Considering Art Podcast – Su Richardson, textile artist

Su Richardson became a pioneer of feminist art in the 1970s through her crocheted and other works which focused on domesticity and feminine issues such as motherhood, PMS, menopause and so on. In this episode she talks about reactions to her art which challenged views in a male-dominated arts establishment at that time, how she studied graphic design and became an art teacher before making soft sculptures at home, the postal art project she co-founded and the Fenix Collective, her work in sexual health. how she joined a “cow punk” band as a percussionist, her history of self-portraits and her current exhibition on the theme of ultra-processed food.

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Considering Art Podcast – Bryana Bibbs, weaver

Bryana Bibbs is a Chicago-based artist who tells life stories through weaving. Here, she talks about how she turned to weaving after initially studying painting, how her early works were made to process the trauma of domestic abuse, how she established the We Were Never Alone workshop project to help other abuse victims, the fibres she uses, how environmental sustainability has been a theme of a series of works, the Journal series in which she weaves a visual diary, and about her close relationship with her late grandparents that spawned her current exhibition.

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Considering Art Podcast – Martha Hussey, textile artist

London-based Martha Hussey has built a reputation as an innovative artist using fibre, yarn and embroidery threads. In this episode, she talks about creativity in her family, how she opted for textiles after taking a degree in Fine Art, how working as a model in the fashion industry introduced her to new stitching techniques which she has developed in her art, how personal therapy led her to taking a course in art therapy for children, and about examples of her work including portraits, wall hangings and soft set designs for animated films.

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Considering Art Podcast – Deborah Kruger, textile artist

In this episode, American artist Deborah Kruger talks about her textile creations consisting of “feathers” made from recycled plastic in her studio in Mexico, how she learnt to use textiles growing up, how she is highlighting the extinction of bird species as well as the death of many of the world’s languages as she seeks to make work which is both decorative and thought-provoking.

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