Lisa Congdon: Building a career as an artist, out of hours.

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Today's guest is Lisa Congdon - an artist, illustrator and author based in Oregon.

Lisa Congdon is an artist, published author, illustrator. She’s based in Oregon, but known across the world for her colourful drawings and hand lettering. Her work has also attracted over 400,000 instagram followers, and she’s done commercial work for clients like Comme Des Garcons, Facebook, MoMa and Harvard University. Her 8 books include Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist. She also runs her own courses.

Lisa started her art career as a side project in her late 30's, when she was working for a non profit. She is a constant advocate for showing up and getting started, but also understands how vulnerable early creative attempts can be. We talked about how to grow an audience, where imposter syndrome comes from, why we can be afraid of success, the value of starting late, when to know if something is a bad idea and why it can be important to keep your personal life separate from your work.

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