Blog
Hello and welcome to my Blog especially for textile artists, combining inspiration, personal growth, creativity and design. All the good things!
What Works For Me?
None of these ideas are unusual or complicated, just common-sense ways to help me achieve and look after myself too.
The Mistake Relationship
Being perfect is a myth – being practical is rewiring how you think to make use of those mistakes.
Time to Switch Gears?
Use this quiet downtime to switch gears to actually rev up for a creative new year.
Info Noise
Do your due diligence, and research before you take any action, or, use that knowledge as a baseline starting point and make changes until it suits your needs.
The Christmas Break
I believe it’s a healthy strategy to sometimes take a break, a step back for a few days or even a week or more – however much time is right for you.
Poetic Licence
Poetic Licence is the coalescence of extended thinking and making, with embroidery being the perfect medium to translate those ideas.
Compared to What?
Working within the realm of visual art means we are constantly looking at other people's work. We expose our innermost thoughts and feelings to the world as we try to look into the hearts and minds of other artists through their work. And perhaps without thought, we...
Miscellany
Order here and there is a good thing, but sometimes it’s that motley potpourri of items and ideas that ends up helping with design development.
Persist, Adjust, Change
Persistence, adjustment, and change are three words that should be in every textile artist’s vocabulary.
5 Of My FavouriteYou Tube Videos
Here are some of my favourite YouTube channels – ones that I’ve subscribed to for either information, inspiration, or simply to be entertained.
The Magic of Photography
Photography has allowed us to capture the transience of life and of things – the ephemeral and impermanent, the fleeting, and unstable, the volatile, here-today-gone-tomorrow that makes up our world, filtering into our art.
Black and White
Black and white offer the ultimate contrast – it tops the list of opposites and is the most striking and eye-catching of them all, creating instant visual interest making the viewer take notice.
Inspiring Research
Research offers numerous threads, leads, and studies I can investigate and use for inspiration and new interpretation.
Snowflakes
But the real fun is having an idea and running with it – just to see where it goes.
Kia Orana
Kia Orana – a beautiful greeting used in the Cook Islands to say hello – literally translated means ‘may you live a long and fulfilling life’.