Margo sits down with community co-creator and handmade business consultant, Nataley Shepherd. Margo and Nataley co-lead a dynamic membership called Relish Your Creativity where they aim to help each member move their own creative needle, find community and clarity, and balance mindset and business goals. Both Margo and Nataley believe true wealth comes from shared […]

This week Margo is joined by Abby Jacobs. As far back as she can remember, art making has always been her favorite thing to do and the happiest times in her life are when she’s had some kind of creative routine. Abby believed in art making as a way of life so deeply that she […]

Margo has a thought provoking conversation with Australian artist and surface pattern designer Kirsten Katz. Kirsten’s passion for art, color, nature and design took her on a journey into the world of surface design but prior to her art career she was a ballerina and came from a family of artists and performers. Kirsten studied […]

Margo is joined by London based illustrator, Tracey English. Tracey loves to create her designs out of hand colored papers and can often be found creating colorful collages in her home based studio. Tracey is represented by Jehane Ltd and her work can be found on many items including greeting cards, gift wrap, fabric, books […]

Sign up for 2021 From Paint to Pattern with Sarah Watts Sign up for Explore Photoshop with Sarah Watts This week, Margo is joined by illustrator and business owner Sarah Watts. Sarah graduated from Ringling College in 2008 with a BFA in Illustration but not without overcoming many struggles as a child including poverty. Luckily, […]

From wholesale home furnishings, to wholesale and retail artist, to tv host, to actor, to restaurateur, there aren’t many things Aaron Foster hasn’t dipped his toes into as a serial entrepreneur. Aaron and Margo go way back to a time where Aaron didn’t even consider himself creative. That was until he began making license plate […]

This week, Margo is joined by multi-passionate creative, middle-aged first-time mama, impostor syndrome warrior, Korean BBQ connoisseur and the CEO and creative director at Dear Handmade Life, Nicole Stevenson. Nicole’s desire to help other creatives pursue their dream business and discover the joy of making led her away from her own handmade business and into […]

Playing small will rarely get you far but Nedira Hansen is living proof of what can happen when you trust your gut, invest in yourself, and believe in your work whole-heartedly. In this episode, Margo speaks with Nerida about her early career in textiles, business as both a creative and an agent, working with major […]

This week, Margo chats with artist and illustrator, Mara Penny. Mara’s love of art began when she was young and spending days with her grandmother, an artist and astrologer, further fueled her artistic leanings. She eventually went to study both jewelry design and interior design in college, and now runs her own successful art business […]