Ashleigh Izienicki's guest appearances

Ashleigh Izienicki

Your Creative Push

Art Side of Life®

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Ashleigh Izienicki aka Miss Upacey is a Colorado born illustrator and tattoo artist who works in both digital and traditional mediums. She graduated from Laguna College of Art and Design and now resides in Califonia. Her work often features dark and macabre themes with a cute and feminine touch. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/351 In this episode, Ashleigh discusses: -Early potential career paths as a paleontologist and an animator. -Her advice for getting over the fear of posting your art online. -Her biggest lessons and takeaways from teaching her course, “Artists as Entrepreneurs.” -Making a five-year plan and going absolutely crazy with it. -Neil Gaiman’s advice to imagine your goals as a mountain and to continue moving towards it. -Her advice for pricing original pieces, especially for artists who are just starting to sell their work. -How she developed her style. -Her love of the Golden Age of Illustration, Norman Rockwell and Charles Dana Gibson. -Her advice for getting past the fear of the blank page. -How she gets past resistances such as imposter syndrome, comparison and being your own worst critic. -How she schedules and keeps an eye on her time. -Her to-do lists and calendars. -Learning how to tattoo from Sara Fabel. -Running a Kickstarter campaign for her book, “Nightshade.” Ashleigh's Final Push will encourage you to splash around in your creative passion – it will be worth it in the end!   Quotes: “You’re going to be your worst critic and you’re going to hold yourself back more than anybody else is.” “To sell an original, it only takes one person to pay that price.” “As great as social media is, for artists it’s also horrible in the fact that you’re constantly comparing yourself to other people.” “I would like to have hobbies again, since I turned my main hobby into my career.” “Time management has been the struggle of my lifetime as a freelancer.” Links mentioned: Lyfe Illustration Neil Gaiman - Inspirational Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012 Gibson Girl Your Creative Push Episode 301 with Sara Fabel Nightshade: Artbook of Ashleigh Izienicki Connect with Ashleigh: Website / Patreon / Instagram / Twitter On the next episode: Dan Ekis : Website / YouTube / Instagram Join the discussion in the Facebook group!

Ashleigh Izienicki aka Miss Upacey is a Colorado born illustrator and tattoo artist who works in both digital and traditional mediums. She graduated from Laguna College of Art and Design and now resides in Califonia. Her work often features dark and macabre themes with a cute and feminine touch. Full shownotes: <a href="http://yourcreativepush.com/351" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yourcreativepush.com/351</a> In this episode, Ashleigh discusses: -Early potential career paths as a paleontologist and an animator. -Her advice for getting over the fear of posting your art online. -Her biggest lessons and takeaways from teaching her course, “Artists as Entrepreneurs.” -Making a five-year plan and going absolutely crazy with it. -Neil Gaiman’s advice to imagine your goals as a mountain and to continue moving towards it. -Her advice for pricing original pieces, especially for artists who are just starting to sell their work. -How she developed her style. -Her love of the Golden Age of Illustration, Norman Rockwell and Charles Dana Gibson. -Her advice for getting past the fear of the blank page. -How she gets past resistances such as imposter syndrome, comparison and being your own worst critic. -How she schedules and keeps an eye on her time. -Her to-do lists and calendars. -Learning how to tattoo from Sara Fabel. -Running a Kickstarter campaign for her book, “Nightshade.” Ashleigh's Final Push will encourage you to splash around in your creative passion – it will be worth it in the end!   Quotes: “You’re going to be your worst critic and you’re going to hold yourself back more than anybody else is.” “To sell an original, it only takes one person to pay that price.” “As great as social media is, for artists it’s also horrible in the fact that you’re constantly comparing yourself to other people.” “I would like to have hobbies again, since I turned my main hobby into my career.” “Time management has been the struggle of my lifetime as a freelancer.” Links mentioned: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lyfeillustration/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lyfe Illustration</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAb-NYkseI" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Gaiman - Inspirational Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Girl" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gibson Girl</a> <a href="https://yourcreativepush.com/2018/08/interview-with-sara-fabel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Your Creative Push Episode 301 with Sara Fabel</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/missupacey/nightshade-artbook-of-ashleigh-izienicki" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nightshade: Artbook of Ashleigh Izienicki</a> Connect with Ashleigh: <a href="https://missupacey.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/aizienicki" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missupacey/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUpacey" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> On the next episode: Dan Ekis : <a href="http://danekis.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/danekis" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ekisdan/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Join the discussion in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourcreativepush/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>!

351: Make your 5-year goal then GO CRAZY (w/ Ashleigh Izienicki)

Hey guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Ashleigh Izienicki, also known as Missupacey, a super talented freelance illustrator from California. She published a coloring book, Monstrums Vol. 1 and in summer 2017 she exhibited in Gallery 1988 and QPop in LA. Full Interview notes, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/missupacey-ashleigh-izienicki/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners  ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others 🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly 📚🎧  Audible* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases 🎓 Evolve Artist Program -  better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method  Subscribe to Art Side of Life Podcast to get notified when I post new episodes! https://artsideoflife.com/itunes &amp; https://artsideoflife.com/spotify Follow Art Side of Life on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/art_side_of_life/ Subscribe to Art Side of Life http://subscribe.artsideoflife.com/newsletter Thanks for listening! Share this show on Instagram,  Facebook,  Twitter or Pinterest Special thanks to Ashleigh for joining me today. If you enjoyed this interview please let me know with a review, hopefully, 5 stars because I would like to reach many artists like you! See you in the next episode :) Bye! Connect with me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ivkam/

Hey guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Ashleigh Izienicki, also known as Missupacey, a super talented freelance illustrator from California. She published a coloring book, Monstrums Vol. 1 and in summer 2017 she exhibited in Gallery 1988 and QPop in LA. Full Interview notes, key takeaways, and resources: <a href="https://artsideoflife.com/missupacey-ashleigh-izienicki/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://artsideoflife.com/missupacey-ashleigh-izienicki/</a> Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners <ul> <li>⭐️ <a href="https://artsideoflife.com/skillshare-pod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium</a> - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others</li> <li>🔈 <a href="https://artsideoflife.com/knowable-pod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KNOWABLE Audio Courses</a> - try for free - growing library of audio courses from experts and yours truly</li> <li>📚🎧 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Books-and-Originals/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=18145289011&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=asol09-20&amp;linkId=1abcbe00ae02d73934f8262ed8466e0a&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Audible</a>* - get it for FREE for 30-days - learn by listening to hundreds of books; *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases</li> <li>🎓 <a href="https://artsideoflife.com/evolve-pod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Evolve Artist Program</a> -  better than an art college education and only at a fraction of the cost - World’s Simplest Art Training Method</li> </ul> Subscribe to Art Side of Life Podcast to get notified when I post new episodes! <a href="https://artsideoflife.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://artsideoflife.com/itunes</a> &amp; <a href="https://artsideoflife.com/spotify" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://artsideoflife.com/spotify</a> Follow Art Side of Life on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art_side_of_life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/art_side_of_life/</a> Subscribe to Art Side of Life <a href="http://subscribe.artsideoflife.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://subscribe.artsideoflife.com/newsletter</a> Thanks for listening! Share this show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art_side_of_life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//artsideoflife.com/missupacey-ashleigh-izienicki/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=Check%20out%20this%20Art%20Side%20of%20Life%20interview%20with%20Ashleigh%20Izienicki%20at%20https%3A//artsideoflife.com/missupacey-ashleigh-izienicki/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> or Pinterest Special thanks to Ashleigh for joining me today. If you enjoyed this interview please let me know with a review, hopefully, 5 stars because I would like to reach many artists like you! See you in the next episode :) Bye! Connect with me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ivkam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ivkam/</a>

Ep.20: Don’t think about other artists as competition with Ashleigh Izienicki (missupacey)