Revive, Realize, Refine, Release: The Art of Finding Your Creative Process and Celebrating the Ordinary and Extraordinary in Everyday Life With Beth Buffington (Part 1)

In this two part interview, Margo is joined by licensed illustrator, adjunct college professor, and online course digital illustration instructor, Beth Buffington. Like many creatives, Beth has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a crayon. After graduating with a degree in art and graphic design, she began her creative career working for "in-house" corporate art departments. 
After years of corporate communications, she decided to focus on her personal creative passions, by starting her business, BDI-Celebrate-Today, and BDI-Create-Today.   Margo and Beth discuss: The necessity of understanding your clients and their pain points The importance in being able to be flexible Perfection paralysis How she got into the creative education space Confidence: how to grow it in your creative practices because it plays a huge role in how your art work will perform Trusting in your talent Learning Procreate The creative process that she takes her students through   Beth's work is two-fold. She creates illustrations and home decor products—and she also instructs college and online students how to be curious about trends, color, texture, and materials—through the creation of digital illustration. She is also passionate about sharing with students her thoughts on being a healthy artist who is confident and brave about their artistic skills and their artwork.   Connect with Beth: https://bdi-celebrate.today/ (Illustration & Product Design) https://www.bdi-create.today/ (Learn the ART of PROCREATE) https://www.instagram.com/b.b.buffington_celebratetoday/ https://www.facebook.com/BDIcreatetoday https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbbuffington/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNR_jaR-CnBXIHC5RVTnQg https://www.skillshare.com/profile/Beth-Buffington/4859209   Connect with Margo: www.tantaustudio.com https://www.instagram.com/mtantau/ www.instagram.com/windowsillchats https://www.instagram.com/relishyourcreativity/ https://www.relishyourcreativity.com/