Description

There are very few examples of people who have made it in art entirely on their own. Nearly every successful artist has had help along the way. This week on Thriving Women Artists, Ping, Sarah, and Dorien will be discussing the difference between a mentor, a teacher, and someone who just inspires you. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mentorships foster a connection between you and someone who can guide you with developing your art work, through the art world, and through your creative life. A mentor can help you see a bigger picture. 
• Different mentors can help you develop different areas of your career, from your art to your business. 
• A mentor can introduce you to other people who might be able to help you out.
• A teacher or a tutor would teach you a specific skill and are specialised in it. They might have knowledge of a specific type of art or material. You can work with teachers one on one, in classes, or even online. 
• No matter what outside influences you have, whether it's a mentor or a teacher or inspiration from someone else, remember that you are your own artist. Nobody can tell you what your voice is. 
• Workshops and classes have a really great atmosphere of passionate people, not just the teachers but other students too. You'll also find different materials provided that you might not have had a chance to use. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘You feel like established artists have done it on their own, but they haven't' 

‘There are moments where a teacher is also a mentor' 

‘Inspiration is everywhere, but you need to know what kind of artist you want to be'

‘People buy your joy'

‘Be kind, work hard, and good things will come to you'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

1) MA Children's Book Illustration - https://aru.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/childrens-book-illustration

2) Juliet Docherty - https://www.instagram.com/colourtutor

3) Lodewijk Thijssen - https://www.lodewijkthijssen.nl/

4) Marianna Rio - https://www.instagram.com/amarianario

5) Lies Kindt - https://www.lieskindt.nl/

6) Lilla Rogers - https://lillarogers.com/

7) John Lee - https://www.instagram.com/john_lee_official

ABOUT THE PODCAST 

A serious and fun podcast for female creatives hosted by Ping, Dorien and Sarah, three happy artists from Amsterdam.  This podcast will inspire you to make a living out of your art. We welcome you to be part of this community of like-minded people.

www.thrivingwomenartists.com
www.instagram.com/twapodcast

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ping He 

Ping is a watercolor artist. Her work is inspired by nature and her motherhood experience. She develops her greeting cards brand and teaches Botanical Illustration courses online and offline. 

www.pinghe.art
info@pinghe.art
www.instagram.com/pinghe.art

Sarah van Dongen 

Sarah is a children's book illustrator and visual artist. She takes her sketchbooks and art supplies everywhere, which results in illustrations based on observation and daily life.

www.sarahvandongen.com
sarahvandongenillustration@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/sarahvandongenillustrations

Dorien Bellaar:

Dorien is an illustration artist. Her work is mainly focused on illustration for children, editorial/food illustration, hand lettering, and she likes to combine those into both traditional and digital art. 

www.dorienbellaar.nl
hello@dorienbellaar.nl 
www.instagram.com/dorienbellaar

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