May 31, 2023

Community, Connection, and Creativity. Jen Hewett on the Passionate and Practical Challenges of Being an Artist in Today’s Creative Landscape.

1 hour 8 minutes

Margo is joined by printmaker, surface designer, textile artist, and author Jen Hewett. Jen’s work combines her love of loud prints, 1970s maximalism, and saturated colors with the textures and light of the landscapes that surround her. In addition to creating her own products, Jen designs fabric for the quilting and home sewing market, and home collections for national manufacturers and retailers. Her clients include: Moda Fabrics, World Market, Anthropologie, Blue Sky Planners, and Brewster Home Fashions. She is the author of Print, Pattern, Sew, and This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community and Connection.

Margo and Jen discuss:

Her creative path from HR consulting to creative and where she got the courage to change career paths
Creating creative momentum
Finding harmony as a self-employed artist
Keeping your day job until your business is viable
Why she shares her income sources and breakdown publicly
When and where she started to notice a lack of diversity within the craft community
Why she believes in selling her misprints (and why they often sell quickly)
Working in digital versus analog and her process for each
Some of her new collections and projects she’s looking forward to
And so much more

Connect with Jen:

https://jenhewett.com/

www.instagram.com/jenhewett

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May 31, 2023

Community, Connection, and Creativity. Jen Hewett on the Passionate and Practical Challenges of Being an Artist in Today’s Creative Landscape.

1 hour 8 minutes

Margo and Jen discuss:

Her creative path from HR consulting to creative and where she got the courage to change career paths
Creating creative momentum
Finding harmony as a self-employed artist
Keeping your day job until your business is viable
Why she shares her income sources and breakdown publicly
When and where she started to notice a lack of diversity within the craft community
Why she believes in selling her misprints (and why they often sell quickly)
Working in digital versus analog and her process for each
Some of her new collections and projects she’s looking forward to
And so much more