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Episode 11: Being an Embroidery Artist and the Importance of Rest ft. Sarah Jane (SalutingSoloMagpies)
For this episode I talk with embroidery artist Sarah Jane about her experiences and work as an embroidery artist. :)
In this episode we talk about:
- Sarah introduces herself.
- How Sarah started embroidery and her first pieces.
- Picking embroidery back up after a couple years away from it.
- Sarah's creative interests growing up.
- What Sarah thought of doing for work as a child.
- Quitting her retail job to explore creative work.
- Having family support to do and try what you want.
- Being unsure of what to do with your life.
- The different subject matter of Sarah's work and how it has evolved.
- Getting an ego boost from others' positive reaction to your work.
- The start of selling embroideries.
- Unique commissions.
- The perception of embroidery as an art form and devaluation of embroidery as just "women's work".
- "Crafts" vs "fine art".
- How Sarah makes work for her Etsy shop.
- Trying to figure out a work schedule, getting tasks done, etc.
- Rest and productivity, learning to allow yourself to rest.
- The impact of the pandemic on her working habits.
- Helpful Instagram graphics and accounts.
- Sarah's process for doing an embroidery.
- The materials Sarah uses and the low-cost investment of embroidery.
- Focusing on skill, passion, and your eye over materials and tools.
- Learning how to stitch.
- What Sarah does if an embroidery isn't going as planned.
- Dealing with and managing expectations and disappointment for our art.
- Physical impacts of doing embroidery.
- Pros and cons of selling on Etsy- visibility and fees.
- Sarah's other interests.
- Our love for cooking themed video games.
Sarah's Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SalutingSoloMagpies
Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salutingsolomagpies
For transcript of this interview: www.marissuelena.com/blog/tendingcreativity/episode11
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