002 - Art, Motherhood & Small Biz Talk with Michelle Armas Part 1

Topics: Michelle shares her artist life and how she left her NYC job to go for it [1:22] The relationship between her art and the customer, and the nerve it takes to showcase your art [7:24] Why is being creative a necessity and advice for the creative one [11:19] How motherhood has changed Michelle [14:22] Repurposing old art [21:43] Michelle shares her recent adoption process [25:21] Maternity leave as an artist [29:28] Advice to the fearful artist and finding the balance [35:21] Links and Show Notes: Erica's upcoming events can be found here: https://www.StudioEriksdotter.com/events  Interview with Michelle on the blog http://www.studioeriksdotter.com/blog/2014/03/27/artist-thursday-with-michelle-armas.html Submit questions here: https://fikapodcast.wufoo.com/forms/md2fx6i03ty3yc/ or use #FIKApodcast on social media. Find your guest, Michelle Armas, at http://www.MichelleArmas.com, http://www.armasdesign.blogspot.com, https://instagra.com/michellearmas007  Find your host, Erica Eriksdotter, at https://www.StudioEriksdotter.com, http://www.Facebook.com/StudioEriksdotter, http://www.instagram.com/studioeriksdotter, https://twitter.com/eeriksdotter   You can find this podcast on iTunes and on Stitcher – be sure to subscribe! Thanks for listening!