Anna Mac on finding her creative voice (after years designing for retail)

About this episode

In this episode, Anna Mac discusses finding her creative voice and the importance of permission to play in the creative process.

Permission to play can change EVERYTHING! This week we’re chatting to Anna Mac - artist, printmaker, illustrator, product designer, sleep counsellor, mum of twins, and hardcore Good Shipper who's been sailing with us since 2020. In this episode, we talk about scenic creative routes, why permission to play can change everything, creative voice vs paying the bills, and why sometimes felting a jumper is juuuust what your brain needs. Rough timestamps for our timestamp-fans: 00:00 – Intro + cours...

People in this episode

Guest: Anna Mac

Topics covered

• creative voice
• permission to play
• art
• design
• illustration
• product design

Keywords

• creative voice
• permission to play
• illustration
• art
• design
• product design
• sleep counsellor

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