by Ansie | Nov 22, 2023 | Books
This book is about grit, hard labor, endurance, and deep rural culture. It’s about animal husbandry because after all, silkworms are little animals. It’s about how the remarkable abilities of wild silkworms have been harnessed over hundreds of human generations, and...
by Ansie | Jun 6, 2022 | Books
This is the second volume in a series that has the ambitious plan to eventually cover the extensive world of embroidery, rather than looking at one specific form, technique or group of embroideries. Imprint Authors: Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood & Willem Vogelsang...
by Ansie | Nov 7, 2021 | Podcast
Although I have been aware of Susie Vickery’s personal embroidery work for a while, I only recently learnt about her development work when I spoke to Jude van der Merwe of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial. I enjoyed this conversation with Susie – she is a...
by Ansie | Oct 13, 2021 | Podcast
I first became aware of Natalie’s work when I saw it at the Sharjah Islamic Art Festival in the UAE in January 2018. Needlepoint embroidery on a scale I have never seen before, depicting Islamic geometric designs, something I love, and all done by a fellow Australian....
by Ansie | Sep 28, 2021 | Podcast
The inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, also known as IOTA21 is taking place in Perth, Western Australia from September to November 2021. Representing and exhibiting artisan work from cultures as far afield as Southern Africa to India, to South East Asia,...
