by Cathy Jack Coupland | Aug 6, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
Times are tough, especially here in Sydney, Australia, with Covid Lockdown now in its sixth week. Life centres around the home and whatever we can do from there. So my solution is to conjure some precious magic and reconnect creating an atmosphere of charm and...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 30, 2021 | Inspiration
One of my biggest bug-bears has to be how to organise all my images. And I have a lot! Throughout the concept, design and making process, I take numerous images to be used on social media. And they add up. For years, I’ve been dealing – or rather not...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 23, 2021 | Design, Inspiration
Do you sample? It’s not something I do often, I must admit, but when it comes to having to design and make something different, something requiring careful thought either in construction or technique, then I sample, sample, sample. And it’s worth it. One...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 16, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
I adore great photography. Like great art, it draws you in, so I believe in taking the time to stage photoshoots of my work – wherever possible. Because I’ve taken the time to make a beautiful piece of embroidered art, why wouldn’t I want to do it...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 2, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
Doubt is Machiavellian and opportunistic. It’s devious, artful and cunning. It wiggles and weaves its way into our unconscious and is behind the demise of more ideas and inspiration than actual failure ever is. It’s a fear of the unknown and it’s...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 25, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
It’s one thing to have an idea or concept – it’s another kettle of fish entirely, to make that up into a successful design for textile and fibre art. So where do I start? Well, funnily enough, at the end – and by that I mean the finished size...
