Sarah Simon (The Mint Gardener) - Recharging Your Soul with Creativity
EPISODE 116
How much value do you place on your creative time? Have you set things up in a way that makes it easy to jump right in? If you need some inspiration in this area, you’ll love my guest today. I am chatting with Sarah Simon!
Sarah is the designer, artist-illustrator and author at The Mint Gardener. Based in Seattle, Washington, Sarah creates and teaches lush watercolours inspired by the diverse variety of herbs, flowers and trees grown in her urban garden.
In this conversation, Sarah shares how it all began including the pivotal moments that lead her to start painting, set up her Etsy shop (The Mint Gardener) and focus on art full-time.
This brings up many interesting topics including the challenge of calling yourself an artist, how to recharge when art becomes a job and the value of getting creatively organised.
And of course, there are plenty of tips on how to get started with watercolour!
Sarah Simon creates watercolour paintings inspired by her garden.
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“Watercolour was the medium that allowed me to return many times a day and to be prolific in painting.”
A few things you’ll hear about in this episode
How Sarah began painting and why she chose to focus on watercolour.
Transitioning from making art as a hobby to running a creative business.
Recharging as an artist including dabbling in other mediums, holding some things back from social media and spending time in the garden.
Sarah’s approach to teaching and all about her workshops, online classes, and books.
Tips for getting creatively organised, including choosing supplies and setting up a space that encourages you to make art.
WANT MORE INSPIRATION?
Make sure you check out my ‘Trello for Artists’ video. In this FREE video you can find out exactly how I use Trello to get organised and stay focused throughout the year!
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