Creative Thursday

Promise me you won't make this same mistake. Today I'm sharing a hard-learned, painful lesson that caused my business to stall. Also, I wish someone would've told this one secret to success that is shared by so many of the top entrepreneurs and business owners! Join us! For the Sell A Piece of Art this Week Challenge kicking off on Monday September 21. Click here to register.   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

Oh how I wish I was traveling on a train to Paris, right now....I digress. Are you an Artist who wants to make sales in your sleep? on a plane, on a train while you're traveling the world? this is how!     You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

Sometimes we don't even realize it. But if you're being really honest with yourself, are you playing full out or are those sneaky feelings of self-doubt winning! Not anymore! not today! Not on this 200th episode!! Woohoo! We're celebrating with a GIVEAWAY. Leave a review, take a screenshot, dm me @creativethursday on Instagram with your screenshot or email it to me and you'll be entered to win a surprise brand new, have yet to be released Creative Thursday Collector Box! You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday    

Why licensing, and surface design aren't the answer to becoming a successful, thriving Artist, especially now~ and what is!   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

So you want a career in Hollywood, or a career at all, just be nice. In the shuffle of every day life; and the extraordinary stress that we are experiencing today, spending even more time engaging from behind our computer screens~ the simple gesture of “Being Nice” seems to be getting lost, and it's a value that should never be forgotten. One of the toughest industries to break into, today's episode is the story of Karin McGaughey, a girl from Virginia with a passion for Art and Architecture, who found her way to a career in Film in Television pursuing the work she loves most. Through dedication to her craft, continually learning, luck, hard work and being nice, Karin built her dream career alongside her dream of having a family. When asked about her choice to pursue a freelance career as a Set Decorator, with all the ups and downs that come with this kind of uncertain career choice in Hollywood, Karin said “ I would do it all over again”.   You can find all things Karin McGaughey karinmcgaughey.com   You can

So wait, how do you go from a career in Investment Banking to becoming a Mom of 3 and building her dream business as a Maker? An unexpected journey to finding and trusting her creative voice, finding her way back to what gave her joy all along and makes her body hum! Meet Anne Weil Designer + Author + Maker & Lover of Beautiful Things, and Founder of Flax and Twine. Thrilled by clean + simple design, Anne makes things for home, for play, for gifts or for fun and she loves nothing more than showing you how to make them, too! while encouraging you to find peace and a happy handmade life through making. Enjoy our conversation, and don't forget! you can also watch the video to get a glimpse into Anne's lovely world and see all of her beautiful creations at youtube.com/creativethursday   You can find all things Anne Weil  flaxandtwine.com @flaxandtwine on Instagram And collect her beautiful books "Knitting without Needles" and "Weaving within Reach"   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creati

From taking risks, jumping in to new ventures, pivoting + reinventing, meet Robert Mahar, one of the true Online Pioneers. Robert is an Artist + Designer + Master Teacher of Imaginative DIY projects, and "Making It" season one Alumni. And he's also obsessed (Robert's words) with all things Vintage books + crafts. One of the most talented, wonderful, warm, kind-hearted creatives + teachers, I tell you now~ that immediately following this episode you're going to want to head straight over to Robert's Crafted with Robert Mahar YouTube channel and start making. If you can imagine it, in any discipline Robert can teach you how to create it. A midwesterner at heart, Robert has called Los Angeles home for over 25 years. When he's not virtually hanging out with Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler on the virtual "Making it At Home" Challenge (in a wig made of toilet paper rolls) you'll find Robert traveling to studios offering in person embroidery and weaving workshops as soon as we can all be together again. Enjoy our conv

An epiphany found in a conversation with a recent guest speaker. A quick message, and a new approach on this podcast day.    You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

Meet Emily McDowell, writer, illustrator aka feelings translator. In 2012 Emily started making cards because she saw a hole in the stationery market. She couldn't find any cards that reflected her reality: one that included messy relationships, dysfunctional families and her personal experience going through cancer and getting your traditional "get well" card which lead to her create her "viral hit" line of Empathy Cards, and follow up book "There is No Good Card for This". In Emily's words, "I am the person who was crazy enough to start a company with $5K and an 11th grade math skill level" If you've wondered how an Illustrator could grow a single card line into a company that is carried by over 2,000 retailers, in this conversation Emily takes you through each step of building her business from the very beginning. An episode filled with hard-earned knowledge and guidance, Emily shares invaluable wisdom gained through the rewarding but also very real truths of what it takes to grow a successful stationery bu

