This week is a very special one. its our 100th episode! And guess who got to chat too? Sophie Miller!
Sophie is an extremely talented textile artist who has fully stepped back into her practice. You will understand why when I tell you she is a wife and a huge part of Andy J Pizza's creative Pep Talk goodness and of course an amazing mum to their 3 children.
So, of course, I got to ask what inspires Sophie and how important Yorkshire was growing up, what it's like in their home; having two talented successful creatives as parents.
Sophie is so giving and shares her venerable experience this year as she stepped into a studio with other artists for the first time and produced her first exhibition since university.
Sophie has given the last 10 years to their children, while running a successful Etsy shop ‘The Thread House’ making costumes. But of course, being the rock behind Andy's practice too.
Sophie shares how she kept her creative practice going throughout the different seasons in her life since becoming a mum straight after leaving university In Huddersfield in the U.K to moving over to Andy's home town in America.
Sophie Takeaways
1. Get lost in the labour of sewing, we know the bliss we get form each tiny stitch.
2.French Notts are an example of a creative practice that can hypnotise, slow time and the gifts that Can be seen framed and treasured – the validation – your creativity can be the gift that binds relationships.
3. Express yourself and get lost in the process
4. Honour where you are in your life and art –the seasons change, so our practice will too.
5.We can’t create when we are stressed, our art changes through the chapters we are at. Sometimes we need a clear start, middle and end like gardening, other times we can invest in a longer more detailed project
6. Try the 5 am club -getting up at that time means you’re starting the day putting yourself first instead of waiting until the end to see if you’re not too tired.
7. The garden and outside have the perfect and unperfect in all of its tapestry, how the seeds and greenery turn out.
8. Where feels magical to you? Where do you get that playful feeling? The element of surprise Is the woods? Where do you escape from wandering?
9. What’s your go-to landscape for your senses? Is it a secret garden in the woods? Or an open mountain or ocean cape?
10. Covid has taught us to notice when we need the quiet – to go under the bridge?
11. Art college is more than finding and learning your art – you find your people at a time when you’re finding yourself
12. It’s a huge relief to be in a safe environment where you can express yourself – you are the art, your style
13. Us creatives are sensitive beings, this is why we feel it all, the invisible parts as Andy illustrates, after a life of shame and embarrassment, trying to fit in, we can now honour it and own it as our superpower.
14. Meet your kids where they’re at. Let them see your messy middle phase in your art.
15. An exhibition or an in-person event gives you that extra urge to finish your art, so the viewer can get close and see touch and taste it almost
16. Creative community is vital for an artist.
17. Letting your children see you the week of a big launch or deadline is good for them
Connect with Sophie here
https://www.sophiemiller.co/new-page
Instagram - http://instagram.com/thethreadhouse
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