We were lucky to catch up with Mrs. Fury recently and have shared our conversation below.

Mrs Fury, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I really began to hone my craft during 2021. I always have creative ideas, but just hadn’t found the medium to create within.

After 2020 and a stressful year of homeschooling, I needed to find something for myself. As cliche as it sounds I’m self taught or at least Youtube taught :) I watched videos of people tufting and knew I needed to try it myself. It has really been about trial and error, learning the craft and experimenting with my voice.

I love the rug making process, each step. From the inspiration of the idea, to the preparation, to the making, to the finishing/gluing/backing, to the photographing, to the sharing. A sense of completion, the learning – what went wrong/how could I improve/ work faster/be patient.

Like anything, once you learn the craft it is up to you to put your stamp on it – I am excited to see how far I can take this.

Mrs Fury, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Hi, I’m Jo, aka Mrs Fury. I am an artist. A mother to two loud boys, wife to an even louder boy…

Originally from the UK, I am currently living in sunny LA and loving it. I design and create contemporary, fabric art. Rugs and tufted pieces for floor and walls which are displayed around the world. I do this in my studio, accompanied by my guard dog Sonic. My rugs and creations are always a collaboration between the client and me. I want each piece to feel personal to them but still have my touch on it. I take inspiration from my favorite places, favorite people and memories. Color’s that evoke good feelings and take me to happy places are what I like to put into my work. I constantly fight with myself over pieces being too colorful but still aiming for a minimal look. It is a tough balance to achieve sometimes!

I have always been creative – I guess my first inspiration came from my mom who was an upholsterer and had a passion for interior design. This definitely shaped how I saw the world from a young age. I studied Graphic Design at college, moved to London to chase a short career as a junior designer. What followed and took up the past 20 years has been adventures across the world, living in different countries, having kids and supporting my husband’s design career. We’ve had our own kids brand, our own design studio, physical shop and gallery. These were all amazing experiences which lead to where I am today. I feel it is now time for me and my own thing.

The creative path I am on now has been long awaited, I am giving back to myself and doing this for just for me. The ups, the downs, the negatives and positives – It is all on me and it is a good feeling taking ownership of something completely.
I am a perfectionist with my work, I spend way longer on it than I should and sometimes I need to remind myself to stop as I could keep perfecting it forever. There is always a thread out of place…

I am self taught which has been a journey in itself. It would have been easy to give up because I couldn’t find the right support out there but my passion for my craft forced me to keep going and to overcome any obstacles and I have learnt so much along the way. There is a real feeling of pride and accomplishment in that.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

I have found my voice through making textile art – an escape from the chaos and noise of raising a busy family. What started as a way to relax and get creative has become an obsession.
I have spent the past 15 years moving from country to country and finally now feel settled here in LA. My kids are a bit older and I have found a new freedom to focus on something that is just mine. It feels good to show my kids that it is never too late to find your thing.

The art has become my self care and meditation, threaded together driving me forward.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Making art makes me happy, it’s therapeutic.

Knowing I can do this for the rest of my life fills me with optimism. I will grow, it will grow and change with me.

It inspires me to see others doing what they love as they get older, still being active, having a purpose. I feel grateful I have found my thing that makes me happy. There is something really special about creating, the ownership of making. What didn’t exist, now does and I played my part in that.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.mrsfury.com
• Instagram: mrs_fury