by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 18, 2022 | Creativity, Design
Teaching design is not easy. Teachers don’t know what you know and what you don’t know; they don’t know your strengths or weaknesses – nor your passions, beliefs, or feelings. And they’re the things that help inform and impact you as an...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 21, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
Regardless of how we work as Textile Artists, we should always be asking ourselves that hugely important question, ‘what if? Normally routine and process-driven, my own work usually involves taking lots of images then distilling parts I find interesting into new...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 14, 2022 | Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Process
Over the last ten to fifteen years, there’s been a plethora of ‘how to’ books revolving around the area of what I disparagingly call, Slash and Burn embroidery. And honestly, very few have appealed to me – at all – until now. Waiting for...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 24, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
Christmas can be frenetic and buzzing. But that comparatively quiet period between Christmas and New Year is a great time for some adjustments – jiggering, tweaking, twiddling, and patching up. It’s also the perfect time to investigate new directions or...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 17, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
If I hadn’t given this idea time, I’d have achieved nothing. If I hadn’t been willing to go out on a limb, I’d have still achieved nothing. If I hadn’t explored disparate materials to achieve textural and dimensional contrasts, I’d...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 3, 2021 | Creativity
Most of us are purchasing more online, which means posting and packaging for artists. With lockdown, it was a necessity, but some recent online purchases made me wonder about the experience the purchaser has in buying our art – especially online. I’m an...
