Scribble ladies? check. Body positivity? check. The announcement of a second business venture from a self-identified “zillenial” artist who is absolutely crushing the game? check-but this time using a satisfyingly smooth glass pen that you will be able to buy at Hannah Stelter’s “Scribble Lady Co” merchandise and art supply company. We got Molly back on the show to co-host the interview with Brittany, so this is a great episode! Can it get any better? Maybe if Brittany used the word “siiiiick” less, but like Hannah says-the best thing about this all is that everyone is “perfectly imperfect”.
More about the episode: while shaking the art community and breaking all the rules, Hannah Stelter, the creator of Designed By Hannah, is here to discuss her embarking on a new business adventure, Scribble Lady! As a young entrepreneur, Hannah is embracing imperfection while she paves her way in the art world. While on this journey, Hannah explains how her art has helped her redefine beauty standards and why she is so passionate about promoting unapologetic self-love. We hear all about the ins and outs of owning and managing a small business and how Hannah deals with delegation, customer service, and outsourcing people to do the jobs she hates. Hannah is helping us rethink the way we look at creating art: different ways of thinking, the power of imperfection, and the importance of fun. From watercolor pallets to sketchbooks and glass pens, Scribble Lady will soon be the new place to shop all things amazing art supplies!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Designed By Hannah: the original LLC for selling her art.
- Hannah’s new art supply company, Scribble Lady!
- How Hannah sources her art supplies.
- Hannah’s goals for her new business.
- How to break conventional watercolor techniques.
- Why we need to embrace imperfection.
- How Hannah created her unique, signature art style.
- Why she enjoys using the glass pen.
- Why using Apple is synonymous with artists.
- “I’m a ten, but…”: Hannah’s experience with the trend and online criticism.
- How She is growing her business.
- The progression of her business.
- Some learning curves from owning a small business.
- Hannah’s experience people with people management.
- When and why our guest is traveling around Europe.
- How Hannah ended up studying graphic design.
- Where did the Scribble Lady come from?
- How Hannah promotes body positivity and breaks beauty norms and standards.
- Hannah’s relationship with pole dancing.
- Artists that inspire Hannah.
- How to track your personal and business-related goals!
- Hannah’s daily doodle challenges.
Tweetables:
“The point of my new company is embracing imperfection and thinking about art in a different way: in a more approachable way, a less serious way, and in a way that is more fun.” — Hannah Stelter [0:05:10]
“I love the teaching I do now because I am teaching the people who want to learn exactly what I am teaching.” — Hannah Stelter [0:34:41]
“I keep the heads off [my drawings] because of the emotion coming out of the piece, but also because it’s not about anything else. It is about the body. It is about looking at the body, which is something a lot of people aren’t comfortable with.” — Hannah Stelter [0:40:55]
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