Mixed Media Episodes

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wheeler. Lesley is a poet, quilter, and textile artist whose work merges narrative, symbolism, and stitch. In this second half we discuss her development as a maker — from trusting her intuition with complex textile projects to learning embroide…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wheeler. Lesley is a poet, quilter, and textile artist who brings tarot symbolism to life through fabric and thread. In this first half of our conversation we explore how she approaches tarot as both a meditative tool and a form of visual storyt…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I continue my interview with Tal Fitzpatrick. Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose practice explores how making can give people agency and foster connection. We explore the philosophy underpinning her work, from dissensus and the importance of ten…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Tal Fitzpatrick. Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose quilts and textile projects blend creativity with activism. We talk about her artistic journey from early influences, including her grandmother’s politically charged textile works, …

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Melissa English Campbell. Melissa is a textile artist known for her experimental weaving practice that pushes the boundaries of pattern, structure, and meaning. In this second half of our conversation, Melissa shares how her signature style emerged…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Melissa English Campbell. Melissa is a textile artist whose weaving combines painting, double-layer structures, and found objects to create works that shift between glitch-like distortion and serene beauty. In this first half of our conversation, Melis…

In this episode of NeedleXChange, I interview Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir. Claire is a textile storyteller whose work transforms scraps of family life - old clothes, baby socks, even diaper cloth - into intimate quilts and stitched offerings. We explore the second phase of her practice: community, up…

In this episode of NeedleXChange, I interview Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir. Claire is a self-taught textile artist who uses embroidery as a storytelling tool to explore memory, motherhood, and creative discipline. We discuss her two 52-week stitched story projects - how they emerged from a desire to c…

In this episode of NeedleXChange, I interview Deborah Simon. Deborah is a Brooklyn-based sculptor and embroiderer whose work brings together faux fur, anatomy and a touch of the otherworldly. In this second half, we dive into how she moved beyond bears to create her transparent rabbits, how s…

In this episode of NeedleXChange, I interview Deborah Simon. Deborah is a Brooklyn-based sculptor and embroiderer known for her hauntingly beautiful bears and rabbits that blend faux fur, taxidermy and anatomy. We talk about her early influences, how she went from painting to sculpture, and w…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Holly Searle. Holly is a visual artist who transforms vintage tea towels into striking, subversive works of textile art, In this second part of our NeedleXChange, the conversation turns fully to Holly’s Tea Towel Project - a growing collection of o…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Holly Searle. Holly is a visual artist who transforms vintage tea towels into striking, subversive works of textile art, In the first part of the NeedleXChange, Holly talks about the origins of her creativity - from childhood memories and charity s…

Bren Ahearn is a needlework artist using samplers to unpack masculinity, memory and social conditioning.

Bren Ahearn is a needlework artist using samplers to unpack masculinity, memory and social conditioning.

CARO is a multidisciplinary artist who intertwines metalwork and embroidery to explore themes of time, devotion, and material storytelling.

CARO is a multidisciplinary artist who intertwines metalwork and embroidery to explore themes of time, devotion, and material storytelling.

Alison Carpenter-Hughes is a machine embroidery artist stitching emotion, texture, and storytelling into every piece.

Alison Carpenter-Hughes is a machine embroidery artist stitching emotion, texture, and storytelling into every piece.

Andrew Crummy is the designer of the Great Tapestry of Scotland

Andrew Crummy is the designer of the Great Tapestry of Scotland

Salley Mavor is a mixed media artist whose folk-art inspired vignettes tell stories of light and dark.

Salley Mavor is a mixed media artist whose folk-art inspired vignettes tell stories of light and dark.

Melissa Zexter is a Brooklyn-based artist whose embroidered photographs explore memory and meaning.

Melissa Zexter is a Brooklyn-based artist whose embroidered photographs explore memory and meaning.