S1E24: Teylor B Bonner, Entrepreneur

Season 1: The Chateau SeasonEpisode 24: Teylor B Bonner, EntrepreneurIn this final episode of The Chateau Season, I interview Teylor Bonner, a photographer and filmmaker from Houston, Texas, who works across multiple creative mediums including clay sculpting, painting, writing, and jewellery making. Teylor’s approach to creativity is deeply connected to her human design as a manifesting generator – following bursts of energy and inspiration rather than forcing herself into rigid structures. While she wishes her process were more structured, she’s learned that following her energy and mood leads to better results. In filmmaking, she might start with storyboards and scripts but often abandons them mid-project, feeding lines to actors in the moment when it feels right, trusting her intuition over prescribed structures.Her creative routine centres on mindfulness: starting mornings with meditation, stretching, water or tea, and trying to journal consistently. She creates specific playlists and ensures she has a good breakfast with hydrating foods because once she’s zoned in, she’ll work for hours without eating, sometimes looking up to find a whole other day has passed. This deep flow state requires the self-care foundation she builds each morning.Teylor’s inspiration comes primarily from love-based connections – interactions with family, friends, and the warm feelings that come from connecting with people. Even negative interactions influence her work, but her core inspiration is rooted in love. She’s particularly inspired by artists focused on authenticity over following established rules. In the film world, she’s encountered people who insist documentaries must be lit a certain way or follow specific guidelines, but she questions why artists should keep following the same rules when art is meant to be freedom. Being around artists at the residency who create for themselves and do what they want has been deeply inspiring – it’s about taking off the limitations.Her wisdom for beginning creatives acknowledges that art is a vulnerable process and can be scary, but she reminds herself that people will judge regardless, you can never make everybody happy, and not everyone will like your art. Because art is subjective, the most important thing is creating for yourself, for your purpose, and from your core – blocking out what people tell you art should be. Art is whatever you make it to be, a way to express yourself. Her final advice is to take a risk on yourself, believe in yourself because if you don’t believe in yourself no one else will, and give yourself the opportunity to shine and to be seen.Connect with Teylor B Bonner* Instagram: rennobproductions* Shop: ofthesunapothecary.etsy.com* Website: rennobproductions.com* Email: [email protected] Get full access to Musings with Meg at megdunley.substack.com/subscribe