Currently from Kerikeri in The Far North, Isla approaches her art practice with a very empathetic mindset. Here she talks about her materials, her making, her thoughts and her feelings:
I am an artist living in Aotearoa New … Read more
Isla Fabu
Category: Artists
Karen Rubado
Invitational Artist – Aotearoa – Land of The Long White Cloud. January20th – February 28th 2022.
Karen will be at the gallery on Saturday February 12th from 2.30 pm to talk about these works … Read more
Jane Woodhall
Member of the New Zealand Regional group of The Surface Design Association.
As an exhibitor in Aotearoa – Land of The Long White Cloud (Jan 20th 2022 – February 28th 2022) this is the first time ‘from out of the … Read more
Jan Macneil
Works from Jan Macneil are often available in the gallery. This exhibition gives Jan’s exquisite inventive knitted works a place in the spotlight. Jan is an exploratory maker – she loves to combine beads, threads, colours, wires … Read more
Heather Wratt
Te Puke, New Zealand. Member of the SDA NZ regional Group.
Heather has a deep love of wool and of gardens. Her works reflect these influences. Here she describes her own creative life:
I have knitted and crocheted making garments … Read more
Finola Chamberlain
Member of the New Zealand Regional group of The Surface Design Association.
Finola is in a very exploratory phase of her creative career. here she describes her artistic journey.
After living with artistic and musically talented siblings and spending my … Read more
Anne Garvey
Bio for Anne Garvey
Anne is the tutor for our current workshop courses using up-cycling and repurposing of textiles that can no longer satisfactorily perform their original task.
See the workshop pages in the drop down menu for the details … Read more
Christine Keller
Christine Keller is a senior professional weaver from Dunedin. She operates the LoomRoom in Dunedin which you can explore through her website https://christinekeller.co.nz/
As a long standing and very valued member of The Surface Design Association, Christine joined in the … Read more
Suzan Kostanich
Member of Creative Fibre New Zealand and the NZ regional Group of The Surface Design Association.
New Plymouth is the home of Suzan Kostanich, a very experimental felt maker, stitcher, dye mistress and crochet artist. Suzan talks about her art … Read more
Jeanette Verster
Member of Creative Fibre New Zealand, Member of New Zealand Regional group of The Surface Design Association.
Jeanette Verster has settled in New Plymouth and brings to her textile practice a wide ranging variety of expressive, conceptual works as well … Read more