Artists’ Tales podcast
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Artists’ Tales podcast
@artiststalespod.bsky.social
A podcast that features artists from different walks of life. Website: www.artiststales.net
Series 5 of Artists’ Tales is now complete 🎉
Huge thanks to the amazing artists who shared their stories this season.
Five series in — and Series 6 is already on the way.
🎧 Catch up now.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Happy Holidays from Artists’ Tales! Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a wildly creative 2026.
🎧 Need inspiration? Listen back to the powerful stories shared by our guests this year.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our guest: Libro Levi Bridgeman, a non‑binary writer, editor & lecturer reshaping queer storytelling — co‑founder of Hotpencil Press, creator of The Butch Monologues, featured in Private View, and a teacher bringing writing into prisons.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New episode drops today!
Guest: Sukhy Hullait – multi award-winning London photographer exploring home, identity & inequality. Sukhy’s unique perspective brings empathy to overlooked stories.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New episode features Ailish Henderson. Textile artist, writer, educator. Author of Narrative Textiles (Batsford Books, 2024). Exhibited at Rome Art Week & The Batsford Gallery.
🔗 Listen now:
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December 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This week’s episode features Jane Thakoordin, a participatory artist weaving activism, grief & resilience through textiles. Her practice links creativity with mental health & social justice.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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A huge circle of plant-covered clay will fill the Barbican’s Sculpture Court next spring and will be the first UK public commission by Colombian artist Delcy Morelos.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bar...
Barbican to unveil giant plant-covered clay pavilion next spring
A huge circle of plant-covered clay will fill the Barbican’s Sculpture Court next spring and will be the first UK public commission by Colombian artist Delcy Morelos.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Episode 8 explores how traditional craft can challenge societal norms.
The Subversive Stitcher uses embroidery to amplify voices, provoke thought, and foster community dialogue.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Barons Court Project offers more than shelter - it’s a lifeline. Hear Guan’s story of recovery through art and how this West London charity helps guests heal body, mind & spirit.
🎙️ Listen now
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November 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New Episode 🎙️ Amanda Cotton: Sculpting Identity
Ceramicist. 3D Designer. Creator of the UK’s first non-binary sculpture.
Amanda Cotton joins #ArtistsTales to talk body image, material honesty & the power of clay.
🎧 Out now: artiststalespodcast.com#ContemporarySculpture #TrinityBuoyWharf
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
James Cook creates stunning art using vintage typewriters - portraits, skylines, even a Tom Hanks piece signed by the actor himself. From architecture to artistry, hear how keystrokes became his canvas.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In this episode, Geoff Titley explores “other nature”—a speculative, tech-mediated view of the natural world.
Digital photography, 3D printing, & moving image collide in his visionary practice.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The Brunel Museum in southeast London has changed its admission prices, making it cheaper for single parents to visit the museum of engineering history.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bru...
Brunel Museum lowers prices for single parents to visit
The Brunel Museum in southeast London has changed its admission prices, making it cheaper for single parents to visit the museum of engineering history.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Spycraft & Stitched Glass
Faith. Yarn. Resistance.
This episode features Kirk Dunn - whose art challenges xenophobia & fosters empathy.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Ego maniac alert! This wasn’t finished in time for my Barbican Library show (a load of stitched collages made from Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation book, lacking women artists). Photo of me by Michelle Richards from Alice Fisher‘s Observer article. The back is better than the front, obvs
October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Kirk Dunn’s tapestries weigh 90lbs & tackle faith, empathy & social justice.
This episode explores Stitched Glass, The Knitting Pilgrim & Spycraft - a WWII thriller where knitting = espionage.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ink that speaks
Jacqueline Suowari draws with a pen, but speaks through emotion. Art that listens. Art that talks back.
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#ArtistsTales #JacquelineSuowari #ArtThatSpeaks #BallpointArt
October 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Jacqueline Suowari draws with a pen - but sketches emotion. Her portraits are bold, layered, and unapologetically human. Listen in.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🎙️ New Series, New Voices - Ep 1: Mal & Charlotte Woolford — not family, but historically entangled.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Mal & Charlotte Woolford, not family, but historically entangled. Their project No Relation uses wet-plate photography & archival research to confront the legacy of slavery.
Histories reclaimed.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Series 5 of Artists’ Tales drops 6 Oct 🎧
Photographers. Knitters. Typewriter artists. Digital creators.Unexpected mediums. Unforgettable stories. Art that challenges, connects, and inspires.
Apple Podcast: apple.co/3vFzLDy
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September 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Series 5 of Artists’ Tales drops 6 Oct 🎙️

Photographers. Knitters. Typewriter artists. Digital creators. 3D designers. Participatory artists.
One podcast. Infinite perspectives.

Follow for stories that stitch, snap, sculpt and stir.

Website: bit.ly/3CdBdzf
September 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I had the absolute honour of speaking with author and illustrator Hayley Gullen bit.ly/3JP5ddx

Hayley’s upcoming graphic memoir, This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story, is a raw and deeply moving account of her breast cancer diagnosis at 37.

📚 Pre-order now (linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...)
September 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I recently visited Alison Aye’s exhibition called Civilisation at the Barbican Library. I also had the opportunity to chat with Alison in series 4 of Artists’ Tales: artiststales.buzzsprout.com/1854417/epis...

The exhibition runs until the 28 August.
August 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🎙️ Final Episode Alert! Dive into the world of Holly Revell, a London-based artist and photographer specializing in LGBTQ+ performance and portraits.

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March 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM