Transferable skills (23)

Izzy & Gina in stitches

Do we have skills from other areas of life that help us in our art? That's what we're pondering this week, after spending a day learning an ancient skill that we may never use again. Or will we? Perhaps there is more value to learning new skills than just what you create on the day?

Welcome to our podcast for all stitchers, embroiderers, textile artists and creative souls, where we have friendly informal conversations about what it actually means to be an artist working in textiles. Izzy and Gina are both practicing artists and tutors specialising in machine embroidery, but we’re still figuring it all out! We chat about combining the creative process with running a business and hope that you will find inspiration and support for your own creative journeys.

Mentioned in this episode:

Native Hands - Courses in traditional skills of pottery, basketry and bushcraft held outside in the woods near Lewes, East Sussex https://nativehands.co.uk/

Why craft skills are good for us https://theconversation.com/how-craft-is-good-for-our-health-98755

The benefits of Knitting https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.4276/030802213X13603244419077

Pig - The film about a truffle forager. There's a fair bit of violence so it's not always easy watching, but the food is magnificent! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(2021_film)

Nigel Slater's Chard and Feta tart. There doesn't seem to be online link for this exact recipe but it can be found in Kitchen Diaries II... it's worth getting hold of a copy!

Baking on a Barge https://www.floatingbaker.com/

One Million Step Challenge Gina's summer challenge to walk 1.7 million steps (the distance from Lands End to John O'Groats) for Diabetes UK. You can read about it and sponsor her here: https://step.diabetes.org.uk/fundraising/gina401

One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40492267-one-more-croissant-for-the-road

You can find us at:

Izzy Moore https://isobelmoore.co.uk/

Gina Ferrari https://www.ginaferrari-art.co.uk/

The music is Dear Autumn by Ikson and you can find it at https://soundcloud.com/ikson.