Revisiting Fran Reeve on Soft Sculpture, Performance Art & Energising Public Spaces

In this episode, I revisit my conversation with Fran Reeve, a multidisciplinary artist from Hobart, Tasmania, whose creative world blends textiles, performance, sculpture, and immersive energy work. In this lively and inspiring episode, Fran opens the doors to her vibrant studio and her ever-evolving art practice—one that includes needle-felted soft sculpture heads, roving performance characters, and interactive festival art.

Fran shares her fascinating journey from art school to circus arts, and how a series of creative pivots led her to invent new ways of combining visual arts with movement, play and expression. Whether she’s transforming spaces at major Tasmanian events or developing hula hooping characters for roving shows, Fran’s work asks how facial expression, gesture, and wearable art can shift the energy of a room—or a field.

Together we explore:

• Soft sculpture as performance
• The power of expression in costume design
• Making roving characters for festivals and immersive events
• Art as energy exchange and activation
• Textiles, spirals, circles & storytelling in motion
• Creating art that invites curiosity, movement & joy
  

If you’re drawn to performance art, wearable sculpture, festival-making or playful, embodied creativity, Fran’s episode will light you up.

Keywords: Fran Reeve, performance art, soft sculpture, wearable art, roving characters, immersive art, Hobart artist, Tasmanian arts, circus arts, needle felting, festival art, textile sculpture, character design, creative energy, Connect Curate Create, arts festivals, experiential art, movement and storytelling, costume-based performance

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