How to create sell-out workshops by bringing out the best in artists - Yvonne Robson
This week is part 1 of a 2 part series! I had a wonderful chat with Richard Tillotson the creator of Mungo and Shoddy cards and Artist Yvonne Robson.
Yvonne Robson is an artist. Yvonne’s also been a designer, creative category manager and ran the main design studio for Marks and Spencers design studio Tigerprint. Yvonne has also been studio design manager and most recently she has managed the Ideating team for Hallmark. Yvonne has nurtured designers and design graduates from all over the U.K and each year straight from New Designers ND Awards.
After over two decades thoroughly loving all of the roles she had at Hallmark, Yvonne has now dared to jump into a whole new life; she's Created for herself. Not only is Yvonne freelancing, facilitating workshops, she's also gone back to college to studio counselling, taking this leap is huge, Yvonne’s is the sole parent in a house for her three extremely proud teenagers!
Yvonne now holds painting workshops which sell out fast. She also offers private mentoring for artists of all abilities. Many are accomplished designers who might need a new direction or some concentrated time on a subject matter or new style.
Yvonne has recently painted a few stunning ranges for Mungo and Shoddy cards 'sun follows rain’ and ‘With the Beatles’ as you can imagine they are selling well on Amazon.
We talk about this and Yvonne’s transition, and I think you will see how her caring personality suits counselling too.
Yvonne’s Takeaways
1.Nurturing your students is vital. We create our best if we feel it’s safe to explore.
2.Floral workshops are about the energy to your brush strokes as well as the movement.
3.Going back to College in your 40’s with 3 children to support single handed is brave. But that’s where the magic lies.
4.It’s not about getting messy it’s about getting confident
5.Dare to jump and trust that inner pull.
6.You absolutely can build your career and life around multi passions
7.Make peace with what am I?
It’s ok to not know what your Identity is at this moment, you can be multi passionate and your talents will feed into each other.
Find all of Yvonne's and Mungo and Shoddy's ....
www.lovetodesign.co.uk
www.instagram.com/@_lovetodesign_
https://www.tillovision.com/
Books
'Untamed' by Glennon Doyle
https://www.waterstones.com/book/untamed/glennon-doyle/9781785043352
'Permission to feel' by Dr Mark bracket
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permission-Feel-emotions-yourself-children/dp/1787478815
'Normal people' Sally Rooney
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41057294-normal-people
Podcast
Brene Brown
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/introducing-unlocking-us/