Collage Creative with Amy Small

Today on the show I have Mandi Smethells, she is a sculptural fiber artist – in her etsy shop you’ll find just that – they are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before and they are crazy cheerful. This episode is jam packed with so many take aways – like following her own curiosity and joy to create this unique art and saying goodbye to the rest. She encourages us to find inspiration outside, in odd places, that resonate with us in any way. This is what helped her create her incredible art! Find out more at the show notes here.

Today on the show I have Jewell Washington a stunning knitwear designer behind North Knits and the creator of Our maker life, a blog and movement dedicated to creating community and connection through making. Show notes here.

Today on the show my sister Jessie and I dive into transitions. We get into my big transition into this new house and how it hasn't all been rainbows along the way. We also go into the transition she went through this fall from teacher to working with me at Knit Collage, something she knew very little about. Click here for show notes. 

Today on the show I have Julia Denos, an illustrator and writer. It’s a far ranging conversation and we cover a lot from making a living as an artist to coping with life’s ups and downs through her own art. Show notes right Collage Creative Podcast. 

Today on the show I have Mary Kate Kinnane, the founder of the Local Bouquet, a florist who also teaches flower classes based in Little Compton, RI. I’m more than a little estatic to have a florist on the show – she tells us all about the field to vase movement and why locally grown flowers are so special. As a mom of 4, she has some stellar advice for diving into that new business and juggling it all. Show notes here.

Today on the show I have Sonia Rutys, of Stash Local, a yarn shop. This episode is jam packed with inspiration. She tells up about how every twist and unlikely turn in her career set up to be where she is today with her routine of taking time out, right in the mornings to take time for herself to knit and write creatively. Let's dive in!

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Today on the show I have Lizz Wasserman, she and I started off at Urban together, she later formed her own sustainable clothing company, closed that and has now landed at Mod Cloth in LA where she is the VP of design. I think you’ll love hearing about how her faith and confidence in her own worth helped her hold out for this dream job. 

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Today on the show, I have fiber artist Lauren Williams. I love how I found out about her and everything about this conversation. She went from staring at that first blank wall that inspired her art, to creating 50+ pieces a week. It’s an incredible story that left me wanting to listen to the conversation all over again right after we finished. Show notes here. 

Woah, we made it to 50! In this episode and every 10th episode, I like to switch things up and do a wild card episode. It's a short episode but jam packed! This week I dive into comfort zones and what came up for me on this last trip to India relating to them. After that I talk about a massive failure I had happen to me recently. I am so curious about how my guests cope with failure and I'm attempting to use some of their advice to pick myself back up!

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In today's episode I bring back previous guest, Andrea Mowry of Drea Renee Knits for a deep dive on burnout and what methods she's found to help her work through it. Get ready to be inspired!