Your Creative Push

Ashley Elliott has done her art her entire life and has always wanted to be an artist, just never kept up with it -- until she started painting regularly in 2013, when her father became fatally sick and she needed a way to release what was going on inside of her.  She started taking her work to Philadelphia and never stopped.  And today she is recognized as a Philadelphia artist. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/ashleyelliott In this episode, Ashley discusses: -The appeal of Philadelphia and why she keeps going back -The allure of chasing the rabbit down the rabbit hole and seeing where your art ends up taking you. -Some of the synchronicities that she has experienced and how they make her feel. -How artists don’t choose what they draw, but the art chooses them… and for her it is people. -One of her first moments in sixth grade when a teacher inspired her to keep pursuing her talents as an artist -How she always tries to encourage people to do whatever they want to do because life is too short. -Ho