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Alysia is an embroidery artist based in Canada. Every piece of embroidery she makes is hand drawn and unique and in this episode she talks about how @alysia.stitches came to be. Here’s a hint, a lot of it came down to practicality due to a pretty major life transition and she tells us in more detail in the episode. Spanning her childhood of being raised by a stay at home mum, to art school in Montreal, working with a circus and deciding to go back to school for a specialized experience in something she knows she finds fulfilment in this is a delightful listen about pursuing what makes you happy rather than just sustaining life.You can find more about Alysia athttps://www.instagram.com/alysia.stitches/Support the podcast by donating athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up with all of our guestshttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

Aliana is s a Toronto-based yoga & meditation instructor, sustainable consultant and mindful programming developer. Her passion lies in helping everyday people find their way to a happier, healthier more conscious and connected lifestyle using movement, meditation and self-discovery practices. On this episode we speak about how she comes to her practice, familial events that led to finding her own form of spirituality in her own terms and how this translated intro a career in mindfulness and the relationships around her currently that help her and are made stronger through a dedicated practice.You can find more about Aliana at@yoginialianaSupport the podcast by donating athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up with all of our guestshttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

Allison Asis is the founder and designer of Cadette Jewelry, a small business creating handmade jewelry with meaningful design. Each piece is unique and works as a means of self expression. In this episode Ally talks about how she comes of with the ideas for each design, how she started up her business and the steps that led there, pillar relationships that allowed her to make the leap to leave her 9-5 job and how she finds community as a Solopreneur.You can find more about Cadette atCadette JewelrySupport the podcast by donating athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up with all of our guestshttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

Sophie Skinner is a Barbados based painter, mother and wife who has recently started back her practice of painting. She shares about her journey, the impact and support of being surrounded by a creative family but how that did not mean that her path was clear cut and simple because life is confusing and we often don’t know how to express how we are feeling aptly in those tough moments. Mental health takes work and this episode touches on how we need to think about the place we are creating from and when we need to take a step back and try another approach. Ultimately that creative voice cannot be stifled, as nervous as we may be to share and fearful we aren’t good enough if you long to create that feeling can not be tamed.You can find Sophie at@artbysophieskinnerSupport the podcast by donating athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up with all of our guests@fwlpodcast

Lauren Gill founded Studio Five, and advertising/marketing agency in Barbados at only 21. Freshly back from her years studying abroad and working at an established agency in London she came back for love, one that was kept alive over years of long distance and had reached the point of deciding what was next. The cogs were all moving so quickly, starting a business from scratch and finally living in the same place as her partner they navigated most of the unknown together. Lauren talks about how her partner helped her become who she is, how the relationships modelled around her impacted her and the challenges she’s faced as a young entrepreneur and the expectations she puts on herself. Despite not being someone to experience imposter syndrome she explains that certain doubts can slowly build up and that even succesful entrepreneurs sometimes ask for help.You can find Lauren athttps://www.studio5ltd.com/https://www.instagram.com/studio_5ive/Support the podcast by donating athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up with all of our guestshttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

Moon Sign Supplies was founded by Tati Petkovic as a means to unite people with their astrological background in a useful way. Tati is a graduate from OCAD university and talks about what it means to do graphic design as a freelancer, how having a product line of her own has been an asset and how co-working spaces have been a secret tool of hers to take networking to the next level. She gives clarity on astrology and how her signs help her to know herself better. You can find Tati athttps://www.instagram.com/moonsignsupplies/https://www.moonsignsupplies.com/Support the podcast by donating athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up with all of our guestshttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

Wild Concrete is the brain child of Brazilian born and raised Bruna Kowall. Now settled in Toronto you can catch Bruna selling her beautiful minimalist plates, trays, coasters and pots at various beloved markets. In this episode we explore the importance of her faith in her practice, how she transferred her experience of growing up seeing her dad’s construction company back home to studying industrial design and prototyping these concrete creations that help ground her and bring her back to herself. Integral to it all are the mentors, her husband and friends that told her to just do it. We aren’t thinking about a figurative one day anymore, we’re putting whats unique to us out into the world to be appreciated.You can find Bruna athttps://www.instagram.com/wildconcrete/https://wildconcrete.ca/To keep up with our guestshttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

The journey to becoming an artist, to using your creative drive to establish oneself and make a living is no easy task and Rosalie shares her own struggles and victories finally landing into floral arrangement for intimate weddings and working with teams of women that spark joy. She explains her own feelings of shortcoming at not hitting the milestones she’d expected for herself early on but how her perseverance to find her own niche essentially paid off. The art game can be a lot os schmoozing and endlessly networking but when you find the right supportive time, it can all start to feel like it flows seamlessly and jobs fill you with a sense of excitement.You can find more of Rosalie’s work athttp://www.rosalievillanueva.com/If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please donate athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up to date on guest and morehttps://www.rhimarquez.com/framedwithlovehttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/fwlpodcast

Emile Sabga practices naturopathic medicine and is the lead dinger of the band Sundown Superhero. In this episode he talks about what having a beautiful life as a young boy meant to him and how that has shifted. We delve into what it means to be successful and how spending time alone can be a necessary challenge to get there.If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please donate athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up to date on guest and morehttps://www.rhimarquez.com/framedwithlovehttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/fwlpodcast

