Clever Collage Illustration with Hollie Chastain

Episode 349 Aired June 17, 2020. Our guest this week is Hollie Chastain. I've been a huge fan of Hollie’s work for years and I am so glad to share her story and have her share her creative process and creative journey with us this week. Are you an illustrator that is designing because you haven’t found your style or niche yet? Do you want to know how to pivot and go from full time designer to full time illustrator? Do you know how to get work as an illustrator? Who to contact? Who to connect with? Have you thought about teaching your illustration process to others through workshops? Or by writing a book? Do you love seeing a story unfold in an illustration? Do you love collage? Do you love seeing design foundations at work in illustration? I’ve been looking forward to interviewing Hollie for a while. Honestly I love her work so much that I was intimidated to ask her to be on the show. She is super nice and easy going. But have you ever loved someone’s work so much that you were afraid of fan-girling on them and turning them away. Well that was me. Even after over 330 interviews I still get butterflies. I ask Hollie questions about going from designer to illustrator, about her brainstorming process, about selling her art to customers, and how she gets illustration work. We also talk about communicating a story in a single piece. Follow Hollie: Website! Her shop is linked through here. https://www.holliechastain.com/ IG. https://www.instagram.com/holliechastain/ Twitter. https://twitter.com/HollieArt Non-Amazon place to get her book. :) https://bookshop.org/books/if-you-can-cut-you-can-collage-from-paper-scraps-to-works-of-art/9781631593352 Go to Camp with me: http://creativesignite.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/349 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Recharging You helps you by providing training & coaching, I guide creative entrepreneurs to reach their business goals. Recharging You is the home for The Design Recharge Show which is an interactive, web show and podcast recorded live with an audience where interviews of designers, illustrators, industry leaders, and business professionals happen weekly. Design Recharge is about Hope, I share stories and tips of how creatives got further in their career / entrepreneurial journey. Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. Sign up at http://www.rechargingyou.com/signup Leave a Review & Share with Your Friends One of the best ways to support the channel and podcast is to leave a review on iTunes or Google Play or where ever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to the channel, leave a comment on an episode that you watch and of course share it with your friends. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/dianegibbs ENVATO: http://bit.ly/envatoDR SKILLSHARE: http://bit.ly/dianegibbs Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are 'affiliate links.' This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission.