by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 21, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
Now that’s a very powerful question – with equally powerful ramifications. If I want to move forward in my work, I know there’s a point in time when I have to step back and ask the question, ‘is this working?’ And, I ask that question...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 7, 2021 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
This design had been in the back of my mind for a long time. Inspired by the colours and textures of our beautiful Australian flowering gums and those cheeky, raucous, magnificently coloured Lorikeets – it seemed as though this work came together of its own...
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 12, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration
That question ‘what is art?’ has been vexing people for centuries, many of whom don’t even produce art – and I’ve tried to listen patiently and politely to people’s opinions. Not anymore. There’s a point when, as an artist, I...
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...
