Creativity in full color... How Carolyn Gavin blends creative family business with her own artistic passions and stays colorfully true to what matters.

Windowsill Chats

English - March 24, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 29.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 288 ratings
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Previous Episode: Real life tips for starting your own business...Emily McDowell shares all the things she'd do differently if she could press the business rewind button.

Next Episode: Permission to not be perfect. Sarah Hand talks play and color, working with our hands, and the tangible pursuit of happiness. And a new book!

Margo is joined by Toronto based painter, illustrator, and designer Carolyn Gavin. A flower child of the 60’s, Carolyn grew up in South Africa, left to travel and relocated to Canada where she currently lives with her family. She is a principal designer for Ecojot. A family run eco-friendly paper business. She also freelances and licenses her work for fabric, house-wares, packaging, bedding and books. Carolyn works in Gouache, water-colour, pen and ink and her style can be described as vibrant, playful and happy.

Margo and Carolyn discuss:

Becoming introspective Why licensing doesn’t solve all problems How Carolyn works through creative blocks Why ‘play’ is so important in life and work Painting bigger Some of Carolyn’s favorite and standout project And more!

Carolyn finds inspiration in travel, flowers, exotic color and pattern, and makes sure her life is filled with beauty and creativity every day.

Connect with Carolyn:

https://www.carolyngavin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/carolynj/

Learn more about Carolyn’s Upcoming Retreats:

https://www.carolyngavin.com/retreats