The Professional Creative

In this episode, I talk about how asking a simple question can transform your approach to creative work. I encourage listeners to evaluate the quality and value of their work by asking one simple question. By doing so, our work becomes more personal and a reflection of our soul. This can make it feel more vulnerable, but also more beautiful, and can help strengthen our signature style.

I share my own experience of how this simple question helped me mature as a designer and create work with intention.

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In this episode of the Professional Creative Podcast, Bonnie Christine discusses the impact of staying in a fear-based mindset on both creative practice and business. She offers practical advice on how to shift to an abundance-based mindset, including identifying fear-based mindsets and reframing them into abundance-based mindsets. Adopting an abundance-based mindset can help increase creativity, encourage experimentation, and accelerate growth. For more information, check out the show notes at professionalcreative.com/blog/31.

In this episode, I share my personal experience of pursuing a career in creativity and offer insights on how to confidently pursue a career in the arts. I discuss the challenges of pursuing creative careers and the importance of standing in your power and confidence when people don't take you seriously. I provide five main points to help listeners understand why a career in creativity is a real job that should be taken seriously, including how the definition of a real job is changing, the essential role of art and creativity in the human experience, and the profitability of pursuing a creative career. Lastly, I encourage listeners to pursue their passions and confidently proclaim their identity as an artist or creative entrepreneur. Check out the show notes at https://professionalcreative.com/blog/30 for more details on the episode.

Join Sarah Watts and I as we have a conversation around art and marketing. As artists, we solve problems and bring joy to the world and to people's homes. We're in the business of doing legacy work. Listen in to see how we can change the world, one design at a time.

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https://www.professionalcreative.com/blog/29

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Meet Sarah Watts

Sarah is an illustrator and business owner based in Atlanta, GA. She graduated from Ringling College in 2008 with a BFA in Illustration. She landed her first job at Carter's/OshKosh, and then went on to design for International Greetings. In 2011, Sarah left the corporate world to pursue her work in art licensing and book illustration. She was always passionate about working for herself and running her own business.

She spent several years illustrating kids books for various publishers through Red Fox Literary such as Penguin Books and Random House. She also licensed art to gift and stationery companies like Hallmark, Piccolina Kids and American Greetings who sell goods internationally.

Sarah co-owns the company Craftedmoon with her husband Scott, specializing in eco-friendly stationery and gifts for the crafty homebody. They have more recently launched a school division of the brand called School for Misfit Makers. Sarah specializes in teaching Adobe Photoshop, ink techniques and Procreate. With teaching, Sarah loves to empower people to see their potential in working in the arts and how they can make a living doing what they love. When she is not teaching, Sarah designs fabric for the prestigious new brand called Ruby Star Society, who is a division of Moda Fabrics. Designing fabric is Sarah's biggest licensing passion.

Sarah is a new mother to two bright young women, Willow and Violet. She and her husband enjoy Halloween and love dressing up as a family with the kids. Sarah loves animals, black coffee and making people laugh.

I want to give you a big heartfelt WELCOME to our 7-day workshop: Secrets to Success in Surface Design. https://www.bonniechristine.com/secrets

I've been blown away by the response to this new workshop and I'm honored to have you join us. Over the next week, my goal is to bring you the clarity and confidence you need to start making real progress on your goal.

Plus - we're going to have SO MUCH fun! (Watch Lesson #1 to hear about this week's game and iPad Pro giveaway!).

Let's dive in to Lesson #1!

Lesson #1 sets the foundation for the week so we can build from there. We're discussing 3 BIG freedoms that a career in surface design can provide and why this is such an incredible opportunity for creatives.

It's also the perfect lesson to share with your friends and family, as it explains what this beautiful thing called surface design is and why it's such an incredible opportunity.

I want to give you a big heartfelt WELCOME to our 7-day workshop: Secrets to Success in Surface Design. https://www.bonniechristine.com/secrets

I've been blown away by the response to this new workshop and I'm honored to have you join us. Over the next week, my goal is to bring you the clarity and confidence you need to start making real progress on your goal.

Plus - we're going to have SO MUCH fun! (Watch Lesson #1 to hear about this week's game and iPad Pro giveaway!).

