by Cathy Jack Coupland | Oct 26, 2024 | Creativity, Happenings, Inspiration
Exhibiting your textile art is a huge honour. ‘Escape’ is my third exhibition with the Timeless Textiles Gallery in beautiful Newcastle. I thought writing about the story behind this exhibition may be interesting. Why Escape? How did I come to do all...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 1, 2023 | Happenings
I don’t teach frequently, but when I do I like to be well prepared and have a clear plan of outcomes as well as visuals to help support the aims and techniques on offer. My latest workshop, Underwater Gardens, presented at the Timeless Textiles Gallery in...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 14, 2023 | Happenings
We’re moving! We’re also moving to a slightly smaller apartment. That means I need to downsize my workroom. The thought of moving to a new city, with new opportunities is exciting, but the idea of relocating my beloved workroom is not. I love the setup...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 7, 2023 | Happenings
Sometimes things just appear out of the blue – and that can be a really good thing. And for me, the exhibition, Exuberance, was one of them. From memory, I received an email from one of the curators inviting me to take part along, with a fairly comprehensive...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 21, 2022 | Happenings
Well, just a few more sleeps till Christmas and hopefully, we can look forward to a sparkling, fresh, brand-new year. A perfect time to relax, revive and renew. But also a time to reflect, reveal and ruminate about the year ahead. You know, I think it’s a...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 22, 2022 | Happenings
Attending a Craft and Quilt Fair recently was, I have to say, a glorious re-emergence of fraternization with friends, traders, and people simply interested in creating. (Plus getting a photo of yourself in front of a huge image of your work!) And while it’s a...
