by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | Oct 25, 2026 | Creative
Hand-painting Vintage glass buttons. Have you ever come across beautifully moulded glass buttons from the first half of the 20th century that either were never painted or they were but the paint has come loose and only bits are left? In my Etsy shop CarolasChoices I...
by mark | Aug 28, 2023 | Creative
This is where my textile art meets mixed media as I grow and experiment. Having been into re-cycling and re-using since the 60’s there is nothing more exciting to me than finding a stash of materials I have never used before. From Perspex off cuts to PVC tubes,...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | Jul 9, 2019 | Creative
Taking good pictures of textile art with a smartphone is just not working for me. For product photos for Etsy it works well but as my textile art has loads of colour and lots of detail and texture I have seen that with apps and even a good smartphone it just never...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | May 27, 2019 | Creative
Making a scale model of an exhibition space is a lot of work to do in this digital age as there is probably some programme somewhere that does it all for you. I had seen David Hockney do one for his exhibition and a great kids programme on art where Dutch artist...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | May 23, 2019 | Creative
If you love learning new techniques, then try making bowls out of fabric and other bits and pieces. It is a lot of fun and everyone has the freedom to interpret it in their style. Before you know it you have made something with fabric in a totally different way. When...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | May 13, 2019 | Creative
My love of all things textile started many years ago when I was about 9 and I did sewing at school. Just proves how inspirational a teacher can be. I used to go to her house after school and I remember learning drawn thread work and being treated to a bowl of fresh...
