Tracey Emin has always lived and breathed raw creativity. In a rare interview with her friend Maria Balshaw , she talks about the impact of her devastating illness, the source of her renewed passion and productivity, and why she likes to be beside the seaside

WITH TYPICAL UNDERSTATEMENT, and an admirable sense of humour, Lizzie Coles describes her background as “a little more eclectic” than she’d planned. Having loved drawing since she was a child, she was

In this chic apartment designed by Églantine Sicat and Pauline Dellemotte, bespoke pieces make the best use of space but also deliver beauty

Raku ceramicist Catherine Lucktaylor talks about finding inspiration on the Cornish coast

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Tracey Emin’s close friends and admirers reveal the artist’s true colours