Show Notes
We all wear many hats, class ourselves as this or that. But who are we and which label do we claim first? Which title are we most proud of?
Clumsy, funny, shy, outgoing, mother, father, child or friend?
Here’s the big question for today though… How do you label yourself - which labels limit you, which enable you, and which labels make you glow with happiness?
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This week’s links and mentions:
Photo by Angèle Kamp on Unsplash
Rae Melody @raemelodyart
Tracey Emin Basquiat Jackson Pollock Venn diagram
Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards
@karengeorgeart @gaynorljart
@artchatterpodcast
About the podcast
Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up Women’s Business Awards 2025
https://womensbusiness.club/awards
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.
Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ @karengeorgeart on instagram
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/ @gaynorljart on instagram
Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree
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