by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 30, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Process
A large part of being a textile artist is our ability to problem-solve, and have I had to use it this last week. Now I’m no fast thinker. – I like to take my time and really think things through – but eventually I get there. And I’m prompted to...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 9, 2021 | Design, Inspiration
All my design work begins with a line. It’s how I build, construct and create my designs. But there’s one area of line I usually ignore – for no good reason. We all know the power and potential in a simple line – expressing emotion and mood,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 26, 2021 | Design, Personal Growth
Design – a plan, blueprint, drawing, map, depiction or model. Great, fantastic, but there’s a whole world hidden behind those descriptors that go into and support design – a world that can really help your work rise to your expectations to be...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 19, 2021 | Design
‘A ship in harbour is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.’ John Augustus Shed, American Author and Professor 1859-1928 And this ship of mine has set sail. Live, Love, Design is a brand-new sister ship for my website and FaceBook page...
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...
