COLOUR AND LANDSCAPE remain two of the main sources of inspiration for creative people, whether artists or embroiderers. Our physical environment, both rural and urban, continually provides new ideas and sparks new emotions, both positive and negative. These emotions often lead us to explore new methods and processes to express our feelings. This manner of making sense of our environment creates a new inner landscape, coloured by our emotions.
We escape to nature to unwind, to relax, to destress. We find solace and rejuvenation in nature. But nature and the natural environment can also be fierce, scary, dangerous, and angry, producing some of the most terrifying experiences in our lives. Events such as bushfires, tsunamis, tornadoes, and floods have traumatised many people around the globe. And interestingly, many of these…
