014 - Meredith Piper Art on Having a Studio Retail Space with High Foot Traffic, Creating a Signature Art Form of Encased Weavings, & Painting Live at Events
07/20/17 • 75 min
On today's show, Dorothy speaks with Meredith Piper of Greenville, South Carolina about her artwork, studio practices, and art shows around the southeast. Meredith works in oil, acrylic, soft pastels, and creates her beautiful wooden framed encased weavings. Listen along as Meredith describes her studio in Downtown Greenville and all about how to juggle a retail space while painting. Meredith also clues us into how she creates a painting at a live event. Dorothy found another bestie! The two artists have too many things in common to count! And those things were just discovered with this first conversation that was recorded!
"Being one of the earlier (pieces of art)...I feel like that always takes longer because you don't know what you're doing, you're just exploring, which is awesome but those are some of the most beautiful sweet moments...that exploration of the unknown if you have not done it before, you have no idea what's going to happen or how it's going to turn out. Those are some of the best memories as well that I cherish." - Meredith Piper
See more of Meredith's work:
https://www.meredithpiper.com/
www.instagram.com/meredithpiperart
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On Today's Show:
(3:00) On having a studio with foot traffic, different types of buyers, and the layout of the studio shops in Downtown Greenville, SC
(9:30) Her studio neighbor, Larry Seymour
(11:30) Meredith & Dorothy both double majored in Psychology and Art!
(14:00) The Enneagram
(16:00) Louisiana roots
(16:30) on propagating her art subjects
(18:00) on working with different mediums
(18:30) on painting small first
(21:00) on teaching in the public school system
(24:00) Double Decker Art Festival
(26:00) Renegade Craft Fair
(28:00) The birth of the encased weavings
(31:00) Dorothy's 3D teacher, Bill Beckwith
(34:00) on working in batches
(36:30) Meredith's husband, Douglas' artwork
(39:00) on live event painting
(49:00) Mark Malfinger
(49:30) Glori Day Loften
(49:30) Amanda Louise Interiors
(49:30) Dorothy Shain
(50:00) Sunny Mullarky
(50:00) Taylor Cox
(55:00) Meredith's newest art collection release Thursday, June 27th
(1:00:00) Red River Revel
(1:02:30) on mesh booth walls
(1:08:00) The Way I Heard It
(1:10:00) Present Over Perfect
(1:12:00) Indie Craft Parade
On today's show, Dorothy speaks with Meredith Piper of Greenville, South Carolina about her artwork, studio practices, and art shows around the southeast. Meredith works in oil, acrylic, soft pastels, and creates her beautiful wooden framed encased weavings. Listen along as Meredith describes her studio in Downtown Greenville and all about how to juggle a retail space while painting. Meredith also clues us into how she creates a painting at a live event. Dorothy found another bestie! The two artists have too many things in common to count! And those things were just discovered with this first conversation that was recorded!
"Being one of the earlier (pieces of art)...I feel like that always takes longer because you don't know what you're doing, you're just exploring, which is awesome but those are some of the most beautiful sweet moments...that exploration of the unknown if you have not done it before, you have no idea what's going to happen or how it's going to turn out. Those are some of the best memories as well that I cherish." - Meredith Piper
See more of Meredith's work:
https://www.meredithpiper.com/
www.instagram.com/meredithpiperart
Follow along with Positively Creative:
www.instagram.com/positivelycreativepodcast
https://www.facebook.com/groups/positivelycreativepodcast/
On Today's Show:
(3:00) On having a studio with foot traffic, different types of buyers, and the layout of the studio shops in Downtown Greenville, SC
(9:30) Her studio neighbor, Larry Seymour
(11:30) Meredith & Dorothy both double majored in Psychology and Art!
(14:00) The Enneagram
(16:00) Louisiana roots
(16:30) on propagating her art subjects
(18:00) on working with different mediums
(18:30) on painting small first
(21:00) on teaching in the public school system
(24:00) Double Decker Art Festival
(26:00) Renegade Craft Fair
(28:00) The birth of the encased weavings
(31:00) Dorothy's 3D teacher, Bill Beckwith
(34:00) on working in batches
(36:30) Meredith's husband, Douglas' artwork
(39:00) on live event painting
(49:00) Mark Malfinger
(49:30) Glori Day Loften
(49:30) Amanda Louise Interiors
(49:30) Dorothy Shain
(50:00) Sunny Mullarky
(50:00) Taylor Cox
(55:00) Meredith's newest art collection release Thursday, June 27th
(1:00:00) Red River Revel
(1:02:30) on mesh booth walls
(1:08:00) The Way I Heard It
(1:10:00) Present Over Perfect
(1:12:00) Indie Craft Parade
Previous Episode
013 - Emily Jeffords on Painting Collections, Getting Buyers to Connect with her Art via Instagram, and Only Doing the Creative Work she Enjoys
Dorothy chats with Emily Jeffords, a fine artist from Greenville, South Carolina. Emily's well known for her dreamy abstract oil landscape paintings, her more than perfectly beautiful Instagram account, and her workshops ranging from local to abroad.
