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Makers Dozen - Q & A with Cate Fox

Makers Dozen - Q & A with Cate Fox

Welcome to the Makers Dozen. We ask a Guild member a dozen quickfire questions about their life as a maker.

Cate Fox is a mixed media embroiderer making modern embroidered pictures in the sampler tradition.

Textile Artist Cate fox in Studio

Describe your work in 3 words.

Stitch, fabric, stuff.

How long have you been a maker?

Feels like forever. 

What’s the best part of your process?

Being in my studio - total freedom. 

What’s the worst part of your process?

Admin! Uploading, downloading website, email.........

Do you have a favourite book about your craft?

Eye of the Needle by Alice Kettle 

What are you reading?

Crypt by Professor Alice Roberts.

What’s your favourite film?

Local Hero

What do you listen to in your studio?

Radio, podcasts and me talking to myself or the dog.
 
What one thing would improve your life as a maker?

Better eyesight!

What’s the best piece of advice you have received?

A tutor told me to always respect my own work. 

What’s the question you are asked the most?

Where do you get your ideas from? (Sometimes I wonder that myself)

Life as a maker can be challenging, would you do it all again?  

Absolutely! I'd be lost without my art work. 

 

Thanks Cate!

You will find a selection of Cate's embroidered art and cards in our shop.

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