by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 3, 2023 | Creativity, Personal Growth
Yes, the new year is an opportunity to update tired and old thinking – and use your experiences, knowledge, and ability to make new opportunities in your work. Really? As textile artists, we should be in constant motion in our work, so anyone who is not...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 27, 2023 | Personal Growth
I love hearing how other artists work and what they believe helps them. Sharing is caring, so I’m more than happy to share the things that seem to work for me in my own artistic practice. Simple, yet effective, these points either make my artistic life easier,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 20, 2023 | Personal Growth
Unlearn that mistakes are a bad thing. I believe they are the opposite. Sure, they show we’ve gone down the wrong path, so we have to backtrack and find another – and, really think about how we can make things work. But….that’s where inspiration and...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 7, 2023 | Personal Growth
Yes, we live in a time of information overload, as I’m sure you’re all well aware. But, most of it’s irrelevant, useless, and simply a waste of time – it’s just noise. Information should be there to help us make better decisions, enable...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 9, 2022 | Personal Growth
Working within the realm of visual art means we are constantly looking at other people’s work. We expose our innermost thoughts and feelings to the world as we try to look into the hearts and minds of other artists through their work. And perhaps without...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 29, 2022 | Personal Growth
‘Aesthetic Appreciation’, words used by Constance Howard, in her book ‘Inspiration for Embroidery’, published in 1966 by BT Batsford – and in my opinion, the crux and core of understanding design. ‘Technical skill is only part of...
