Niki McDonald | Street Art Needlepoint Part 2 [NX010]

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Niki McDonald.

Niki McDonald, also known as TapestryGirl, is an Australian needlework artist whose urban pop art portraits use modern street art styles to tell stories of iconic characters she has created.

In this second part of our interview, we talk about how Niki’s work fits within the art ecosystem, her local art scene in Sydney, and she shares a regal fact about a previous job that you’re going to love.

Timestamps:

00:01:10 - How Niki manages projects

00:07:30 - How needlepoint gives street art another chance

00:08:10 - Bob Girl - The Urban Explorer

00:16:30 - The benefits of an alter-ego

00:19:45 - How Niki’s work fits within the broader artistic ecosystem

00:27:00 - The Australiana project

00:34:00 - Earworms…

00:39:10 - Favourite Podcast

00:41:10 - Favourite Book

00:43:10 - Favourite Album

00:44:10 - Favourite Film

00:46:10 - Favourite outdoor space for stitching

00:48:55 - Interesting fact that no one knows about Niki McDonald

Links:

Website: tapestrygirl.com

Instagram: tapestry.girl

Intro music is Let's Go Find The Sun by Sarah the Illstrumentalist via Epidemic Sound.

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