The Interview:
In this episode of Willow Talk, we talked with Becca Lane the owner and artist behind One Lane Studios. Join us for this conversation and learn about Becca’s relationship with art over the years, the steps she took to go full time with her business in 2021, and how her desire to help others connect and relate in this world plays a role in the pieces she creates.
We Also Talk About:
- A Becca’s art background, how she got started in creating, and some of the styles she is most commonly creating
- The early feelings Becca had when she took One Lane Studios full time in 2021
- Becca’s early interest in art as a child and how that shaped her relationship with art throughout her life
- The various channels Becca has utilized to sell her art and how that has allowed her to make a full time income from her art
- Her goal to destigmatize mental health and how mental health plays a role in much of her work
- The moment when Becca realized creating art was something more than just a hobby
- The two major concepts and themes found in Becca's work and the inspirations and significances of these concepts
- What it means when your career and your coping mechanism are the same and how to combat that
- Becca’s formal art school experience - what allowed her to grow and what challenges she faced
- The doubts Becca had of the feasibility of taking her art business full time and how she overcame those challenges
- The criticalness of taking breaks
- The role perfectionism plays in Becca’s art, how she’s managed that over the years, and the moment in art school that set her “free” of it
- Some of the challenges Becca has faced starting a small business and the skills learned to elevate One Lane Studios to where it is now
- Some advice she would give to an artist just starting out
- A common misconception people have about turning your art into a business
Where to Find Becca.
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