Watercolor artist in Denver, CO, painting super cute character illustrations and teaching other women mindfulness through the practice of watercolor painting.
Watercolor artist in Denver, CO, painting super cute character illustrations and teaching other women mindfulness through the practice of watercolor painting.
I get asked about the tools and resources I use to make my art, build my business, put my videos together, etc. Here are all of the juicy details, enjoy!
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Everything you see from my YouTube thumbnails, to headers, course graphics and social media posts have been created with Canva.
These digital papers by Lisa Glanz are AMAZING, she is one of my favorite artists and the resources she has are soooo good!
Instead of having my notes for home, business, art, etc all over the place, I use Notion as my main system where I can jot down everything I don’t want to forget.
Movies, book recommendations, notes for courses, etc. I even made a database for my art supplies so I only buy what I need. Love love love Notion!
Most teaching platforms are pretty rigid with no way to change things up besides the colors. But with Teachery you can completely transform the platform design, making each new course/hub/membership have a different experience and feel.
Plus, you get it for free when you join Wandering Aimfully Unboring Business Coaching. I use it for my self paced courses and art membership. It is a dream and so flexible!
For a long time I had ConvertKit but it started to get complicated so I was searching for an easier email solution. I found Mailerlite and I haven’t looked back, the email scheduling and campaign creation is simple and straightforward.
Writing emails is not my strong suit and if I could I would just send a sketch or painting everytime. But that isn’t the best way to communicate how I help, when new art is in my shop, etc.
I found Liz Wilcox, the fresh princess of email, and she makes the process of consistently writing to your list so much easier!
Sometimes I can get too close to my work and too introverted at the same time. Both can lead to me not painting a full picture of what I create and why.
I found Audria Richmond and she is so helpful with not only improving my marketing but doing it in a way that it stands out! You are unique, she helps you identify why and share it with the world.
When I found Wandering Aimfully Unboring Business Coaching, business started to make sense. I was lost trying to piece things together using Google, YouTube and business books that were targeted toward traditional careers or service based businesses. Instead of being confused and alone, I had support with a a clear roadmap and coaching calls from Jason Zook who had years of entrepreneurship experience (at one point he even had employees!) and from Caroline Zook who had a creative based business like me.
Also, the community is incredible and I no longer feel alone in my creative business journey. The monthly coaching calls are a highlight of my month because they go deep on the things that matter: being in alignment, marketing bridges, bringing value, teaching with captivating curriculum, and more!
This is one of my favorite articles from them and you can get a feel for their teaching style. They break things down and make it easier to go from unsure to inspired action taker!
Most of the business coaching I could find is geared towards service based businesses and don’t dive deep into creative product based businesses. Since I have art prints as one of my products and an Etsy shop, I needed to find someone who was running a successful physical product and creative art business too.
Then I found Damon Oates who is an incredible creative coach. He went from making 6 figures in oil and gas as an engineer to changing careers and following his passion for making beautiful door wreaths for all occasions on Etsy.
I would watch his lives on Facebook (still do!) and watch his business grow on Etsy and his own shop, DecoExchange. From there he started teaching others how to make wreaths and then creative coaching for all types of creative businesses.
In the Inner Circle you learn SEO, business strategy, marketing, print on demand, videos, video editing etc, he is a WEALTH of knowledge and support. He also has live Q&As every Monday and he has other coaches that do the same throughout the week too.
*Damon also has amazing quick courses that will help you not only create quality content but re-use the the content you’ve already created easily. Trust, emphasis on the word easily.
After attending webinars and business coaching that focused on service based businesses and promised the same teaching could be applied to physical product based businesses too, I was often left disappointed.
I learned how to look at my physical inventory, update my pricing so I was profitable, key areas to focus on (sales/visibility/etc). I use this resource daily and it has helped my business grow more every year.
I wanted to know how to turn my art and zone of genius into digital planner products.
I found Passive Income Planner Girl and quickly I was making my own planners with beautiful watercolor mermaids all over them.
Are you a planner girl with dreams of turning your passion for planners into a full-fledged, heart-centered business full of raving fans too?
If you said “YASSS!”, then this course is for you.
The Magic is You Personal Development and More - I’m sharing how I met Michelle Rohr and Aimee Johanan and how they changed my life by empowering me and helping me find my magic through creating printables and planners. I recorded this while in the drive thru to get coffee and the fangirling began to just flow!
This is a perfect example of something I never would have done before meeting Michelle and Aimee. Record my thoughts and feelings and hit publish? Um, no ma’am!
But that clearly isn’t the case now. lol. I just love these ladies so much and if you need help finding the following in your life: direction and your voice, they will help you on your journey too! The magic is in you and here is how I met them and they changed my life.
Grab a carpet square and your favorite snack and stay awhile.
Can’t listen? You can read the written version over here in this post.
P.S. When I gasp and pause, it is because someone was driving pretty wild in the coffee shop drive thru.
Skillshare is my number one online learning love! I have taken classes about watercolor, photography, design, Procreate, hand lettering, digital minimalism, how to be productive as an artist and more.
I cannot recommend it enough and I teach courses on there too!
My Top Class Picks
Digital Minimalism
Productivity for Artists - Organizing Yourself for Success
Watercolor Painting for Beginners - Runner Ducks
My first class on Skillshare where I teach you how to get your characters dressed with cute and unique outfits. It’s a super fun and actionable course!
