Creative Matters
Creative Matters
Mandy Jakich
Frankie Meaden - Textile Artist
1 hour 9 minutes Posted Jul 13, 2023 at 9:00 pm.
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Frankie Meaden is a textile artist and painter from Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. She makes giant embroidery artwork from recycled materials.Frankie’s art is almost always botanical, with her large-scale sculptural pieces challenging the scale at which embroidery is usually seen. Frankie tells the story of the rich biodiversity of our world using colourful rope and recycled street banners in a way that is impactful, beautiful and sustainable.We talk about how Frankie came to work on such a large...