Today we meet Claire Mort, an award-winning British textile artist who creates colourful and powerful pop art using hand embroidery. And if you read 'Be Creative With Workbox' magazine, then you will already know her from her column, 'Morts Thoughts'.
Claire has an inspiring story and we discuss how opportunities come from the most extraordinary situations, and really that we need a mixture of joy and hope to carry us through the exciting adventure of life. Although we did cover some rather serious topics, we did it with humour and joy.
Susan Weeks chats with Claire about:
Stitching into bras Inspiring women and their stories The impact of the Corona virus 'lockdown' Assessing all aspects of her art business and to continue and adapt Developing self-reliance and sustainability The shortest exhibition in history! Embroidery is an incredibly powerful tool The influence of graphic design and the skills needed for online work Opportunities come from extraordinary situations Writing a magazine column The delight of Instagram Inspired by 70's and 80's UK kids cartoons The joy of the handmade item - in all mediums So much to be learnt from playing The battle with our inner critic Courage and hope Wondering how to start creating an online courseFor this episode...
View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Claire's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/clairemort
Look: https://www.instagram.com/clairemortartist/
View: https://www.clairemortartist.com/
Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/clairemortarty/shop
Related Stitchery Stories episodes you might like:
https://www.stitcherystories.com/juilatriston
https://www.stitcherystories.com/janesanders
Other people, places & things we mentioned:
The Embroiderers' Guild
https://embroiderersguild.com/
The Society For Embroidered Work (S.E.W.) https://www.societyforembroideredwork.com/
A Mighty Girl
https://www.facebook.com/amightygirl/
Being Bold: Finding Myself When Everything Changed Susan Weeks on International Womens Day 2017 https://youtu.be/qqHDevdVg2g
'Be Creative With Workbox' magazine
https://www.creativewithworkbox.com/
Tracey Coverley: Textile Artist
Diane Gaffney: Trader In South East Asian Textiles
SFSNAD: San Francisco School Of Needlework And Design
Susan Weeks: Celebrating Two years Of Stitchery Stories Textile Art & Embroidery Podcast
Amanda Cobbett: Realistic Embroidered Fungi and Lichen
Sally Stone: Textile Artist Yarnstorming York
Janine Heschl: Textile Wildlife Art
Sarah Cross: Artist Using Textiles And Multi-media Techniques
Kathleen Laurel Sage: Shaping Machine Embroidery With Heat
Emma Broughton: Embroidered Boxes
Loetitia Gibier: Hand Embroidery Artist With A Passion For Design
Rie Wenham: Hand Embroidery Artist Who Loves Spiders
Danielle Balfoort: Developing Abstract Contemporary Hand embroidery
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Clare Hunter: Banner Maker Writing The Threads Of Life
Laura Bray: Embroidery Artist & Creative Business Owner
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Tina Francis: Tapestry, Needlepoint, Canvaswork: Embroidery using wool & canvas
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Michelle Morgan: Hand Embroidery Artist
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