This week on our Arts to Hearts podcast, we have three guests who are featured in our book '101 Art Book: Floral Edition'. Our host Charuka Arora sits down with Dawn Bouchard, KC Christmas, and Christina Cowan to talk about their creative process, the hardest things they have faced as artists, and their experience of getting published in 101 Art Book. Dawn Bouchard decided to follow her passion after her retirement as a school principal, and now this is what she wants to do all the time. For the past 5 years, she has been painting and experimenting with acrylic paints and soft pastels. KC Christmas is based in South Carolina, and even though is a part-time middle school teacher, her first love is creating things and painting which involves acrylic paint and paper collages. Christina Cowan is from Connecticut, and while she is a social worker, she has been transitioning to a full-time artist. Her work involves oil where she also incorporates collages, poetry, and quotes in order to tell a story. For all three of our guests, the hardest part about being an artist is finding their style and managing the business side of it. This is something that rings true for many others, especially emerging artists, as the initial creative journey is all about finding your voice and how you can make the most out of your work. The creative journey is not all about the challenges, but also the rewards where the entire experience of creating something can be satisfying. It is all about taking inspiration from different elements and then using your art to bring those ideas to life, and for KC, Christina, and Dawn, that is what it's all about! Our book '101 Art Book: Floral Edition' has a stunning floral cover by Sonal Nathwani which also makes it a perfect addition to your coffee table. You can find inspiration in floral works by 101 artists and get mesmerized by their reimagination of something so simple yet so alluring; a flower. Order our book at the following link: https://shop.artstoheartsproject.com/products/101-art-book-floral-edition-flowers-through-the-eyes-of-101-women-artists-from-around-the-world?_gl=1*1rn6owi*_ga*MTQ3MTc4NDAyMS4xNzEzMjA2MDQ3*_ga_WH60B2P56F*MTcxNDU3MTU3NC4zLjAuMTcxNDU3MTU3NC4wLjAuMA.. Tune in to the full episode to listen to our three guests talk about their painting styles and the process that goes behind it all! Are you an emerging artist looking for a platform to showcase your work to the world? We are introducing Edition 1 of a stunning coffee table book that will showcase the biographies and creative journeys of 100 women artists from around the world, so submit your artwork here. Order Arts To Hearts Magazine #5 here: https://shop.artstoheartsproject.com/products/arts-to-hearts-magazine-issue-5-celebrating-our-first-anniversary Order our "100 Emerging Artworks : 2023 Women's Edition" here. Listen and subscribe on Apple.

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