Print Life

Have you ever felt the weight of creative expectations—whether from clients or even from yourself? In this tiny episode, I share the importance of getting all the hard work and research out of the wa…

In this episode, we delve into the crucial significance of having a niche in the surface pattern design industry. As a seasoned art director with a design background, I share valuable insights that w…

How many sketches, doodles, and paintings are piling up in your creative space, unrealized and unscanned? If you're like me, it's probably a whole lot! Working surface pattern designers have the toug…

What if the values we hold dearly could be the cornerstone to personal and professional growth? Today I share my personal journey of discovering my core values and how they have influence the decisio…

What if you could transform your career, transitioning from one industry to another, while beginning to build a successful freelance business? Meet Carolyn Quan, Sydney-based illustrator and textile …

Ever wonder why you pitch your designs and hear crickets? It is often due to the fact that we are forgetting to take the end use or market into consideration. This episode of the Print Life Podcast c…

Join me today for part two of my journey into the world of surface pattern design for fashion! From In house to freelance to studio start up, there have been so many lessons learned over the past 15 …

Ever wish you could increase the longevity and value of your artwork? In todays Design Tip Friday, I'm sharing my top two strategies for doing just that. Discover how a few quick changes can not only…

Have you ever felt stuck between the stability of a great job and taking the plunge into trying something new? In this revealing episode, I open up about my personal journey in the print design indus…

🎙️ Dive into PrintLife Podcast's Short and Sweet Design Tip Friday Edition! 🎨

Are you a surface pattern designer who desires consistent sales and income? 

In this bite-sized episode, we'll delve into t…

Today's episode we have Shannon McNab from Sketch Design Repeat joining us to chat about licensing, systems, freelance and what it really takes to build a successful freelance design business.

Shannon…

Join me for #DesignTipFriday on the Print Life Podcast! Today is all about the idea of not giving up, staying the course and making sure we are checking in on that foundation we are building our crea…

Join me today to discuss being a multi passionate creative, without sacrificing income.

If you are a surface pattern designer who wants to learn how to successfully design, market and sell their art …

Welcome to the Design Tip Friday Edition of the print life podcast! 
If you want to access the workbook from todays episode, YOUR NEXT 90 DAYS, head over to the free facebook group and grab your copy.…

Join me today for an interview I had with floral artist and mentor, Natasha Gulliford.

Natasha is an artist, designer, mother, and fellow educator. She supports brands in defining their style through …

I've been working with designers on consignment for over a decade and have come to love this type of relationship and truly feel it can benefit designers at any stage. 

Whether you're just getting sta…

Today on the podcast join me for an interview with surface pattern designer, teacher, and artist Tanya {aka Schatzi} Brown.

Hailing from Long Island, Tanya is a freelance print designer who also licen…

Join me today to chat about two important ways you can increase sales and boost confidence in your design business.  For more on how to grow your surface pattern design business head over to https://…

Join me today for an interview with Nicole Tamarin, a watercolor artist from the east coast who has been licensing her artwork since 2012. What started out as a leap of faith showing at Surtex has tu…

Join me today to chat about our role in sustainable fashion and how we can implement design practices that are in line with slow fashion. Let's work toward intuitive and market led design in 2023 so …