The Motivatarian Exchange with Dionne Woods

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Ep 158 Mansi Makes on Motherhood and Gratitude Jan 11, 2024

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Mansi is a creativity facilitator guiding women to let go fully, to embrace wholeheartedly, to feel deeply and to paint freely. Mansi encourages women to acknowledge the pressures of the day-to-day and say "not now" when they're creating art. She helps women see themselves in a new light, love themselves for the unique beings they are, and appreciate the perspective they bring to their art as a result of their own life experiences.

Mansi deeply believes that vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness, and creates a safe space for tears, squeals, laughter, anger, frustration and love. She gives women permission to feel it all, so they can express themselves in their art authentically.

Mansi's mission is to help women learn to give themselves the same grace and kindness they routinely extend to others; to re-aquaint them with the power that resides within; to equip them with tools to create and live more purposefully; and most of all to rediscover their three-year-old-uninhibited selves.

Mansi's work doesn't follow trends nor can be boxed into a niche. Her free-spirited creations are filled with bright colors, abstract florals and joyful patterns. She believes art has the power to heal humanity, one person at a time, and has been handing out "gratitude tags," which are essentially mini mixed-media panels, to community members for almost 5 years. These bucket-fillers are the perfect size for artistic experiments and are vehicles of joy, empathy and kindness all rolled into one.

Episode 157 Kim White of The Mad Cow on Back to Her Roots of Fashion Design Dec 28, 2023

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Kim White of The Mad Cow, is a multi-faceted artist who loves to experiment with color, pattern, and different mediums. As an upcycle queen, she has a talent for transforming old materials into beautiful works of art. With years of experience in her craft, Kim has developed a passion for teaching workshops and sharing her expertise with others. Kim's energy and enthusiasm are contagious. Her artistic talent is only matched by her love of adventure, as she's often out exploring the great outdoors and discovering new sources of inspiration.

Website https://www.themadcow.ch/ Facebook http://facebook.com/MadCowInterlaken Instagram http://instagram.com/the.madcow YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thecraftyhippy

Episode 156 - Reset Your Algorithm Today with Dionne Woods Dec 14, 2023

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Are you like so many of us and have decided you would like some more positivity showing up in your social media? You have the power to reset your algorithm. It's true.

In her self-care holiday podcast series, Dionne shares three easy tips that you can start today!

As part of her mission to empower creatives, Dionne has launched Paint Talks, a podcast designed to share the true, inspiring stories of creatives from all walks of life. Dionne founded The Turquoise Iris Journal, a digital magazine by and for creatives, filled with tutorials, step-by-step projects, and powerful messages of community and hope. She is also a featured artist for both BloomTV and MadeTV.

Dionne lives with her husband and sons in beautiful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When she is not traveling the US to help artists awaken their creativity, Dionne spends her time with her family.

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Ep 155 Dionne Woods with 3 Steps to Reframe Your Brain for a Growth Mindset Nov 30, 2023

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There are many ways to learn to reframe our mental narrative - in this podcast, Dionne shares a visualization exercise that has helped her along her journey. Imagining your brain as wires, you can learn to disconnect the old wires that need to be replaced and then reconnect with new ideas and tools for a growth mindset.

Dionne Woods is an artist, business owner, and creative business coach. In her work, she uses her signature layering and blending techniques to create one-of-a-kind statement pieces. Dionne also offers professional tools, paint workshops, and online communities designed to elevate and amplify artists from all backgrounds. She especially loves her work as a creative coach encouraging artists to embrace the things that make them unique and translate that into art.

Dionne lives with her husband and sons in beautiful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When she is not traveling the US to help artists awaken their creativity, Dionne spends her time with her family.

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Ep 154 Heather Donohue on Building a Ric Rac Inspired Life Nov 16, 2023

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Heather Donohue is known for her charming, nostalgic take on felt Christmas stockings, tree skirts, ornaments, and other creative commissions. She creates original content and craft projects, and loves leading in-person craft workshops. (They usually include sequins…and treats.)

Her craft lab is in Minneapolis, where she lives with her husband, their twins, and cavalier king charles spaniel.

Upcoming Events: December 1-3, Julmarknad (YOUL-mark-nod) Handcraft Market & Festival at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Monday, Dec 11 at noon CT: MadeTV live holiday workshop via Zoom. Heather and Ana Bianchi lead a one-hour workshop on Fun Felt Ornaments. (The live is free, no MadeTV network membership is required.)

Fun Facts: I met my husband Nick through mutual friends in New York, yet we were born in the same hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. I was a staff writer at The Onion in and after college. I was on David Letterman for Audience Show and Tell. (I shared a photo of me with his pal, Martha Stewart. I worked for her from 2000-2002.)