We are all products of our environment but we can use our experiences to fuel our passions. As freelancers we must be accountable for our own work and set standards for our selves repeatedly. Bianca tells her story of her studies, working in the corporate world and the yearn to work more closely with her clients.To get in touch with this weeks guest you can visit her on instagram @nexteditioncopyFor more images and content from the podcast subscribe on your podcast platform and follow us on insta @fwlpodcastIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please donate athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up to date on guest and morehttps://www.rhimarquez.com/framedwithlovehttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/fwlpodcast

Links to Antonia:https://www.maisonfifi.com/pages/about-ushttps://www.instagram.com/tonififi/https://tonififi.com/To support the podcast please consider donatinghttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveAnd follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date and let us know what you think of each episode@fwlpodcast

Romy Zack is a Toronto based makeup artist who specializes in “no makeup” makeup looks. Through listening to her clients and assisting other experienced professionals to gain from their wealth of knowledge she has begun to pave her own way in the city. Failure is inevitable as there will always be someone better in some way and you can’t always be available for every client, it’s how you manage to make it work.You can find more of Romy’s work athttp://www.romyzack.com/If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please donate athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up to date on guest and morehttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/

Dennis Oba is front end web developer and graduate of OCADU Illustration programme. He explains that something that has always bothered him is the lack of options presented to people trying to figure out how to be creative, with counsellors only providing the typical answers. Yet there are so many more options, akin to dating in many ways. We compare the popular apps, and the not so well known ones and think of the anxiety as well as excitement that they bring. Then what about having a family, what does it mean to be an artist and want to cultivate a family? Today it’s all possible and it’s interesting to hear how we can start to tackle it all.To check out more of Dennis workhttps://dennisoba.io/@oakwoodstclairIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please donate athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up to date on guest and morehttps://www.rhimarquez.com/framedwithlovehttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/fwlpodcast

From as early as Carmen can remember she processes things through art, her parents divorce and later living away from her family. Born in Vancouver she is now finding her voice an an illustrator in Toronto. Working freelance for client’s like the Grape Witches and featuring at markets including Stackt that launched just in time for the warmer weather. Carmen shares with us that there is still that sense of needing to validate herself to family and the comfort that can come from having a partner, even if he’s completely opposite to you creatively but is keen to understand. At the end of the day she works hard, and strives to make quality work that leaves client’s happy while challenging her. A goal that many creatives relate to but not all jobs meet.To check out Carmen’s work:clewillustration.ca@carmenjanelewAnd to keep up to date on the podcast@fwlpodcast

Our first guest is Ria Elciario, founder of the online platform She’s Got Wonder where creatives have a chance to display their work in a landscape that is often hard to enter. Ria was inspired by her own experience and struggles getting her work seen, to give voice to those talented individuals that found the barriers to display their work intimidating and impossible. The name was inspired by the David Bowie song She’s Got Medals and the rest is history.Ria dabbled in the culinary arts at George Brown, had an online magazine, from early she had a love for performance and music and her story meanders in this way of using her family and friends to inspire creating and pushing past mental blocks that she gets very vulnerable about.You can find Ria at@riaelciario@sundaycherie@shesgotwonderwww.shesgotwonder.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please donate athttps://www.patreon.com/framedwithloveTo keep up to date on guest and morehttps://www.rhimarquez.com/framedwithlovehttps://www.instagram.com/fwlpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/fwlpodcast

Love, shame, self-respect and vulnerability can be such heated words. They are experiences we need to sit with and reflect on to truly see how they are impacting us in everyday life. There is beauty in not knowing how things will go and making mistakes along the way, but learn from it all and allow yourself to use this as fuel to create.Photography on instagram @rhimarq@framedwithlovepodcast

Career changes to changing alongside one's partner and working with entrepreneurs who give back to their community our guest this week is Felicia Baird. She host the podcast It's Not About You while working as a producer in Toronto.Hearing about her relationships being at a slightly different tempo than many around her, how she deals with feedback that is tough to swallow but perseveres and also the value in having the courage to know when to leave something.Links to referenced sourcesIt's Not All About You Podcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/its-not-about-you/id1320194180?mt=2Pardon My French Podcasthttp://www.atelierdore.com/fr/feed/podcast/

Let's talk anxiety, self love and maintaining integrity in a the rough patch of early adulthood when the ticker on our goals feels like it's constantly ringing in our ears. Interior designer Zoe Osborne get's real about coping with anxiety and self love trick and staying connected with family.We touch on city design and island design and the importance of creating an environment that feels like home. This episode artfully shows how design, life and love all intersect.

Teyama and Andrew are a working team, it's strictly professional yet you can feel how their energy feeds off each other. They are currently working on a documentary film and they tell us a bit about how they get the people the film is focused on to feel comfortable and allow for an organic representation of life. At the end of the day they want to tell stories that relay universal experiences, this includes the struggle as well as the high points and they're honest about having an agenda.With such passion for their careers it can be hard to make time for relationships and this is where prioritizing time is important. This episode shows that it isn't all rainbows and roses but that doesn't mean it won't be worth it.

Kotama Bouabane is a photographer who looks at photography with a critical eye questioning it's purpose. He's interested in the dialogue between the way we think about visual culture and what is that flat out goal we are trying to achieve with what we are doing. Ideas of place, representation and identity form the basis of many of his pieces where he disrupts traditional views and calls attention to the constant changing nature of identity.He also presents an interesting view on wedding photography, including one crazy third date at a wedding exposition and gets vulnerable with us about the challenges of not always being understood by his family. All this life, all this experience and grappling with what triggers his own breakdowns has resulted in art that resonates.