"If you're doing what you're enjoying and if you're doing what makes you happy in the moment, that's going to be the most successful. That's going to be the most vibrant for you and your collectors, if that's what's going to resonate, if you want to have collaborations with big brands or blogs, the things that make you happy speaks the loudest." -Emily Jeffords
"People need to connect with art a bit more tangibly than maybe we've been able to in the past." -Emily Jeffords, on why she shares her story via Instagram
See more of Emily Jeffords' work:
http://emilyjeffords.com/
www.instagram.com/emilyjeffords
Follow along and join the Positively Creative Community:
www.positivelycreative.net
www.instagram.com/positivelycreativepodcast
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On Today's Show:
(4:45) Emily's Instagram Philosophy
(6:30) #doitfortheprocess
(9:30) how to recreate the fun part of creating in your brain
(10:30) Instagram for Creatives
(11:30) Business Coaching, Workshops
(11:45) French Workshop this summer
(15:30) on being pregnant during a Europe trip
(19:30) A typical day for Emily
(20:00) Her studio space
(24:00) fine art prints + new print collection
(26:00) on releasing collections
(34:00) different streams of revenue
(35:30) Joseph Bradley
(37:00) Glory Day Loflin
(38:00) Dorothy Shain
(39:00) preparing for baby
(42:00) on collaborations
Next Episode
015 - Stacie Bloomfield of Gingiber on Licensing Illustrations, Growing Wholesale, & Pivoting in Your Business
Today Dorothy talks to Stacie Bloomfield of Gingiber, a paper goods and home decor company that offers classic animal-centric illustrated designs that are sweet enough for children, but smart enough for adults. Stacie fills us in on the nitty gritty of growing Gingiber from the ground up, online and in the wholesale world, now in 300 + retail stores and licenses her artwork to many big name brands. She discusses how important it is to be capable of pivoting in your business when needed.
"Gingiber is hear to make people happy. Whatever we have on a card, whatever we have an image, whatever we have on a tea towel, it's going to make someone smile."
"The reason people will keep working with you, it's not just if you were a good artist, it's if you are a nice person they will remember you. You can say thank you, and then you can show your thank you with a note in the mail, or sending an email. Little acts of gratitude go a long way and building those relationships. If you have a good opportunity, recognize it is, and do some research, send them a thank you note, and really work on that relationship."
"I don't need better products. I just need slightly better than person to my left and person to my right. Or, I just need to find a way to stand out a little bit more."
See more of Gingiber here:
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On Today's Show:
(4:00) On Gingiber's start
(5:45) Decor8 blog - Holly Becker
(6:00) Featured Etsy seller 2011 THE WEEK AFTER HER BABY WAS DUE!!!
(9:00) On how wholesale has grown to 300+ retailers
(10:00) Grace with Pink Olive School
(11:00) National Stationery Show
(14:00) producing her tea towels with Orchard Street Press
(16:00) Meet the Gingiber team
(21:00) working with wholesale reps Paper & Heart & Gelhert Group & Elements Rep Group
(27:00) displays for retail shops
(30:00) Atlanta Wholesale Market
(33:00) Wholesale Booth in a Box in lieu of NSS
(37:00) 16 week small business course with SBA
(41:00) How I Built This podcast
(42:00) on licensing your work
(44:00) Land of Nod, Crane & Co, West Elm, MODA Fabrics partnerships
(52:00) on Shopify
(53:00) Trello boards for wholesale, increasing reorders
(57:00) Stacie's creative process as a working mom
(1:02:00) upcoming work with illustrations
(1:05:00) Beth 1canoe2
(1:06:00) Kristen Ley Thimblepress
( 1:07:00) moglea , Paper Bandit Press, Emily McDowell, & Erin Austin Abbott of Amelia Presents
(1:14:00) The Gingiber Studio
(1:19:00) team retreat & guidebook
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