by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 18, 2019 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration, Process
A design isn’t necessarily finished just because you’ve finished stitching it out. Why not go back and look at how much more it may have to offer? I don’t know about you but I spend a lot of time in the design process, and I love every minute of...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 11, 2019 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration, Process
I am all for anything that motivates me to design. The idea of using a Vision Board to inspire new work was exciting. Vision Boards are the visual embryo of a concept, capturing the information and motivation I need to move forward to design or to move a design...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 20, 2019 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration, Process
Some artists make the leap from inspiration to stitch look easy. It’s not. Here’s one process I use. I’ve been posting a lot lately about photography as a means for inspiring further design work as a textile artist. Check out one of my recent...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 25, 2019 | Creativity, Inspiration, Process
Are you like me and just want to take your own shots of the textile art you make? The shot above is one of my favourites – taken on my iPhone! I am no professional photographer, believe me, but I do know a thing or two about design. I don’t own a camera,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 4, 2019 | Classes, Creativity, Inspiration, Process
Are you making the most of your domestic sewing machine? Do you want to make beautiful textile art? Do you want to gain confidence and explore some of the creative options open to you? Creating eye-catching stitch combinations along with stunning textures, on your...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 26, 2019 | Creativity, Design, Inspiration, Process
Work: activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. This is the icing on the cake, the cream in my coffee and where all my efforts start to pay dividends. I’ve used passion to inspire and motivate and consistency and...
