts educations at both Bell and finally your…
Caroline McGlinchy
Jo Grove and Caroline McGlinchy, have built up their jewellery business, Smash Palace following a great act of support following the 2011…