Your Creative Push

Shayne Taylor is an illustrator, designer and maker originally from Detroit, but now making her home in Chicago, Illinois. She attended The College for Creative Studies in Detroit and worked a variety of jobs in illustration, design and restoration before becoming a full-time freelance illustrator and designer. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/shaynetaylor In this episode, Shayne discusses: -The game-changing realization that she could actually make a living from her creativity. -How things changed when she took Illustration at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit. -Her decision to move to Chicago and her early experiences there. -Doing craft shows and DIY trunk shows and how they can help you to make not just sales but connections. -Why we struggle to call ourselves artists and instead define ourselves by what we do to make money. -How to handle our parents not understanding what we do creatively. -Restoring vintage circus posters. -Unpredictability and how it plays a role in her art as wel