(Is it even possible?) as a mom, business owner, and multi-passionate Creative to find balance?  - Meet Alissa Haight Carlton, modern quilter, author, Emmy nominated (Project Runway and Making the Cut) casting director and co-founder of Vital Casting, fabric designer and original co-founder of the Modern Quilt Guild, living in Los Angeles. Join us as we pull back the curtain on not one, but 3 different Creative Industries, from compensation, to valuing your work, to how to choose your priorities as a multi-passionate entrepreneur, the (real) secret to success and ~wait for it ~ what it's really like to work with Tim Gunn. Find all things Alissa Haight Carlton at AlissaHaightCarlton.com and her new casting company VitalCasting.com and on Instagram @alissahaightcarlton Watch Season 2 and this episode on our YouTube channel YouTube.com/creativethursday   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

Tune in all the way until the end... There's a long story behind the unexpected challenges of making this series, especially Season 2, but that will be saved for another day and another podcast. Today it is my honor and pleasure to introduce you to my friend, first sewing teacher, and fellow Creative Business owner, Christine Haynes. A Sewing Author, Teacher and Pattern Maker, in our conversation, Christine not only takes you through her journey of building her business, from risks taken, pivots made, full time jobs left, weeks set aside for annual trips to Paris (Paris travel tips are included for dreams of once again visiting the city of lights) ~ but you'll want to listen all the way to the end where shares a heartfelt, personal story and message that is especially meaningful and timely.  A journey that spans from art and film school in Chicago, all the way to Brooklyn via a stopover in L.A. (Christine is sharing her pattern designing process with you too!) ~ I know you will be inspired.    And yes! you c

What do you think is the number 1 reason Artists don't sell work?  After working for years with Artists in Business and being one myself of course...my own experience around selling and not selling... this is an obvious oversight that I see happening all too often. It's time to rewrite a certain story Creative Friends, it's time. If you're seeing this post before Saturday July 4 @ 12 pm PT. The Doors to The Expansive Artists Are open! for another 48 hours and then they'll close again so we can get to work and prepare for all the incredible online possibilities that await us! We can't wait to welcome you! See you inside! https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/expansiveartists     You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

Do you believe you can share your work with confidence, build your online business, and sell your work especially during and what will be an economy post Covid-19? Let's talk.    "Sell A Piece of Art this Week" 3 Day Challenge. It's not too late, you can still join us! https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/3-day-challenge   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

We must be mindful when we give guidance to fellow Artists. Are we encouraging an increase in the value of the work created in our industry or continuing to perpetuate the old and outdated beliefs on how to price our work? Hearing recent advice given by an established Artist to an emerging Artist about pricing work, gave me pause and inspired me to kick off a conversation about the truths, and false beliefs about the marketplace in which you choose to sell your creations.  "Sell A Piece of Art this Week" Join me for the Free 3 Day Challenge. We start Tuesday, June 23. https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/3-day-challenge   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

Opening up my blind spots and especially when it comes to my podcast. I want to be better, do better and grow as a human, an Artist, a business owner, and a voice with a platform. 10 (actually 11 things I've learned over the past 2 weeks). Mapping Our Roles in a Social Change Ecosystem by Deepa Iyer mentioned in this podcast episode   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

I stand with you in peace, love, justice and equality.  I see you. I want to do whatever I can to help. #blacklivesmatter My personal message to you at this time, inspired by a statement from Nina Simone.     You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

This episode begins with a new season of life. As Sean and I begin our lives together, and I focus all my energy on starting and building Creative Thursday, the stress levels begin to have an effect on my health. I step you through an intense health experience that lead to the beginning of chapter 2 of my fertility story.   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

What do you do? Do you leave it as is or fulfill your original vision? What if your Collector won't like the work once it's finished?  Inspired by a question Nadia asked in the Expansive Artists. She shared that her work was "in that awkward teenage stage where she doesn't want to touch them for fear that people won't like them..." ...I know how the story ends! What did Nadia decide and how did it work out? Grab your sparkling beverage of choice (I happen to be sipping a glass of Lamarc Prosecco on this episode) or your favorite treat and tune in to hear my thoughts on how I handle this fear, and spoiler alert, we're going to do some celebrating...!!   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

In this episode I'm sharing the next part of my journey to Motherhood along with a real time behind the scenes account of the what it's like to express a more personal story and how it impacts my Creative Business.   Book mentioned in the episode Taking Charge of your Fertility by Toni Weschler   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

In this episode I open up about a very personal journey. I share with you why now is the time to tell my story, what lead me to that decision, and where I intend to take this series. This is dedicated to all the women who may be struggling on their way to Motherhood. I see you, I understand, and today I celebrate you. You are warriors.   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday