We See It | Vol 2

WSI : From idea to finished piece, whats the creative process like?

TG : Lots of fun. I love almost every aspect of it. Once I am happy with a drawn design I start with making up patterns or choose fabric and embellishments. I love pattern making, its the skeleton of a piece of clothing. Its so technical and really engages my mind. I like to balance both the logical and subjective aspects of the mind. Sometimes i’ll spend days just making patterns until I am satisfied with the fit. From there I cut the patterns out into fabric, which is probably my least favourite part since it can be quite tedious.

Then comes construction. I’ve made so many pieces of clothing now its almost automatic, and I can really let go and lose myself. Its hard to describe the feeling I get from sewing, it just makes me so happy, especially when you finish a piece that you love. That feeling of accomplishment can’t really be compared to anything, I think i’m a lil addicted to it honestly!

WSI : Do you ever get a creative block and if so how do you overcome it?

TG : To be honest, creative blocks aren’t too common for me, but they do rear there ugly heads from time to time, usually after i’ve been working too hard for too long. I find the best thing to do is to take a day off, see my girlfriends, dance, go out for coffee, or source new fabrics. The worst thing I can do is try to work through it, the pieces I make when doing that never come out the way i’d like and it just makes the creative block worse.

WSI : The first time you sold something to someone who was not a friend or a relative - how did that feel?

TG : It was an amazing feeling of achievement. A little bit scary too, but incredible enough to make me want to do it again and again. I started by running a monthly market stall, selling my wares locally, before opening up an online store. I love that my work is now available to be seen and purchased by people from all over the world.