Margo is joined by artist, fabric + surface pattern designer, and mother of two creative beautiful kiddos, Jessica Swift. Jessica creates colorful, uplifting artwork that inspires others to live colorful, unique, and hope-filled lives. She creates and manufactures her own products in her studio and also licenses her artwork to others for branded products such as fabric, stationery, puzzles, books, and more. Her online classes include pattern design, color, and intuitive art-making.   Margo and Jessica discuss: Her creative journey and how it’s evolved Mindset shifts and fears she’s worked through around burnout and taking breaks How she uses her intuition in art and life How her husband’s unexpected death plays a role in her creations and work Valuing her own thoughts, opinions, and self as much as she does others Managing multiple income streams and projects at once Giving yourself grace and figuring out what works for you Comparing current self to past self: finding radical acceptance and learning to trust yourself Finding belonging exactly as you are   Jessica makes things because when she does, she feels more hopeful, happy, and alive. Simple as that. She believes that art that speaks to your heart is not frivolous; it's vital. Sometimes we all need a hand, a reminder that we’re not alone in this big crazy world. When you start to see that we've all got some version of messy truth alive and kickin' in our own lives, you start to realize you're not actually alone. In fact, other people get what you're going through! Making art and sharing her own real + imperfect life reminds Jessica that life is hard for everyone and we're all in this together. It comforts her to know that her work might make you feel a little more connected, too.   Connect with Jessica: https://www.jessicaswift.com https://www.instagram.com/jessicaswift https://www.jessicaswift.com/pages/subscribe https://www.skillshare.com/user/jessicaswift Jessica’s Animal Allies Oracle Decks