What Playfullnes and Keeping Curious can do to your Art - Ashley Mary

Ashley Mary is an abstract artist, designer, and illustrator who creates lively, energetic works in her studio in Minneapolis. Her work focuses around strong use of colour and shape compositions. Ashley’s paintings are in heavy acrylics creating thick textures. Her process is influenced heavily by her collage work, patterns, vintage ephemera, and her background in graphic design. Ashley’s work pays attention to the unintentional and leaves space to be surprised. Her murals and product designs can be seen nationwide in large scale collaborations with brands such as Starbucks, Anthropologie and Google,  Ashley is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Curiosity Studios. A creative learning space for those blocked. Ashley’s Takeaways 1.Be confident in your mark making. 2.Moving your body moves your mind and work. 3.Change your surroundings. 4.Honour your space and silence if that’s where your best art is born. 5.If you feel the flow and strong energy in your commission, ask your client if they will let you carry this flow to your own natural completion. 6.Sometimes there's no reason why a commission or client isn’t a great fit, it’s not black and white and can just be a personality clash. 7. Look at your why and core values. 8.If it’s a no is a yes to something else. 9.Its ok to have your years intentions different from previous, in fact it should be. what got us here want move us there. 10.Being present instead of big future goals can be huge and more productive and tangible. 11.Making a big life change like relocating or making a fulfilling a life dream or smaller goal will come out in your art and shift your craft for the better. 12.Place close attention to what’s in front of you. 13.Get outside more! Connect with Ashley here  http://ashleymary.com/   Sponsor - Claire Oldham West    Have you ever felt that your creative spark lies within a feast of chocolate !? I'm sure I'm not on my own when I say in times of stress I feed my feelings.....and here's the thing..............habits, beliefs, and behaviours towards the food you crave can take a new direction within hypnosis.    Claire Oldham West invites you to try a new approach and if you can relate to food cravings head over to the show notes for more information on how Claire can help you to stop feeding your feelings and curb food cravings. Claire understands a holistic approach may sound a little woo woo so I've added a link to her You Tube channel so you can see this process in action!   Click on the link below  https://mailchi.mp/4b175ab64171/o6aywlies8