Episode Seventy-Seven | Seeds and Samples: The Work Beneath the Work with Jayne Emerson

0:00 Intro
0:30 Meet Jayne Emerson
2:39 Life in the Countryside
4:04 Seeds of Ideas and “Thought Piles”
14:45 Prompts and Play
23:46 From Secrecy to Sharing
28:06 Generosity and Creative Impact
31:14 Curiosity as a Compass
34:09 Trusting Your Process
39:30 Style and Freedom
45:33 Gathering What You Love
49:59 Letting Work Become
55:28 Creative Breakthroughs
59:44 How to Connect With Jayne
1:01:18 Outro

Based in rural Gloucestershire, Jayne loves to re-imagine and mix-up textile techniques including applique, embroidery and patchwork, selling her conceptual samples to clients ranging from Chanel and Louis Vuitton to Anthropologie and Boden.

With 30 years of experience in the industry, Jayne started organizing her ideas into word prompts and filming her experimental, creative process.

Her inspirational library now includes five online courses, Experimental Needle Felting, No Rules Patchwork, Water Soluble Magic, Gel Printing on and with Textiles and No Rules Hand Stitching. Her membership No Rules Textile Society is home to 45+ mini-courses and an incredible community of textile adventurers.

www.jaynemerson.co.uk
www.norulestextilesociety.com

Referenced in the Podcast:

Jayne Emerson Film

https://youtube.com/shorts/CzZIBxD4s5E?si=1GQaiqIfh6JEkhrT

Creatively Made Business with Jeanne Oliver

Is your business aligned with how you want your life to look and feel? Many creative business owners feel trapped and overwhelmed by the business that was supposed to add more freedom to their lives. You didn’t take the risk of starting a business just to end up in the same place, or worse – moving in the opposite direction of the life you want.

An online workshop to build, launch, and nurture a business that aligns with how you want your life to look and feel. Instant access to six modules with over 7 hours of training.

Your business should be a bridge to the life you dream of, not a barrier. To learn more click HERE.

Connect with Jeanne on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jeanneolivercreativenetwork/

Connect with Jeanne on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeanneoliver/

Become the artist you dream to be. Creativity is calling at https://jeanneoliver.com

Anni Albers

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/anni-albers

0:00 Intro

0:30 Meet Betty Soldi

4:14 Growing Up with Fireworks and Wonder

8:29 From Florence to London

10:46 Words, Ink, and Finding Her Medium

12:49 Florence’s Easter Firework Tradition

16:15 Florence as an Invitation to Presence

19:51 Flourishes, Splotches, and Evolving Style

25:15 Handwriting, Feeling, and Creative Confidence

27:27 The Heart Behind Inkspired

30:27 A Lemon House Studio and Creative Sanctuary

32:36 Collecting while Making Space

34:42 Where She Goes for Inspiration

36:22 What to Put Down and Pick Up in the New Year

39:31 Creative Breakthroughs and Expansion

43:51 How to Connect with Betty

46:27 Outro

Video link to the The Scoppio del Carro talked about during the podcast HERE.

Betty Soldi is an internationally accomplished calligrapher and graphic designer working with the worlds’ leading retail brands and luxury labels. Born into a Florentine family which has been handmaking fireworks since 1860, her unique calligraphic skills merge graphic design with old type, modern colours and unique antique touches to produce branding, bespoke objects, packaging and stationery.

After many years of living in London she has extended her creative design agency to Florence, Italy. Her book “Inkspired” is published in many languages.

Betty’s Website - https://www.bettysoldi.com

Follow Betty - https://www.instagram.com/bettysoldistudio/

Creatively Made Business with Jeanne Oliver

Is your business aligned with how you want your life to look and feel? Many creative business owners feel trapped and overwhelmed by the business that was supposed to add more freedom to their lives. You didn’t take the risk of starting a business just to end up in the same place, or worse – moving in the opposite direction of the life you want.

An online workshop to build, launch, and nurture a business that aligns with how you want your life to look and feel. Instant access to six modules with over 7 hours of training.

Your business should be a bridge to the life you dream of, not a barrier. To learn more click HERE.

Connect with Jeanne on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jeanneolivercreativenetwork/

Connect with Jeanne on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeanneoliver/

Become the artist you dream to be. Creativity is calling at https://jeanneoliver.com

0:00 Intro

0:30 Meet Margaux Kent

1:13 Childhood Journals to Lifelong Habits

3:55 Writing as Processing

9:39 The Beginning of Peg and Awl

11:57 Living with Intention and Curiosity

13:25 Reevaluations in Life and Business

17:29 Homeschooling, Freedom, and Learning Through Living

19:31 Honoring your Creativity

25:23 Land, Nature, and Daily Rhythm

26:57 Personal Creative Play

28:50 How Peg and Awl Designs Products

31:30 Values and Touchstones in Business

37:44 Choosing Authenticity Over Trends

41:45 Music She’s Loving

43:29 Books, Films, and Beautiful Things

46:05 Supporting and Collecting Art

47:53 Moments of Creative Pride

49:59 How to Connect with Margaux

50:47 Outro

Find the Peg and Awl website HERE

Follow Margaux HERE

Find the Peg and Awl Substack HERE

Connect with Jeanne on Facebook or Instagram

Jeanne Oliver YouTube: HERE

Become the artist you dream to be. Creativity is calling at jeanneoliver.com