Brigitte Martinelli is a talented Artist I have the pleasure of knowing personally here in Duncan, SC. She is a resident vendor inside Vintage Warehouse of Spartanburg and has a distinct whimsical style that is so easy to love. Join us as she shares about her creative process and take some time to find her on Social Media to see more of her artwork!

I had the absolute honor of interviewing Debi Beard of Debi's Design Diary. Debi is the founder of DIY Paint Company and the owner of DIY-A-GoGo in Encinitas, California. Today we talked about the business of creativity as well as trusting our instincts and focusing on the work that brings us joy as creatives.

In this episode of Makers Chat I talk with my friend Alicia Messmer who is also a vendor in my store! She talks about developing her creativity and finding inspiration as she has started and grown her business, Ruby Grace Designs.

Dionne Woods of The Turquoise Iris has built an amazing community online of furniture and canvas artists. Her coaching programs are - in my experience - life changing. I got a chance to talk about the journey that brought her to where she is and how she is able to stick with it and continue to find inspiration and creativity while running her ever growing business.

On today's episode I'm welcoming back my friend Kristal Coral Marie Molina. Kristal joins me for the first episode of each month to introduce our focus topic. This month we are talking about Creativity - what it is, how to find use it, and how to get back to it when we are feeling stuck or blocked.

In this episode of the Makers Chat Podcast I took some time to talk with my friend Amber Hutchins of The Bohemian Crafthouse. She and I have connected through online community groups and she is such a great friend and support in those groups.

In this episode I got the chance to talk with Cara Lockwood of Cara Lockwood Furniture & Art about how she found her calling as an artist and created a tight knit online community. Creating art is often a solitary activity but Cara took a leap and began creating an online community that was exactly what she herself was looking for and Artists in the Making was born!

In this episode of Makers Chat I'm talking with Kristofer Neely. Kris is a member of my local art community widely known for his Guardian Angel Paintings. He is also an art professor and interim provost at Spartanburg Methodist College here in Spartanburg, SC. Kris has a lot of experience in community leadership and stepped up to create programs and systems where he saw a need for the local arts community.

I’m so excited to introduce you to my friend Kristal Coral Marie Molina. I met Kristal just a few short months ago but immediately felt fated to be friends forever. Her business, Essential Expressions, is all about joyful expression through art and creativity. Her paintings are beautiful and she makes unique jewelry that is simply put, wearable art.

This is a conversation that is happening a lot in the creative sector, but it's so important that it deserves the spotlight in this mini bonus episode. I'm going to talk about what it looks like to "stay in your own lane" and use community to fuel your own creativity.

In this bonus mini episode I'm giving a brief overview of the Enneagram and why I love it! Since I am a total Enneagram Geek I like to ask my guests if they know their type. So instead of you scratching your head wondering, "what is she talking about?" I thought I'd share an overview!

In this short bonus episode I'm answering the question, "what is a maker?".

As I've talked with people both in and out of the creative community I discovered a need for a vocabulary lesson, but it doesn't stop there. I'm sharing the MAKER acronym that my MAKERS MILL program was built around!

Welcome to Makers Chat! This is a podcast community for creatives. Get to now your host, Danielle Kaminski, and find out what to expect from this podcast!

Each month we will tackle a new topic that is important to creatives and makers. Our first full episode will be released on April 5th! But you don’t have to wait that long to jump into the community!