Painty Mama

In this episode Keita is talking with Monkia of Salt and Paper about everything from running an Etsy shop, balancing marriage and motherhood, to taking the leap to go full time, and our thoughts about growing an art business.

·       How motherhood and marriage tie into Monika’s creative process and business.

·       The ins and outs of going full time in your art business.

·       The pros and cons of etsy and running your own online shop through your website.

You can find Monika @saltandpaperca on instagram and visit her beautiful shop of inky goodness at www.saltandpaper.ca

You can find Keita @artbykeita on instagram and visit www.keitathomas.com/shownotes/7 for full episode transcript.

Art block can feel so frustrating. No matter how much you want to create, it’s like nothing comes out or meaningless garbage shows up on the page - in this episode we talk about how art block is actually emotional blockages showing up in your creative expression. I walk you through what I did to get back into the flow of making work I love and the powerful way we can use art as therapy.

·       Where art block comes from.

·       Painting your emotions and using art as therapy.

·       Why “bad” creative work is actually good.

DM me on instagram @artbykeita to let me know what’s helped you with getting over art block.

Visit keitathomas.com/shownotes/6 to view the “yucky feeling” paintings we talk about in the episode.

If you want to create art more often than you do right now, THIS is the episode for you. I walk you through how to set up the ideal art making space for you, in your life, right now.

I’ve created a free workbook to help guide you to do this so make sure to download it by clicking here!

If I could go back in time and share some of the lessons I’ve learned so far on my journey of running an art based business, these would be the top ten things I’d say. I hope that you find this episode helpful if you are starting out on your own art business journey.

Visit www.keitathomas.com/shownotes/4 for full episode transcript.

Sometimes, the very thing that we think is holding us back from achieving what we want, can be our secret super power. In this episode we’re talking about the power of daydreaming, cultivating ideas when mixed with motherhood and the mind of an artist.

As moms, we can feel so guilty for doing things we enjoy. In today’s episode we’re talking about the accidental beauty in the imperfect, and unintentional moments of motherhood and how being yourself is enough as a creative, art making mama.

If you’re a mom, you’ve got a lot on your plate. In today’s episode we're talking about why taking care of yourself as an art making mother is anything but selfish and how you can figure out what will work for your unique spirit.