Lorilee is joined by Marielena André -- a multimedia designer and educator living in New Jersey. She is an accomplished artist with expertise in textile, fashion, graphic and sustainable design, as well as product development. Marielena and Lorilee discuss the fundamental curiosity that has fueled their respective journeys in creativity and education, as well as the importance of experimenting, failing, reinventing, and reapplying ourselves as we grow and develop our lives.
Highlights:
- On Marielena’s playlist: Instrumental piano, Afrobeat, Brazilian music, Yo-Yo Ma, and SILENCE!
- Working with her hands and playing with materials from a young age
- The beauty and importance of reinvention
- The power of curiosity and discovery
- How pivotal failure can be in the process of honing our education and craft
- Boundaries of skin, both physical and virtual
- Recognizing and synthesizing the different versions of ourselves
- How Marielena decided to move in a new direction with her career
- Our intuition’s role in telling us it’s time for change
- Crystalizing our priorities when our lives are busy
- One tool for our G&G toolbox
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