This Blog is a personal record and an honest illustration of my life as a full time embroidery artist. I hope that you find it entertaining and inspiring.
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shown here are the Copyright of Louise Gardiner 2012.
Hi Louise, sorry to hear your beautiful work isn't flying out. I most definitely intend to visit you and buy a piece of your work next time I am in the UK, hopefully sometime this year. Best wishes Judy
Thanks Judith. How lovely! I look forward to that.
I realise that at the moment I am concentrating on PR and larger projects which sound impressive but leave little time for bread and butter work. Many of these fancy jobs don't pay. Its quite shocking actually.
So, as my Dad would say, its a case of being patient! With Embroidery you need the patience of a saint.
I said to my sista this morning that I feel like I am running an unfunded ' Embroidery charity' at the moment. Encouraging one and all to get their machines out.
However, Its encouragement from people like you and small commissions that keep me going whilst I wait for the press and the art scene to catch up!
Luckily now the media have started an interest in craft, artists and makers like me will, in time, hopefully benefit! But really its only the fighters and the really passionate that survive because its such a volatile profession demanding so much sacrifice.
Ooh - we could have a good discussion over coffee couldnt we!
Hi Louise, sorry to hear your beautiful work isn't flying out. I most definitely intend to visit you and buy a piece of your work next time I am in the UK, hopefully sometime this year.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Judy
Thanks Judith.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! I look forward to that.
I realise that at the moment I am concentrating on PR and larger projects which sound impressive but leave little time for bread and butter work. Many of these fancy jobs don't pay.
Its quite shocking actually.
So, as my Dad would say, its a case of being patient! With Embroidery you need the patience of a saint.
I said to my sista this morning that I feel like I am running an unfunded ' Embroidery charity' at the moment. Encouraging one and all to get their machines out.
However, Its encouragement from people like you and small commissions that keep me going whilst I wait for the press and the art scene to catch up!
Luckily now the media have started an interest in craft, artists and makers like me will, in time, hopefully benefit! But really its only the fighters and the really passionate that survive because its such a volatile profession demanding so much sacrifice.
Ooh - we could have a good discussion over coffee couldnt we!
Louiji Boticelli