by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 16, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Dreams, daydreams, fantasies, or nightmares – why not capture these in stitch? Exploring your dreams using embroidery, collage, and mixed media may be a new way forward for you and your work – just beware that what you’re portraying may not be easy...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 2, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Embroidery is one of those things some people simply have an affinity with. They pick it up as they go, with no formal training or degrees behind them – they learn on the job, so to speak. And I think, in so many ways, that’s a great pathway to success...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 12, 2023 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
A lot. One word has the ability to fire our imagination – a few words can open our minds to a world of possibilities. But I want to talk about colour words – words that immediately give us an emotional response to colour and perhaps how we can use colour...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 12, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration, Personal Growth
Where does our creative journey start? Within you. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that everything revolves around me – somehow. And as I’m sitting here writing this post, I’m looking around thinking, just...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 28, 2023 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
Want to create work with that ‘wow’ factor that most people just love to see? Then simply focus on these two effortless things – contrast and variety. These straightforward elements are around us everywhere, in the buildings we live in, the furniture...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 31, 2023 | Creativity
Subjective and objective are two words filled significantly with huge meanings – especially when it comes to the textile arts and judging. Subjective refers to our personal tastes, feelings, and views, whereas objective refers to our not being influenced by...
