Ashleigh Tuck completed the Residential Internship (now Fellowship) in 2012 and in recent years made the decision to leave the workforce and return to university, following a vocational pull to create and be within the art world. She completed her Honours in fine art at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2021.
Weaving has a rich history across the world. It was generally a highly valued skill because of its very practical and needed end products: baby slings, fishing nets, carry bags, and clothing.
When the Alert Level 4 announcement came, it was a bizarre relief. I had been watching this pandemic unfold since January, telling my flatmates to put their emergency kits together, worrying about my brother who lives in Hong Kong.