Lets face it, there’s no part of life that doesn’t come with the chance of failure, it’s something we all experience. It’s not the failing that matters, it’s how we deal with it that is important. This week on Thriving Women Artists, Ping, Sarah, and Dorien are going to be discussing where they have failed and how they dealt with it to gain a positive outcome. 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Failure is a scary thing when it happens, but most of the time you learn a lot from it and it can be beneficial if you choose to take something from it. 
A failure can actually be a success if it makes you learn something that will help you grow as an individual. The road to success isn’t a linear process, it has ups and downs. 
If you’re going to fail, it’s good to fail early. Don’t let failing at a new thing put you off, we’re not born with all the skills we need, we have to learn them along the way. 
Even if the worst thing happens in part of your artistic journey, the world will not end, there is always going to be another day to try again and do better. 
Don’t be afraid to talk about your failures with your close circle of friends. You can always learn things from each other and your experience might mean that you can stop someone else from failing.  

BEST MOMENTS
‘Failure is like a wake up call or a stop sign’
‘All of your bad drawings are part of your journey’ 
‘Trial and error is the best way to learn’
ABOUT THE PODCAST 
A serious and fun podcast for female creatives hosted by Ping, Dorien and Sarah, three happy artists from Amsterdam.  This podcast will inspire you to make a living out of your art. We welcome you to be part of this community of like-minded people.
www.thrivingwomenartists.com
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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Ping He 
Ping is a watercolour artist. Her work is inspired by nature and her motherhood experience. She develops her greeting cards brand and teaches Botanical Illustration courses online and offline. 
www.pinghe.art
info@pinghe.art
www.instagram.com/pinghe.art
Sarah van Dongen 
Sarah is a children’s book illustrator and visual artist. She takes her sketchbooks and art supplies everywhere, which results in illustrations based on observation and daily life.
www.sarahvandongen.com
sarahvandongenillustration@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/sarahvandongenillustrations
Dorien Bellaar:
Dorien is an illustration artist. Her work is mainly focused on illustration for children, editorial/food illustration, hand lettering, and she likes to combine those into both traditional and digital art. 
www.dorienbellaar.nl
hello@dorienbellaar.nl 
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