The first piece in my Portrait of Pain series: Tear Swept The fabric of this wall hanging measures 11.5″ across and 41.5″ long. I hand embroidered the face and tears, leaving the tear tracks loose so that they move and rearrange on the surface of the fabric. The fabric is backed with felt and hemmed…
A Portrait of Pain
Well I don’t know about you, but 2018 was one of the worst years of my life. If I could write it a Google review, I would not be complimentary. 1/5 stars. Would not recommend. Good things happened too, of course. No year is completely horrible. I thought about those things as I white-knuckled my way…
New Year, New Thoughts
I’ve changed. I used to be the sort of person who came up with New Year’s Resolutions. Now, I find I’m more into New Year’s Directional Ideas – the more vague cousin of a resolution. In this season of my life, I find I look inward a lot and make changes all year round, on…
Courtney Cox Textile Art
I have shared previously on this (oft-neglected) blog about my developing skills in hand embroidery textile art. Well, to give myself more space to make these pieces, a platform by which to sell them, and a landing site for those who learn about me via exciting upcoming collaborative projects, I have launched Courtney Cox Textile…
“What’s the deal with ‘The Scribbler’?”
Next month will be a year since I came up with the idea of making a monthly kid’s zine for adults, full of original short stories and illustrations. This year I have made and shared five brightly colored issues, each of them light-hearted and full of puns. ‘The Scribbler’ was born of my lifelong desire…
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