by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 23, 2021 | Personal Growth
It’s all about how you view things. Income or expenditure – Is only one of value, or are they both? I’m talking about the income of investments, those we make in ourselves and our time to gain knowledge and skills and to build relationships enabling...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 17, 2021 | Creativity, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
Things change, fads come and go – that’s simply the nature of the world at large, not just the textile arts. But colours, fabrics and those must-have tools come and eventually quietly go, so what remains? What is the one constant in the art world? For me,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 2, 2021 | Personal Growth
Who am I really? I’m the person who turns up to work every day; who tries to be generous and professional; who strives for consistency and who also aspires to ongoing innovation and advancement. Routine is my BFF – it’s what gets me through the hard...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 26, 2021 | Design, Personal Growth
Design – a plan, blueprint, drawing, map, depiction or model. Great, fantastic, but there’s a whole world hidden behind those descriptors that go into and support design – a world that can really help your work rise to your expectations to be...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 5, 2021 | Personal Growth
Social media platforms are amazing – and the apps constantly being developed to aid design, photography, exercise or whatever are simply incredible. Using social media is a great way to promote your work, and your brand – as well as getting messages out...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 29, 2021 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Process
I was working on the design below recently, and it suddenly struck me that the atmosphere we work in and the mood we create, can make a huge difference to how well and effectively we actually work. Now I’m not talking about the physical workspace, although, of...
