Blog
Hello and welcome to my Blog especially for textile artists, combining inspiration, personal growth, creativity and design. All the good things!
Assembling Your Portfolio
In simple point form, here are my suggestions for building your very own portfolio.
Progress or Perfection?
Progress, headway, forward movement – that’s what you’re looking for.
Building Your Brand
Branding is the go-to buzzword in any industry nowadays. And it's the same for textile and fibre artists too. It's important, so let me share with you what I've learned over the last decade or so. I'm no expert, but I've tried to read and research how I should be...
Stimulation
Nourish, bolster and stimulate that need to be creative – it needs to be fortified and encouraged regularly.
The Chicken and the Egg
So in terms of the chicken and egg analogy relating to embroidery, technique is the trump card, in my opinion.
The Process of Quality
If you wish to have your work associated with quality, remember to look at your work processes and choices from beginning to end.
False Limits and the Pressure of Time
The thing to do is to learn to control the time available to you and use it sensibly to reach those goals without the need to lower the quality of your work.
Collage and the Flow of Inspiration
Not a difficult technique at all, but one that gives back tenfold if you’re willing to put the time into it.
One or Multiple?
Basically, I’m using energy created as I stitch to contemplate, evaluate and calculate my next move on each piece.
Vintage Sewing Cases
They must be stylish and they must be practical – just as they were originally intended.
Downsizing
So, if you’re ever in this enviable/unenviable position, proceed with a mental picture and plenty of measurements of your new plan.
Exuberance – The Exhibition, July 6 – August 26
When serendipity knocks at your door, embrace it with all your might. It may mean a change of direction – and that can be a very good thing sometimes.
Selling Your Textile Art – My Perspective
After years of stitching, I never really set out with the aim to sell. How things have changed, because I do now. And although I don't have an online sales platform yet, one is in the offing. So, it really comes back to that age-old question. Do you make to sell or...
Find Your Métier
Spread the learning load across too many techniques and the likelihood is, you’ll excel at nothing.
Stitch Your Dreams
Use your dreams to release emotions, make a statement, or simply capture memories.