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Ep 153 Jenny Alexander of Ugly Glass Co in the West Bottoms Area of Kansas City, MO Nov 09, 2023

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Jenny Alexander and her husband, Skip, own Ugly Glass & Co. in the Historic West Bottoms of Kansas City, Missouri. Jenny, a multi-passionate maker, opened UG & Co. in 2012 to give herself and other makers, and vintage pickers a space to sell in person year-round. Today UG & Co. hosts over 40 other small businesses inside its store at 1285 Hickory St; KCMO 64102. You can shop everything from snarky gifts to vintage records.

Jenny & Skip have been together for over 30 years. They have a daughter, a son & 3 rescues because the universe keeps giving her husband cats. Skip owns a shipping container modification business and taught Jenny how to plasma cut in 2015. First on shipping containers then on smaller metal projects like buckets or antique car doors.

When she is not working in her storefront or for her husband's company, she enjoys painting on canvas, screen-printing, refinishing furniture, woodworking, making jewelry, and looking up at the clouds.

Upcoming Events: First Friday Weekends - First Full Weekend of each month Monthly Fall Classes - Paint Inlay Wood Tray - Nov. 11, 2023 Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 - Sales throughout the store as well as door prizes!

Website https://www.uglyglass.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UglyGlassCo Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uglyglassandco/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@uglyglass-kansascitywestbo3176

Ep 152 Deborah Andress from The Tattered Artist on Creating Family Traditions Nov 02, 2023

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Deborah Watson Andress is a wife, a mother of three, a grandmother of eight...and a proud Southern woman who places a strong emphasis on faith, family, and creating memories through creative events and whimsical art. She is the creator of Nana's Camp in a Box—a box inspired by her own personal experience of hosting a Nana's Camp for her family for the past 11 years and designed as a tool to foster creativity among families. She's a Christian with a wild imagination and has always been fascinated with the intricate details of all the things God has created around her. She often enjoys capturing these things in the form of a photograph, a drawing, a painting, or in the written word. She strives to share these details, these moments, and these memories with younger generations. She believes that it's when we embrace the creativity that lies within us that we begin to fully see who we are in Christ and His direction for our lives.

Upcoming Events: Oct 26: Paint Talks. Launch Nana's Camp in a Box: Christmas/Winter Edition

Nov 6: *MadeTV—Homer at the Beach…1st of 3 Snowmen Holiday Series

Nov 13: *MadeTV—Homer on Broadway…2nd of 3 Snowmen Holiday Series

Nov 17th: Launch Christmas Collection & Ornaments @thetatteredartist .com

Nov 20: *MadeTV—Homer at the Rodeo…3rd of 3 Snowmen Holiday Series

Fun Facts: 1) As a child, I was a Girl Scout; and I won Cookie Queen 3 years in a row.

I like personality tests; I'm from Fun Country.
I once designed and planned a Christmas Drive through a City Park.
I've planned and hosted a Nana's Camp for 11 years for my grandchildren.
Without any prior experience, I designed, hand drew my own blueprints, and served as the general contractor to build my 5200 sq ft, 3-story home; it was off only 3" on one corner which was corrected by the truss company.
I own a paint manufacturing company with my husband.

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Ep 151 Katie Lila of Flowers for People Shares How She Follows the Blooms Oct 26, 2023

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Katie Lila of Flowers For People is a fresh flower artist who is currently making a new TV series, Follow The Blooms on the BloomTV Network. In it, she travels to small flower farms throughout the country to find the best blooms at their peak and then creates big-impact, interactive designs for events such as parades, art and music festivals, a professional treehouse reveal, and even an underwater mermaid garden in the Florida Springs. She strives to connect flower lovers and their local growers in her hometown of Spokane Washington and wherever else the blooms may take her. She is curiously flowering to discover how to get more people's hands on flowers and to think outside the vase, coining the phrase, "field to art".

Upcoming Events: Follow The Blooms will air its first full season on the Bloom TV Network. Make sure to subscribe for great flower content of all kinds.

Fun Facts: I always have a great pair of red shoes just like my great Grandma Lila who I was named after. Some of my heroes are Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton.

Website https://www.flowersforpeople.co/ Instagram https://instagram.com/flowers.for.people?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Ep 150 Dionne Woods on Getting Paid to Do What You Love Oct 19, 2023

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Dionne lives with her husband and sons in beautiful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When she is not traveling the US to help artists awaken their creativity, Dionne spends her time with her family.

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Ep 149 Dionne Woods with Creating Boundaries in Your Creative Business Oct 12, 2023

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Dionne lives with her husband and sons in beautiful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When she is not traveling the US to help artists awaken their creativity, Dionne spends her time with her family.

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