123 - flourishing

Right time, right place… sunshine, food and the perfect drop of water, add in the ideal companion or two… violà, success! Plants and humans are the same in that respect. What fires your imagination? Are you grabbing the right things to help yourself flourish, chatting to those who encourage growth? What helps you to get where you’re going. Today Karen and Gaynor are giddy about the paths they’re taking and how they’re helping themselves to grow in the right direction. Are you ready to plant seeds? Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how you get things going, there’s lots more to chat about. So do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar! Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last rapidly approaching FIVE years so much fun with #artchatterpodcastSign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contactLinks and mentions:Photo by Julia Raasch on UnsplashFearne Cotton Happy Place PodcastLiz Earle How to Age book Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards@karengeorgeart @gaynorljart@artchatterpodcastAbout the podcastArtchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner UpWomen’s Business Awards 2025 https://womensbusiness.club/awards⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠@karengeorgeart on instagram⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠@gaynorljart on instagramThanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree