021 Creativity, Integrity & Pity Parties with Maria Gil Ulldemolins

  Hello and welcome to episode 21!   This week I had the absolutely privilege of sitting down with Spanish artist Maria Gil Ulldemolins who lives and works in Brussels. Maria's creative practice is a very process-oriented and heavily influenced by her experiences with meditation. Her work explores the themes of embracing mistakes, letting go, flow, compassion, control, variations and time.   In this episode we really dive into Maria's journey of studying the visual arts in Swaziland at a young age to owning her own studio, her belief that life is like google maps and it  finds a way of redirecting you to where you should be and how we all need to stop hating ourselves for hating ourselves when we're in a shitty place.   This is a great episode is you want to hear a really honest discussion about integrity, honesty and pity parties, if you want to hear a really frank conversation about the pressure to make six figures online and how it affects creatives, and if you want to feel really inspired like you have the world on your side.   I absolutely loved talking with Maria, she is such a breath of fresh air and I can't tell you how much of a laugh we had, both on air and off air. I know you're going to love Maria and this episode!   Enjoy the show! About Maria   Maria is a Spanish artist living and working in Brussels, Belgium. Maria's creative practice is a very process-oriented and heavily influenced by her experiences with meditation. Broad themes explored include embracing mistakes, letting go, flow, compassion, control, variations and time.   Before committing to her painting practice, she worked in innovation. Maria is trained in Product Design, Art History and Art Theory.   You can connect with Maria here: Website | Instagram Things we talked about during today's show   Maria's story of studying in Swaziland at a young age and how this helped her find herself as a person and as an artist   Debunking myths of easy six figure incomes online and how we're all supposed to be grateful for any employment opportunities   How Maria is inspired by making accidents happen and her advice on how to take a similar approach with your creativity   How Maria doesn't believe in faking it until you make it   How we all need to stop hating ourselves for hating ourselves.   Books/Resources etc mentioned during today's show   Headspace Find out more and download the Couragemakers Manifesto here   If you have any question about today's episode, any comments or would like to be a guest on Couragemakers, get in touch: [email protected]   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I started this podcast because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes and making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life, sending free self care checks ins to hundreds of women every Sunday and helping my clients build brands they love as a graphic designer. I'm currently based in London, and getting ready for my round the world adventure with Mr. Meg starting August 2016. Don't worry the podcast isn't going anywhere!   That Hummingbird Life | Twitter | Pinterest |