We have our first guest! Come meet Val Gilman, a sculpture, ceramic, sometimes encaustic artist with an MFA from the school of the art institute of Chicago.  She is here to talk to us about her career coaching artists and the community spaces she has created.  This was such a beautiful, winding conversation about how the right type of community can help artists understand their own work, why the right support helps us make more art, the similarities and wide differences of parallel experiences and the impact it has on artists when they truly feel seen.

Here are just a few favorite nuggets from our conversation:

• You are the one that can decide the direction your work needs to go
• The personal and social impact of art is helping to heal us all
• Make beautiful things from dark places

Resources:

Sign up to be notified when Val’s next art course happens

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Join Val’s free weekly coworking sessions

https://www.taprootartsinsight.com/virtual-coworking-for-artists-and-creatives.html

Sign up for a free call to talk to Val

https://www.taprootartsinsight.com/free-initial-consultation.html

Val Gilman’s website

https://www.taprootartsinsight.com/index.html

Books:

Steal like an Artist

https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/Steal-Like-an-Artist---10-Things-Nobody-Told-You-about-Being-Creative-9780761169253

Belonging by Toko-pa Turner

https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?mtype=B&keyword=belonging+tokopa+turner&hs.x=10&hs.y=25