by Cathy Jack Coupland | Oct 2, 2020 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration
You know that saying, a picture’s worth a thousand words, well, that’s how I felt when I took an off-the-cuff image of a stunning Sydney coastal plant, the Gymea Lily, named by the indigenous Eora people, it also proudly denotes the suburbs of Gymea and...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 25, 2020 | Design, Inspiration
Sometimes, when looking through my personal library, I come across a treasure I’ve completely forgotten. You know the kind, a small book, pushed to the back and easily overlooked. I’m re-engaging with four such treasures. Now I do have an excuse. My...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 18, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration
Words can often be an inadequate means of describing our thoughts or dreams. Drawing, on the other hand, can be the choreography of constructing a design vision for all to see, without the need to utter one single word. I’ve been watching a four-part video...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 11, 2020 | Inspiration
Each of us is like a tiny seed, full of potential and the ability to grow wherever the sun shines best. ‘To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.’ Audrey Hepburn And to plant the garden of our dreams, we need some reliable tools. They’re all...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 4, 2020 | Books, Inspiration
Gushing lyrical about books is sort of my thing. I love books, so when a book actually takes me on a journey or makes me think – that’s special. And that’s what Subversive Stitch by Rozsika Parker did for me. To date, my interest in Feminism has...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Aug 21, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration
How important is it to ‘just begin?’ It’s vital! Why? Because it initiates process. Last week I wrote about serendipity – that happy juxtaposition of connected or topical events. I drew my interpretation of Mont St Michel from its connection...
