Blog
Hello and welcome to my Blog especially for textile artists, combining inspiration, personal growth, creativity and design. All the good things!
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’.
The Giving Gift
Beading is very like hand embroidery – there’s that almost instant hit of gratification along with a wonderful sense of indulgence and opulence from using fairly simple materials.
Your Story
Let your story lead. It may be the best story ever told!
Become the Pathfinder
Choice is not easy. But we're in the game of choice - every day we have to choose creative options. We're the project managers of our own work, so we have to lead from the front. We can't be hesitant about commitment - we need to make decisions based on facts,...
Same Input, Different Outcomes
There has to be time for a connection between the work we do, the techniques we explore, and the themes we research.
Smart People
This is the basic, no-nonsense, generic kind of smart.
The Confidence to Just Do
So by committing to the fear, of the unknown and unseen, I’m producing work I’m really proud of – plus I’m exercising that very difficult part of the artist’s anatomy – my confidence.