Cloth Paper Scissors - January/February 2009 - (Page 58) artist to artist with cathycullis to take, read on… LR: Cathy, your work combines so ehad an ulterior motive in interviewing Cathy Cullis. For quite some time I have wanted my sewing machine to serve as my drawing tool. I dream of combining paper, fabric, and stitch into personal works of art. But, so far, it has been only a dream, simmering on the back burner of my life. Lack of time, yes, but also a fear of failure. So, when a dear friend led me to Cathy Cullis’s Etsy shop, I fell in love with everything I saw. I was hoping a chat with Cathy would get me moving on my own stitched art and give me the guts and the kick in the pants to take the leap. I never mentioned my fear to Cathy, but every answer was just what I needed to hear. If there’s a leap you are afraid many of the things that I, and I’m sure our readers, love—fabric, paper, stitch, vintage ephemera, words, and the human figure—a perfect synthesis of cloth, paper, and scissors. Tell me about the day the first one appeared. CC: LR: Your work appears to be effortless (the sure sign of a master), but I know a lot of care goes into creating it. How did you get from using your sewing machine for utilitarian straight stitching to drawing works of art? Are they the result of a background in art or in sewing or a combination of both? CC: by lesley r iley C P S
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