Paige's Pod

On this episode, Paige interviews the ultimate badass Africa Rubio, the Co-Founder of the Boston Women’s Market and Namastay Well. In addition to Co-Founding two incredible companies, she also is a gut and hormone health coach! Africa shares her experience moving from Spain to Boston, MA and how she coped with a deep sense of loneliness in an entirely new place. Paige and Africa chat about meeting strangers for coffee, and how random meet ups can lead to incredibly big ideas. Africa shares her experience with building community and long lasting connections, how to really shine when applying to art markets, how to manage your imposter syndrome, and helpful tips on how to effectively distribute your time and energy. To support Africa Rubio, the Boston Women’s Market, and Namastay Well, please follow:
https://www.bostonwomensmarket.com/ and https://www.namastaywell.co/

On this episode, Paige interviews the incredibly talented mom boss, Kelly Aiken from Copeley Designs. Kelly shares her journey from full time Architect to full time ARTrepreneur, and how she discovered her unique gold leaf painting style. Kelly and Paige reminisce about working at The Paint Bar together, and how working at a paint and sip studio helped them gain exposure and clients in New England. Mental health advocacy is a big part of Kelly’s mission as an artist. Paige and Kelly dive a little bit deeper as they discuss their own mental health, and how painting has helped them maneuver through difficult times in their lives. To support Kelly Aiken and Copeley Designs, please follow https://www.copeleydesigns.com and https://www.instagram.com/copeley_designs_art

On this episode, Paige interviews the incredibly talented landscape painter and founder of the Non Toxic Crit Group, Bri Custer. Bri shares her experience working as a full time art teacher and the decisions she made in order to become a full time artist. Paige and Bri reminisce about their time painting together in Italy and chat about the negative painting critiques they both experienced at art school in New Hampshire. Bri expresses the importance of art discussion, community, and how conversations with other artists about their negative critique experiences sparked the idea to create small virtual groups that dive deep into feedback, reflection, and process. To support Bri Custer and The Non Toxic Crit Group, please follow https://bricuster.com , https://www.instagram.com/briiiiicuster , https://www.thenontoxiccritgroup.com , and https://www.instagram.com/thenontoxiccritgroup

On this episode, Paige interviews one of her art besties Laurel, the incredible powerhouse behind Laurel Greenfield Art. Laurel creates paintings inspired by meaningful food memories out of her kitchen studio in Boston, MA. She is the creator of her online course, called Vibrant Vision which teaches new acrylic painters how to get their vision from their head to the canvas so they can uncover their distinctive style. In this episode, Laurel refers to her course as Vibrant Color Master Class, but has since changed the name to Vibrant Vision. Laurel shares her journey of becoming an ARTrepreneur, how she identifies and manages her perfectionism, how to be more involved in your community, and how to stay in your own lane as an artist. To follow and support Laurel, please visit https://www.laurelgreenfieldart.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/laurelgreenfieldart/

On this episode, Paige interviews Erica Goldstein, the fabulous woman behind The Blank Canvas Company. The Blank Canvas Co. is a creative brand that empowers women through bold and bright designs inspired by positivity. During the day, you can find Erica flexing her product marketing corporate skills and by night, you can find her laser focussed on her art business. Erica shares helpful tips on how she manages her time and stress between work, her personal life, and her art business. Erica also chats about how she started The Blank Canvas Company and her journey as a self taught artist. To follow and support Erica and The Blank Canvas Company, please visit https://www.theblankcanvascompany.com and https://www.instagram.com/theblankcanvasco .

On this episode, Paige interviews her amazing art friend, Kim Piazza. Kim worked in the corporate world for 7 years as an industrial designer. After the passing of one of her close family members, she decided it was time to take control of her life in a very big way. In this episode, Kim talks about how she gradually transitions from her very stable, full time design job to becoming her own boss. Kim opened up her very own art and design studio, Heart Studio on March 2, 2020. Ten days later, she was forced to close her doors due to COVID-19. Kim talks about what it's like to open a business during a pandemic and how she's pivoted to keep Heart Studio alive. To follow and support Kim and the Heart Studio, please visit https://www.heart-studios.com/ and follow https://www.instagram.com/heart_studio_/

In this brief first episode, artist and founder of Paige Lindsey Design, Paige shares a quick rundown of what to expect from future episodes.
www.paigelindseydesign.com
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Intro music by Sam Magnant