Where would you start if you had to start again? (57
What would you do if you lost it all – your creative work, your tools and supplies, your archive…where would you start, to replace it? Would you? This was the […]
Framing Textile Art (37)
To frame or not to frame? That is the question – and not just for textile art! We chat about some of the various ways we’ve finished and framed our […]
Strategies for stitching stuff
Master these three things and you’ll go from a huge puckered mess, broken needles, snarled or broken threads and lost tempers, to successful – if a little unusual – stitching.
Decluttering (31)
We’re creative people, and we use a lot of stuff. But what do we do when we have too much? Is it time to declutter? And how do we go […]
Where to even start
Indeed. Over the weekend, I met up with a group of friends and we were chatting about stuff, and organising, and generally having a chinwag about how we keep it […]
All I want for Christmas (27)
Yes, it’s that time of year! We think about what we might like to receive this Christmas – from the obvious and perhaps indulgent to the seemingly mundane things that would actually make our day.
Choosing my colours
Hmm, my favourite colours: imperialist yellowy green, ordained cobalt, inhaling peacock blue, scorned mango, or unalienable pinkish? Maybe not! The boring thing moving my mailing list* has been negotiating 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]