Episode 18:The Secret Sauce is You

Hello Creative Friends,

This episode digs deeper into one of the goals of Secret Sauce: To talk about the intersection of artist and art. When I first began having relative success working as an independent illustrator, I noticed something: As my work expanded, it began tugging on ME. I couldn't sleep. I had anxiety. I was perpetually overwhelmed. Overtime it became clear, as my work grew the container from which the work came from had to grow... and that was me.

But try as as I might, I couldn't find anything online about how to deal with this set of personal challenges as they related to artistry and work. Most of the resources I found were about things like: "How to create a spreadsheet of your work," or "How to Price Art," etc, etc.

In this episode I talk about the often unspoken phenomenon of You as the Secret Sauce. You are deeply connected to your work, and as things change with your work, you'll feel it in your body, mind and soul. I tell a few stories of how I navigated this time, and what I think would have helped me to know then.

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ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Welcome to Secret Sauce, a podcast about the secret ingredients in life and work, hosted by Becca Borrelli.Secret Sauce explores artistry as a helpful framework for inspiring meaning and understanding in our everyday lives.

ABOUT BECCA

Becca is an illustrator-educator and part founder of Austin-based female maker collective: Lemon House. She spends most of her time designing adult coloring books, interactive murals, and speaking to organizations about mindfulness, meditation and the benefits of art-making. Clients include Visa, Dell Children’s Hospital, Austin Independent School District, University Hospital- Cleveland, the Austin Downtown Alliance and the Anti-Defamation League.

Becca is most inspired by the invisible connections between all things. Her work aims to be a playful, bright, and hopeful interpretation of the world's whimsical and magical sides. She has fallen in love with her hometown in Austin, where she spends free time exploring nature and hunting for breakfast tacos with her husband and their super-pups Layla and Rose.

Website: beccajborrelli.com

Instagram: @beccaborrelliart