by Cathy Jack Coupland | Nov 27, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration
Remember those cartoon-like, stick-figure images we probably all made as children, drawn on slips of paper and flipped to create our very own mini motion picture? Creating textile and fibre art is much the same, and just like those stick-figure images, it...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Nov 20, 2020 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Process
Routine: drill, practice, procedure, pattern. Ritual: ceremony, protocol, order, custom. Zen: the value of meditation and intuition. Even the most aspirational artist experiences challenges, so what exactly is it that gets you through your day?. That daily grind...
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...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Oct 23, 2020 | Design, History, Inspiration
There’s one thing I want from a piece of art and that’s excitement. I want to feel reverberating, unrestrained energy, not just glimpse it. I want my eyes to gallivant all over the work, not just puddle in one place, if at all. And that’s exactly...
