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,...
by Ansie | May 31, 2021 | Podcast
I had the opportunity to visit Morocco in 2019. I joined author and anthropologist Dr Susan Schaefer Davis who led a group tour visiting the women she wrote about in her book Women Artisans of Morocco – Their Stories, Their Lives, published by Thrums Books (now known...
by Ansie | Apr 27, 2021 | Podcast
Keith Recker was the first person who made me believe that I can turn my interest and curiosity about cultural textiles into a career when he accepted my first attempt at writing an article for a magazine to be published in HandEYE Magazine. Now 11 years later, I had...
by Ansie | Apr 26, 2021 | Podcast
My awareness of cultural textiles, artists, and craft started in Uganda, where we lived for almost two years in the early 2000s. The unusual texture of the barkcloth and the unusual way in which it is harvested and produced intrigued me. Great was my surprise and...
