Yay! Today I'm thrilled to have my very first podcast guest: Claudine Hellmuth!

Claudine's an author, illustrator and designer, who's been featured in The New York Times, The Martha Stewart Show, HSN, HGTV and more! I first picked up her first book waaay back, 10 years ago! I was delighted to talk to (and learn from!) someone who's navigated many opportunities and options(licensing, publishing, etsy shop)  in her art career and how she gets it all done.

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We talk about: 

• The path to her first book deal
• The truth of licensing deals
• The importance of celebration in your art career
• The difference between making for committee and making what you love
• “People buy your joy”
• How Claudine spends her days (and the productivity “rule” she breaks)
• Being the World's Best Boss
• What we're enthusiastic about! (It may surprise you!)

Links we discussed: 

• Claudine's first book
• Her line of paints with Ranger + embroidery kits
• The ADORABLE cupcake oven printable kit
• IDoneThis – a tool for feeling better about your day
• World's Best Boss Mug
• The new class: Composition for Collage
• Claudine's Pinterest board of recipes (and mine)

You can find more about Claudine, her work, and her blog at CollageArtist.com.

(Don't forget – if you love the show, leave a review on iTunes and Instagram or tweet what you do while you listen and tag it with #exploreyourenthusiasm)

How to listen

• You can subscribe to it on iTunes (If you do, leave a review! This helps it spread!)
• You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
• Subscribe or listen via Stitcher (or subscribe in whatever you use for podcasts – just search “Explore Your Enthusiasm” and it should pop up!).

Find all the podcast episodes here.