Closing the loop
Everyone knows that I was inspired by my trip to the far north of Scotland, and I have an enduring love of wild seascapes, but what you may not know […]
Inspiration/Location with Kim Thittichai (20)
In this episode I chat to textile artist, tutor and author, Kim Thittichai about her inspirations, and what prompted her to move from the south coast of England to the […]
Inspiration (19)
This week Gina and I are talking about inspiration: what it is, what it isn’t, and what to do with it when we’ve got it! Is inspiration the same as […]
Ideas and Inspiration
My inspiration for many years has been plants, particularly their structure: stems, leaves, seed pods, branching patterns, it’s all good. I even applied to do Botany at university. It all […]
Sketchbooks (18)
Sketchbooks – an essential part of the creative process? In this episode we discuss the sketchbooks we use, whether that’s one or many, and how we use them. We also […]
The Great Escape – Creative Retreats and Holidays (17)
In this episode, we talk about holidays that are just for us, whether that’s going somewhere to be inspired by the location and being guided on how to respond to it in our art, having a holiday with like-minded people and mixing art with leisure, taking a break to reflect on our art, or perhaps going somewhere for an intense few days of learning something new.
Ideas for a mini creative retreat
One thing I’m doing this summer is retaking the Find Your Joy course with Louise Fletcher, and already, it’s fascinating (to me at least!) to see the difference in what […]
Open Studios (16)
In this episode Gina and I discuss our experiences of participating in artist “Open Studio” events. Gina has taken part regularly for over ten years but this is the first […]
Stuff: what, why, and where do we put it all? (15)
Artists are renowned for collecting stuff – and we’re no exception. What do we hold onto, why do we keep it, and where do we put it all?0 Mentioned in […]
Stuff and nonsense
I’ve talked with Gina and written about Creative Block, Procrastination, how to know if you’ve got one or the other (or perhaps both….) so the final installment in this series, […]