Let's dive in to Lesson #1!

Lesson #1 sets the foundation for the week so we can build from there. We're discussing 3 BIG freedoms that a career in surface design can provide and why this is such an incredible opportunity for creatives.

It's also the perfect lesson to share with your friends and family, as it explains what this beautiful thing called surface design is and why it's such an incredible opportunity.

Welcome to our workshop: Secrets to Success in Surface Design! Watch this lesson right here: https://www.bonniechristine.com/secrets

I've been blown away by the response to this new workshop and I'm honored to have you join us. Over the next week, my goal is to bring you the clarity and confidence you need to start making real progress on your goal.

Plus - we're going to have SO MUCH fun! (Watch this lesson to hear about this week's game and iPad Pro giveaway!).

Let's dive in to Lesson #12

Lesson #2 sets the foundation for the week so we can build from there. We're discussing 3 BIG 

I want to give you a big heartfelt WELCOME to our 7-day workshop: Secrets to Success in Surface Design. https://www.bonniechristine.com/secrets

I've been blown away by the response to this new workshop and I'm honored to have you join us. Over the next week, my goal is to bring you the clarity and confidence you need to start making real progress on your goal.

Plus - we're going to have SO MUCH fun! (Watch Lesson #1 to hear about this week's game and iPad Pro giveaway!).

Let's dive in to Lesson #1!

Lesson #1 sets the foundation for the week so we can build from there. We're discussing 3 BIG freedoms that a career in surface design can provide and why this is such an incredible opportunity for creatives.

It's also the perfect lesson to share with your friends and family, as it explains what this beautiful thing called surface design is and why it's such an incredible opportunity.

I want to give you a big heartfelt WELCOME to our 7-day workshop: Secrets to Success in Surface Design. https://www.bonniechristine.com/secrets

I've been blown away by the response to this new workshop and I'm honored to have you join us. Over the next week, my goal is to bring you the clarity and confidence you need to start making real progress on your goal.

Plus - we're going to have SO MUCH fun! (Watch Lesson #1 to hear about this week's game and iPad Pro giveaway!).

Let's dive in to Lesson #1!

Lesson #1 sets the foundation for the week so we can build from there. We're discussing 3 BIG freedoms that a career in surface design can provide and why this is such an incredible opportunity for creatives.

It's also the perfect lesson to share with your friends and family, as it explains what this beautiful thing called surface design is and why it's such an incredible opportunity.

It's tiiiiiiiime!😁 To celebrate the upcoming Surface Design IMMERSION course, I’m teaching an incredibly in-depth (and entirely FREE!) 7-day workshop called Secrets to Success in Surface Pattern Design.⁣⁣⁣⁣🎨

Join us here: https://bonniechristine.com/secrets

If you’ve ever been curious about licensing your artwork or becoming a surface pattern designer, this workshop for you. ✨ ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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With over 25,000 happy students last year (🤯) I know that this workshop can change your life and provide you with the tools to kickstart your creative journey.💫⁣⁣⁣⁣

I’ll be walking you through the essential steps to getting started in surface pattern design and sharing my own trade secrets along the way.🚪

You'll learn:
✔️How to create a career you love and achieve 3 huge goals
✔️The 5 lies we believe about surface pattern design that aren’t true
✔️The essential stages to becoming a licensing artist and navigating the industry
✔️The 5 common mistakes new designers make and how to avoid them
✔️How to map out the next 12 months of progress for your business
✔️The 5 secrets to industry success and how to create multiple streams of revenue

The sessions are self-paced and include live Q&A sessions with me.🤗I’m also giving you a chance to win an iPad Pro + Apple Pencil!😱

No experience required, just a creative spirit and some curiosity. Let's discover the possibilities of surface pattern design together!

🔗Join us via the link in my bio and sharpen your pencils - the fun starts on Monday, February 13th!

P.S. Here’s one of my favorite secrets to success - accountability partners! Think of 5 creative friends right now and either tag them below or send them this post (lots of images for you to choose from in the swipe through!). Make sure you make one of them your accountability partner. We are better together!
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