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Sabina Speich crafts large-scale pizza, bacon and chips through her 'freestyle' method of crochet

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Art has been my purpose all my life," she says, having grown up in Winterthur, Switzerland, to an artist father who supported her crafts from an early age. When she got older, Sabina attended fine art school in St. Gallen before heading to art college in Switzerland. I like to laugh a lot about my funny looking art.".

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

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So in this article, we've gathered together a mix of emerging and established women working in their profession, all doing wonderful things to inspire your own career. And outside her day job, she's the co-founder of Woodism , an art collaboration that celebrates children with autism whilst raising money for charity. Charlotte Adorjan.

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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

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But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. This project evolved into 'visible mending' workshops in her open studio at the The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in 2021. Process and perspective How, we wondered, does she approach creating her unique art forms?

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'Never be afraid to make mistakes': Minkwan Kim on designing visuals for YouTube Music

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We chat with an independent designer and art director at YouTube Music about his inspirations, career trajectory, and the importance of learning from setbacks. At least in the case of Min , a graphic designer and art director based in New York who graduated in 2020 and is currently working at Google YouTube Music.

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Julie Alex's slanted still-life illustrations are a love letter to her many passions

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Like most artists, it's a craft she began practising in childhood when she would spend her time sketching alongside her sister. She's why I didn't quit it during my university years," says Julie, who only attended art school for a couple of weeks before going to university to study to become a history teacher.

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10 recommended independent jewellery designers to follow and support in 2023

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Our feature was one of the most popular of 2020, so we thought we'd revisit this specific craft to uncover more independent designers and makers specialising in jewellery. LeSter LeSter is a fine jewellery brand that combines the stories of art with traditional goldsmithing techniques to "remind women of their individuality and inner rebel".

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

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Inspired by watercolour paintings, she aims to replicate soft brushstrokes in her digital work to offer a "semi-realistic" raw and natural feeling. "My Pitching Laivi Poder, Jane Newland, Richa Kashelkar and Svabhu Kohli as her inspirations, she tells us the process behind her creative practice is intuitive.