Sandra Harris is the author of the blog, Raincoast Cottage where you’ll be inspired to be a better maker and live a creative life. Whether you’re a blogger, a maker, an artist, a writer or a photographer, she is all about helping you to create the conditions to do your best work. Yipee! We love Read more…
Today I brought my husband, Tom Henell, back on to go over your web presence and your website checklist. Websites, Monica… really? Again??? Yawn, yawn, I know but I can’t dish out snacks and not serve up some meat as well. This is only 16 minutes long and it can make or break how professional you appear, Read more…
I am super excited to bring you this interview! Rachel Shingleton is a mover and shaker and I think her story will light a fire under you. I know it lit a fire under me! She is a blogger and creative director of Pencil Shaving Studios. What started out as a way to express herself Read more…
I thought I would introduce you to my BFF again, just incase you missed this episode. I am on my way out to see her, actually I am on my way out to my Great Aunt’s funeral but the bonus is that I get to spend time with her in the process. The beauty of Read more…
Today’s guest is a Smart Creative Man! Chris Chun is an amazing artist and sweet spirit living and creating in Thailand. Listen in as he talks about his background in product development and how he positions himself and his art in the marketplace. Take note on how long he said it took to find his style Read more…
Guess what? Smart Creative Women is a year old this week! What a ride! This time last year, I had 3 interviews recorded and had not figured out how to edit them or load them up onto the internet, ha! I remember having to sit down one Saturday and figure it all out! Pressure! I Read more…
If you don’t know who Jaime Derringer is, I will bet you have landed on her blog before. Jaime is the editor and founder of the modern design blog Design Milk. With six daily updates, Design Milk is an online leader in the world of innovative design. The site has recieved all sorts of uber Read more…
Let’s catch up with Khristian A. Howell. She is such a dynamo! She had her canvas calendar featured in the January issue of Real Simple Magazine, did a guest post over at the Surtex blog (Did you know they had a blog?) and had pillows featured in the HGTV Magazine! Whew! Listen to this interview with Read more…
Barbara Johansen Newman lives life in a brightly colored, large way. Fun, fun, fun is all I can say. When I first met her I was amazed how her art and her personality where so on par. As I got to know her better, I was enamored with her uncanny ability to remember even single Read more…
We all have choices to make and I often believe that how we CHOOSE to VIEW something that makes the most difference. Take social media, the topic of today’s video, you can love it, hate it, tolerate it. You can sell on it, entertain on it or stalk lurk on it. Buyer beware, whatever you do, people Read more…
Here are the sites of my interviewees! Scripps Networks Interactive * The Curtis Casa *Design Milk *Design Crush*The Proper Pinwheel* Stefan Sagmeister *Barrett Ward Ok! I am back with a few mini interviews from my trip to Alt Summit in Salt Lake City. I stuffed as much in my brain as I could but I also wanted to hear other people’s impressions. Read more…
Today’s episode is brought to you by Multiple Blessings! We’d like thank them for sponsoring today’s episode. Today’s guest does not give up!! She totally cracked me up when she talked about how she “got started.” You are going to love this! Melanie is the mastermind behind Fifth and Hazel. Fifth and Hazel is a design firm that has Read more…
Hi! I put together this video on how-to think for you when you examine your website. I end up helping quite a few of my coaching clients with this, I have found that it really helps to have an outside eye look at your web presence. In this video, I have a “litmus test question” Read more…
This is a fun one! Jenean Morrison is a uniquely talented surface pattern designer, nobody, and I mean nobody, can wield Adobe Illustrator like she does! Not only that, take a look at her hand painted fine art!! Incredible, right? How can anyone pay that much attention to detail? I think she must have been Read more…
What is new with you? “Gosh, LOTS! I have a new line of products coming out with Blend Fabrics this month — stationery, scrapbooking, tote bags, and stuff like that — and another new fabric collection coming out in April, and some new iPhone cases launching soon for Spring with Case-Mate. I’m also starting to Read more…
On this episode of Smart Creative Women you get to meet the lovely and talented, Caroline Simas from Multiple Blessings. What a sweetheart! What a hard workin’ smart cookie! I so enjoyed getting to know her and learning about her journey. There is so much to tell you in fact, that I made a short Read more…
Did you know I wanted to be an editorial cartoonist at one point in my life? Well, now that you know you can only imagine that I jumped at the chance to chat with cartoonist, Victoria Roberts. Victoria is a contract artist for The New Yorker Magazine. When I researched cartooning (back in the day) I Read more…
I sat down to talk to Sarai Mitnick from Colette Patterns recently to find out a little bit more about her and her business. I was so surprised to learn what she was doing before she started her pattern company (tech girl). I picked up her book awhile back and was delighted to find feminine, sweet and stylish Read more…
I had just finished recording this and I received this video from Dr. Elisabeth Crim (my best friend) in a newsletter that goes out to other mental health professionals. She is addressing them concerning the recent CT. tragedy, encouraging them. It struck me that we all have a job to do in the world. This short video and the Read more…
I came across the work of Michael Storrings years ago when I was wishing away at a freelance career. I emailed him for advice having no idea that he was a Creative Director at St. Martin’s Press. He was kind enough to answer my email, give me some tips and I was off to the races. Read more…
