S5, E10 E Ailish Henderson | Art textiles practitioner

Episode 10 of the Artists' Tales podcast, hosted by Heather Martin, titled "S5, E10 E Ailish Henderson | Art textiles practitioner" was published on December 8, 2025 and runs 30 minutes.

December 8, 2025 ·30m · Artists' Tales

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we meet Ailish Henderson, a textile artist, writer, and educator based in Tyne and Wear, whose emotionally resonant work blends stitched portrait collages, narrative textiles, and mixed media. Beginning with playful sketchbook drawings inspired by photographs and personal memorabilia, Ailish builds layered compositions using fragments of clothing, tickets, and ephemera. Her practice, often described as “narrative art”, explores emotional repair, family histor...

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Send us Fan Mail

In this episode, we meet Ailish Henderson, a textile artist, writer, and educator based in Tyne and Wear, whose emotionally resonant work blends stitched portrait collages, narrative textiles, and mixed media. Beginning with playful sketchbook drawings inspired by photographs and personal memorabilia, Ailish builds layered compositions using fragments of clothing, tickets, and ephemera.

Her practice, often described as “narrative art”, explores emotional repair, family history, and mental wellbeing. Through her workshops, Ailish invites others to explore personal storytelling through stitch, offering a gentle, intuitive path to creative healing.

Episode recorded on 30 July 2025

Website: ailishhenderson.com
Instagram: @ailish_h_

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