26 - the paths we take to get there

Is it serendipity? The people we meet, the roads we cross all lead to where we are now. Friends guide us, our heart strings tug us and we dance our way, somehow, to where we’re meant to be. If we're lucky. Many artists find their way back to working in a creative space after taking a ‘sensible option’ at some point. How did you get here or is it still a long-held dream? We decided to have a little think about the moments that pushed us forward, the times we were braver than our 15-year-old-selves ever thought we could be. Little moments have big consequences...hopefully we all make them matter.  Episode Artwork: Dane Deaner on Unsplash Episode Links: Tara Leaver Artist Mel Robbins Wim Hof Sue Bulmer Artist Tamara Grand Art Gina Belford Art Sally Gardiner Ceramics This podcast was born from the idea of sharing, creating community and offering up the challenges and gifts offered by working as full-time artists; Karen George and Gaynor Leverett-Jaques live and work in the West Country of the UK. Karen paints semi-abstracted landscapes and teaches art via her workshops. Gaynor is an abstract artist, an alum of Nicholas Wilton's Creative Visionary Program and offers mentoring to artists trying to find their next step. Find out more about the artists on their respective websites and you can follow on instagram if you would like to know what they get up to each week.  Karen George Art Gaynor Leverett-Jaques Art Thanks, as always to our podcast editor, sound engineer and all round love Ben Leverett-Jaques Opening and closing music original 'Strangler Fig' Written and performed by Ben Leverett-Jaques --