Windowsill Chats

What if you based your creative choices on how they FELT, rather than what everyone else was doing? A super interesting journey and gratitude for what really matters, with Jamie Kalvestran

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Joining Margo in her windowsill is published illustrator, product designer, and artist, Jamie Kalvestran. Jamie brings her inspiring artwork to life making "creativity" a daily practice. A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Jamie is known for her skillful use of color and pattern, authentic design, and integrity of materials. Her expansive portfolio includes 3 design patents and original products spanning many industries, equestrian accessories, textiles, quilting, home fashions, toys, sporting goods, children's products to name a few.

They discuss:

  • Jamie's career path that took her from bank teller to creative artist
  • Going by feel and following intuition versus look (and the many ways she was taught this skill)
  • Three f's and an h
  • Jamie's 'Gratitude up and gratitude out' ritual
  • Chinese medicine
  • What Jamie learned from the quilting industry
  • How staying in your lane or bubble can allow growth
  • Going from 3D design to 2D design
  • Licensing and more!

Jamie lives and works at her scenic lakeside Engelwood Studios in Tomahawk, Wisconsin where she creates, runs an Airbnb, and shares her extraordinary works of art worldwide.

Connect with Jamie:

https://www.jamiekalvestrandesign.com/

https://www.patreon.com/jamie_kalvestran_creative_daily

https://www.instagram.com/jamiekalvestran/

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