by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 12, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
That question ‘what is art?’ has been vexing people for centuries, many of whom don’t even produce art – and I’ve tried to listen patiently and politely to people’s opinions. Not anymore. There’s a point when, as an artist, I...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 5, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
Ok, stitching out a large design is no picnic – but I’m perverse and love every moment of it. Sometimes problem-solving is extremely therapeutic and gratifying. You have a problem, fix it right – next? That’s my attitude. But working on such...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 26, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
So how did I transfer this larger-than-life, fairly intricate design? By tracing every line, mark, dot and pattern on my drawing. I went over the drawing before tracing to make sure all the lines made sense and were complete – in other words, that they’re...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 18, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
You know all those age-old axioms about absorbing experiences and embracing ‘just doing,’ well, that’s what this is really about. It sounds so simple, but sometimes just doing, just starting can also equate to just producing. It’s a story of...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 12, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
Design, for me usually means blank white paper, pencil and rubber – end of story. But I’ve been working in a long – over 2 metre, narrow – around 40cm, format recently, and that’s large by any embroiderer’s standards. So I decided...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 15, 2021 | Creativity, Design
You know that old saying ‘you can’t see for looking.’ Well, sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes. I work best alone so I can clarify the processes I know work for me – and that means just one set of eyes. Fine, great. But sometimes,...
