Remembering to touch grass, watch birds, stay seasonal and create OFFLINE with Emma Carpendale

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Hi Sparklers

I’m super excited to bring this cosy chat with Emma Carpendale to you today. Emma is an award-winning artist and illustrator who works from home here in the UK.

She generously shares more in her community The Creative Flock and on Substack live from time to time too.

We chat about…

* The subscription model

* Showing up with a multimedia approach and our chosen equipment

* The balance of free and membership content and the value

* Thematic anchors for our work

* Cultivating intimate spaces and deeper experiences

* How to deal with overwhelm and pulling back on showing up so much

* Balancing nervous system work, staying in your line with being online

* Finding good fit collaboration, unique creative practise and being live.

* Boundaries and balancing energy with long term goals

* Transitions between mum life and work

Through gentle imagery and storytelling, I aim to spark reflection, inspire care, and contribute to a more hopeful, compassionate world.

We also mention…

* Farrah @Substack and her wonderful publication Things Worth Knowing with Farrah Storr

* Sarah Raad over at Gather & Grow

* RAJ KAUR over at Art As Work

* Beth Spencer and Catherine Rayner at Introvert Drawing Club and Catherine Rayner’s Studio. Here’s the interview I mentioned.

* My post

Thank you so much to Emma Carpendale for podcasting with me. You can subscribe to her Substack publication, join her membership, visit her website and online shop or follow her on Instagram here. Remember, you have an exclusive 14day free trial if you’d like to use it.

We would LOVE for you to share this episode if it resonated with you. Remember you can also listen on spotify and apple podcasts.