INTERVIEWS

Sandy Sanderson , An artist with colorful hair and dramatic makeup floating in water during a nighttime water show, with the moon and reflections visible in the background. Photo by Edwina Jill Richards for International women's day

Interview with Edwina Jill Richards For "WE ARE" by the W.H.I.P collective.

WE ARE is a multi-location and multi-media project that highlights female and nonbinary creatives from across the Hunter region. The project pairs female photographers with female creatives and sees the completion of a photographic portrait of the artist. 
This Project Partnered with the Newcastle Art Gallery and Newcastle Council to produce a series of large banners that displayed the portraits of the artists outside the Newcastle art gallery. The portraits were also displayed on the hoardings next to the Lock Up Art Gallery where the final event was held and M.C'd by Sandy Sanderson 

This links to a brief interview about the collaboration. 

READ HERE
Sandy Sanderson , An artist wearing glasses and a colorful patterned dress with smiley faces, standing in front of a white wall with abstract art pieces that are made from soft sculpture .

Mental Health documentary Series

Documentary Series by Film Maker Parv Jarecki about Mental Health.
The series focuses on little snippets of people's lives, their challenges, their sad moments and the happy.
I am a disabled artist with chronic pain. This interview is about my journey with chronic hand, wrist and arm pain which I have currently been interfacing with for 5 years. 

WATCH HERE
Sandy Sanderson , An artist with vibrant, multicolored face makeup wearing a large headpiece made of numerous coiled and beaded accessories, gesturing toward the camera against a plain white background.

Interview For 'Art in the Community Residency' at Lake Macquarie Art Museum on ABC Radio

'A few years ago, experimental artist Sandy Sanderson was working on some sculptures when she got repetitive strain injury and tendonitis.
After thinking she could never make art again, Sandy persevered and says her chronic pain has now revolutionised what she creates.
The ABC's Dan Cox went to the Lake Macquarie's MAC Yapang to meet Sandy and see her art.'

LISTEN HERE
Sandy Sanderson , An artist with short brown hair, wearing glasses, colorful earrings, a dark cap, and a brightly colored jacket standing outdoors with trees and a fence in the background.

Mental Health documentary Series

Against the Grain is a documentary concept created by Julie Grant, David Hector and Edwina Richards that explores the stories of women who are sharing messages of change through their creative practice.
I participated In this project through my clothing line "Lurline Avangeline" 

WATCH HERE