Made By Coral
I wanted to take you all back to that horrible period of time that new graduates go through- life after graduation...
After all the hard work, stress and build up to the big ending to Uni life you get handed this red cardboard tube that contains a piece of paper that states you have a BA Honors Degree and it feels you have achieved so much and come so far in life and then after that....NOTHING!!!
The truth is folks even after undertaking a 4 year degree course finding work is hard like we all keep hearing in the news. So I carried on working in Pizza Hut which had been my part time job all the way through art school to make ends meet, meanwhile I searched for jobs or funding.
With no loom at home to carry on with my textiles work, I felt lost! With no way for my being creative and so Made By Coral, my very own card making business was born. It was also a way to be proactive and keep myself busy as I love working to deadlines, (weird I no!) so started setting up stall events in Glasgow to sell my work and make some extra cash!
Looking back I am so glad I started my creative work again even if its just in a small way, as I feel in life things don't just happen and that you really have to make things happen for yourself. And without this I would have lost the faith in my creative side....Now 9 months on I have a full time job in the textile industry, have a £1000 bursary from the Spring Fling, and have a loom on rent at home for my weaving.
"Made By Coral is a very tiny business I have just started up as a way to keep me creative after finishing my degree in textile design this summer at The Glasgow School of Art.
All my greetings cards are designed and handmade by myself, and as I work mainly with found vintage items or hand paint a lot of my cards so they are individual. I have a love for vintage style, cakes and buttons and this can often be seen in my work. "
I will be selling my cards along with my woven textile work at this years Spring Fling in June :)
Love Coral X
