Gina Ferrari
Art in Many Guises
I love this quote from Helena Bonham Carter, because it describes how I feel about art. For me art is not only about the paintings that I...
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Gina Ferrari
Jul 25, 20234 min read
Times They Are A-Changin'
Nothing stays the same for ever and in the words of Bob Dylan, when times are a-changin' we can learn to swim with it or we can sink....
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Gina Ferrari
Jun 27, 20236 min read
Portraits and Lessons Learned
My personal 100 day project to draw 100 amazing faces is coming to a close. I would like to tell you that I have finished but I’m not...
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Gina Ferrari
May 4, 20235 min read
When it all gets too much
We all lead busy lives, rushing from one thing to another. Aside from work, there are deadlines to meet, family to care for, food to...
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Gina Ferrari
Mar 27, 20234 min read
Portrait Artist of the Year
I’m sure like many of you reading this, I’m rather addicted to both the Sky Arts TV programmes Portrait Artist of the Year (PAOTY) and...
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Gina Ferrari
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Facing Our Fears About Selling
I have been trying to figure out why selling feels so difficult, so loaded with emotion and so tangled up with long held beliefs, why we...
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Gina Ferrari
Feb 14, 20234 min read
100 Amazing Faces
Babies, even new-borns prefer to look at faces over everything else and learn to recognise familiar faces within weeks, or even days....
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Gina Ferrari
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Creating Our Brand
For various reasons this week week I’ve been thinking a lot about brand and identity. Mostly there have been many jumbled thoughts and as...
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Gina Ferrari
Jan 11, 20235 min read
Running to the Lamppost
What is it that stops us achieving our goals, succeeding in life, reaching for the stars? What really holds us back? We all have excuses...
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Gina Ferrari
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Why We Draw
For me drawing will always be part of my creative process and I can’t remember a time when I didn’t draw. Whether I’m painting, stitching...
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Gina Ferrari
Sep 21, 20224 min read
All Change
Two weeks ago, we were faced with the announcement of the death of the Queen in the UK. In some respects, it was not totally unexpected,...
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Gina Ferrari
Jul 24, 20224 min read
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
It might be true that a picture paints a thousand words and we could argue that our art should speak for itself, but visual communication...
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Gina Ferrari
Jul 7, 20226 min read
My Ten Top Tips for Open Studios
July for me is always about Open Studios. I have participated in Cambridge Open Studios since 2005, missing only a couple of years. It is...
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Gina Ferrari
Apr 20, 20224 min read
Displaying and Framing Textiles
The big question when displaying or hanging textiles is always whether to frame or not. Obviously, this will largely be determined by the...
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Gina Ferrari
Feb 9, 20225 min read
The 100 Day Project
You may have heard of the 100 day project or maybe not, but the idea is a simple one. You commit to doing something creative for 100 days...
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Gina Ferrari
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Artist Identity
When I sat down to write this blog post, I googled the term artist identity and I was bombarded with articles about how to create an...
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Gina Ferrari
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Mindful and Sustainable Gifts
As we approach Christmas, I think that most of us turn to thinking about gifts for our family and friends. Izzy and I recorded our latest...
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Gina Ferrari
Nov 4, 20213 min read
Slow Stitching
This week the clocks have been put back an hour in the UK and British Summertime is behind us as we head into the winter months. As I...
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Gina Ferrari
Oct 31, 20214 min read
Pumpkins and Prizes
When I used to write my old blog it was a mixture of art, embroidery, family life, gardening and food. And if I'm completely honest the...
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Gina Ferrari
Sep 8, 20213 min read
Making our art meaningful
“Art without meaning is just decoration” I’m not sure where I first heard that quote, but it popped to mind when Izzy and I were...
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