Herstory: history considered or presented from a feminist viewpoint or with special attention to the experience of women.

During this Women's History Month panel discussion hosted by writer and Women of the Wick founder Sara Kärpänen and the three guests - printmaker activist Aida Wilde, coach and movement practitioner Sunita Kaur and photographer-curator Paige Davey, talk about their journeys in becoming the artists and women they are today. 

Who has helped them along the way? What does it take to choose your path? How do you achieve financial freedom, and what does it mean for people working in the creative industry? This, and many other questions were answered. Tune in!

It’s our final episode of the 1st Season! Join us to listen to our panel discussion Reimagining Creative Work, delivered in partnership with the Creative Enterprise Zone and Echo. The session was live-recorded at Bar90 in Hackney Wick. 

Host: Sara Kärpänen, Host of Girl Get A Real Job & Founder of Women of the Wick

Panelists:

💫 Adelaide Lumor is a DJ, Cultural Curator, Director BORN'BREAD and Community Manager at the Good Growth Hub

💫Simone Lezzi, is a photographer, Director Camera Work London and Cre8 Studio in Hackney Wick

💫Emily Hana is a visual artist and printmaker with a residency at Hackney Wick Underground

💫 Natalya Moosa is an Artist, DJ, Activist and Founder of The Organic Afro helping Black people embrace their natural hair and natural selves.

Kaiya is an editor at Scribner UK and she has worked in the publishing industry since 2012. Kaiya is also writing her first novel on ghosts, gentrification, East London, art and nostalgia. We talked about inequality and the financial landscape in the publishing industry based on Kaiya's experience and how to get your first book published! 

Sara Kärpänen had a laugh-filled and incredibly honest chat about the notion of failure and success with Isabel Sachs, a creative producer, public speaker & podcast host and the founder of I LIKE NETWORKING. Isabel founded the award-winning mentoring platform after she was made redundant due to the global pandemic. Within a year the platform has gained a massive momentum and been mentioned to New York Times, Stylist, Courier, and more.

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Girl, Get A Real Job podcast is a space where we challenge the suffering artist syndrome and talk about the highs and lows of being a freelancer and a creative practitioner today. The podcast is hosted by writer and multidisciplinary artist Sara Kärpänen.

What does it mean to have enough? Can we get rich ethically? How to price our work? 

In this week's episode, Sara sat down with Alice Gabb, a lettering designer, activist and banner maker based in East London. We had an honest talk on Alice's entrepreneurial journey, the importance of pricing and valuing our work as full-time artists, and the problems of "Girl Boss" culture.

"People are really curious if I do this as a full-time job. I get that all the time. We've been taught a certain path. Often when I walk to the studio, I just think how lucky I am."

"The struggling artist works for some people, but those people are exceptional. Eventually, when I was able to earn more money, I wanted to make sure that everyone else learned what I had learned. If I don't charge enough for my banners, why am I doing it? You are not helping your community or your industry if you price your work too low. We have a responsibility as artists."

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“My goal is just to grow as an artist. You have to be brave and intuitively follow what you feel like doing. Your work should feel like your best friend.”

Full-time crafter, rug-based illustrator and musician Daisy Tortuga sat down with Sara Kärpänen to talk all things rugs and music—and how her gap year in the creative community in Hackney Wick changed her life. This is an episode about freedom to be who you are and listen to your intuition to do what you love.

Can Artists Afford to Live in London? In episode 4 of Girl, Get A Real Job we talk about what it is like to live in one of the biggest metropolitans in the world as a full-time artist. Sara Kärpänen sat down to chat with Margaux Carpentier, a French-born London-based illustrator, image-maker and educator whose incredible body of work expands from children’s books to large scale outdoor murals. 

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In this week’s episode, Sara Kärpänen sat down with Mauren Brodbeck, a Swiss multisensory artist, singer-songwriter, and founder of Raw and Radical, Women in the Arts’ podcast helping creative professionals to realise their potential and remain true to themselves. Mauren shared her experiences of being a full-time artist and a mother and living outside the norm. We also talked about how to improve our confidence, and claim and live the life we want. 

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How to make the leap and become a full-time artist? How to value and price your work? Sara Kärpänen sat down with Natalya Moosa, an Artist,  DJ, Activist and Founder of The Organic Afro Community, helping Black people embrace their natural hair and natural selves. We dove deep into some beliefs about creative work and mindset around money as Natalya shared her own experience and what happened to her when she took the leap changed her job as a teacher to a full-time DJ.  Follow us on @girlgetarealjob to continue the conversation!