by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 10, 2023 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
There’s really only one place to find inspiration and spark curiosity – look no further than your passions, interests, and topics you feel strongly about. And from these simple things, you can nourish a sustainable and successful design outcome driven by...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 25, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Having trouble deciding on a colour palette for a new piece of work? Why not try a monochromatic colour scheme? It’s so easy, yet packs a real punch when put together correctly. In fact, I think monochromatic colour schemes rate amongst my favourite. So, how do...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 10, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Now if that sounds like the ultimate contradiction, you’re right. But, it makes perfect sense – and it often works for me. When you know you’ve just got to do something, I believe you dig deeper and are more willing to make mistakes to move forward....
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 13, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Now might be the perfect time to think about switching gears. What do I mean? By using the forward momentum from the previous year, to generate the power you need to make changes and provide more energy to create inspired textile art this year. One of the most...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 16, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
Poetic licence is the freedom to depart from the facts of the matter or from the conventional rules to create an effect. And it’s heaven-sent for textile artists. Usually applied to literature, there’s absolutely no reason it can’t be used, and used...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 2, 2022 | Inspiration
This beautifully elegant word describes my workspace at the moment. It’s a hodgepodge and assemblage of ideas, tools, fabrics, threads, and beads, as well as home to my beloved books. And as much as I try to have systems in place to influence these things into...
