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,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Nov 13, 2020 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
As a designer, I like to use odd numbers, especially three’s. Five can be too many and one just not enough. You might think this is a strange analogy, but the same can be said for books written on a similar topic, as I’ve just learned. If it’s...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Nov 6, 2020 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
When it comes to creating a design, full to the brim with meaningful content, it really is as simple as an equation. D = I + M (Design = Inspiration + Momentum) We’re all inspired by something – that’s step one, but I think it’s that next...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Oct 30, 2020 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
How about some ideas and inspiration for creating Dynamism and that sense of energy and movement in design work for new textile and fibre art? And as you already know from reading this blog, looking back is the only way I know, to move forward. So that’s...
