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Jun 2024
48m 19s

Turning Ideas Into Reality [255]

Louise Fletcher/Alice Sheridan
About this episode

This week, we're talking about the long journey from initial idea to fully fledged reality. So often people give up at the very first hurdle, but we have both learned the value of persistence in our art and our businesses. In this episode, we share what we've learned, including "no you haven't ruined it," and "stop staring at the problem." There is genuine wisdom in this episode, and we hope our hard-earned lessons can help you stay the course in your own art practice.


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Anna F. MacDonald (studio organising)

Live Declutter 27 June 2024 HERE

Find Alice Sheridan at: 

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