From corporate job to full-time artist and addressing depression...Episode 3

Aug 22, 2020 · 42m 29s
From corporate job to full-time artist and addressing depression...Episode 3
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In this conversation, I talk to corporate account turned artist Abi Salami. We chat about how she made her transition as a full-time artist and what it takes to practice...

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In this conversation, I talk to corporate account turned artist Abi Salami. We chat about how she made her transition as a full-time artist and what it takes to practice art full-time. She also breaks down how art commissions work and we get into some of the content of her work...depression, particularly in African communities.

Timestamps:
0:22 Meet Abi
1:55 The conversation begins
2:15 Where are all the black people in Dallas, Houston, and San Francisco?
5:51 Quarantine life as a full-time artist
8:28 How do commissions work?
10:44 How she balances client collaboration, vision, and taste
14:10 The jump from corporate accounting to visual art
16:30 How has being a full-time artist changes her?
19:42 Finances and other things to consider before leaving your job
22:13 Should you become a full-time artist? Maybe...maybe not...
23:44 How does Abi approach routines and habits being self-employed
27:14 Depression and anxiety in African communities
34:55 Pop surrealism and the art brand that is Taunes Bunny

Abi's art:
https://www.instagram.com/abi.m.salami/
https://www.abisalami.com/shop-prints

Taunes Bunny:
https://www.instagram.com/taunesbunny/
https://www.taunesbunny.com/shop

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