47 - Juliette Crane, Artist & Creative Educator - Finding Your Creative Voice Through Play

Episode Summary: In this episode, host Kate Shepherd interviews Wisconsin based Juliette Crane, a painter, writer, and creative educator, with international recognition and thousands of collectors, customers, and students.

Juliette shares pivotal moments along her creative journey and the difficult circumstances that led her to rediscover and her passion for art.  They discuss Juliette's creative journey, her connection to creativity, the themes in her artwork, and the importance of embracing creativity to heal and thrive in life. Juliette shares her experiences, challenges, and insights that have shaped her artistic path and offers valuable advice for aspiring artists.

Highlights - What We Talk About:

-What she did when she was fired from her job via an email. And how it led her back to the true artist she always was. 

-The incredible, movie-like moment involving hundreds of butterflies that she took as a sign that she had to make a change in her life. 

-How the creative process helps Juliette process the world around her and tell stories through her art.

-The connection between healing and creativity in Juliette's life.

-How she overcame false beliefs and societal dysfunctions by reactivating and trusting her inner creative intelligence.

-Juliette's inspiration, intuition, and how she communicates with creativity.

Episode Notes: Juliette Crane, a renowned painter, writer, and creative educator from Wisconsin, shares her creative journey, themes in her artwork, and the connection between creativity and healing. She emphasizes the importance of embracing creativity to overcome false beliefs and societal dysfunctions. Juliette talks about her struggles and challenges on her artistic path and the role of intuition in her creative process.

To learn more about Juliette Crane and her artwork, visit her Instagram (@juliettecrane) and her website. Juliette offers courses and workshops to help artists get unstuck and unlock their creativity. Take a step towards nurturing your creativity and explore the magic of art with Juliette Crane.

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My sign off message for you from the edge of the end of Season 2 

I am so grateful you are here and that we are doing this together - thank you for being here, making time for yourself and your creativity. Please take time to rest during the summer; experiment, play and make some time to re-listen to some episodes of the show, you will be amazed by what you catch the second time around. And join the Patreon community to access bonus episodes, activity prompts, and connect with fellow artists, I think you will wonder why you didn't do it sooner!

If you long to express creativity freely but believe you are not good enough or lack the creativity within you, remember this: creativity is the intelligence that animates the entire universe, and it already lives and breathes within you. Embrace play, break the rules, and discover the magic already inside you. 

I'll be back in September with more inspiring interviews and stories of creativity. See you then!