Today I am speaking with the vibrant and entrepreneurial Kate Owen. Kate started out painting in the storage acco a few hours a day for about a year to develop a practice. After starting to sell work she created a dedicated purpose built-studio, a sanctuary of peace and positivity in which to create. This allowed her to dedicate more time to her practice.During this time she sold work through Art Lovers Australia, Nutmeg Home in Goondiwindi and a few other retail gift stores and pop up shops. To journal her progress she started her instagram account in late 2017 concentrating on putting her best foot forward on her social accounts. This led to Greenhouse Interiors reaching out in 2019 to invite her to be part of their team of artists which was thrilling and a major advancement for her art career. Kate has been lucky to have the opportunity to exhibit solo a number of times with the support of wonderful agents and many collectors who find joy in her work. In this interview we talk about the mix of fashion, baking and art, Kate’s experience with Greenhouse Interiors, collaboration and licensing.  We mentioned a few projects:The mural we collaborated on in Goondiwindi: https://www.sculleydesign.com/murals?lightbox=dataItem-l7ea1j9o9 If you’d like to check out Kate’s work, or get in touch with her you can find her on:Website // https://www.kateowenartwork.com.auInstagram // https://www.instagram.com/kowenart/Facebook // https://www.facebook.com/kateowenartwork/Greenhouse Interiors // https://greenhouseinteriors.com.au——— Thank you so much for tuning into the Art + Business + Murals PodcastIf you’d like to say ‘hi’ to me, or if you have any podcast topic ideas or artists you’d like me to interview, please email: [email protected] Please follow along:Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/sculleydesign/Facebook // https://www.facebook.com/sculleydesignYou Tube // https://www.youtube.com/@SarahSculley/videosWebsite // https://www.sculleydesign.comFeel free to give this podcast a star rating and ‘follow’ so you are notified when new episodes come out each Monday. Please share it with any creatives in your life.