After hosting pop up art classes in her garage, art teacher and blogger Meri Cherry listened to her intuition and opened her first art studio in Southern California. Eight months later, Meri serves her creative community by offering everything from toddler art sessions to family art nights.

Learn how Meri created a thriving business and an art studio of her dreams.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 

How having children changed Meri’s career path

How her business was able to take off after she was able to give herself permission to go for it

Meri’s biggest piece of advice for pursuing your dreams

If you should go all in or take baby steps in opening your own studio

How Meri differentiates between fine art and a more process-based art

Why is it important to give children the unstructured time of process art

What is pacing and Meri incorporates that into her art classes based on age

Why Meri recommends Instagram to advertise her studio classes

What are the top two platforms for advertising

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SHOW NOTES:

The Complete Artist's Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice by Julia Cameron

The Mind Your Business Podcast with James Wedmore & Phoebe Mroczek

Meri’s Blog

Meri’s Facebook

@mericherry (across social media)