Show Notes
In this episode I chat to artist, designer, maker and soon to be qualified yoga teacher, my friend Lynne Morris. Throughout this conversation, amongst many things, you will witness Lynne’s ADHD in live, gorgeous, technicolour action, and you will also witness my giddy inability to stop cackling every thirty seconds. We grasshopper all over the place, covering: Lynne’s long lost career dreams of being an olympic athlete, her time creating Burlesque costumes in Melbourne, how she nearly became a tailor on Savile row, how easy it is to devalue our creativity when it is infused in every area of our life, drawing people on public transport, the vast difference between privilege and lack of privilege when embarking on a career in the arts and… so. Much. more. Welcome to my conversation with the truly spectacular and marvellously self analytical Lynne Morris.
Warning, this episode contains swearing. You can find Lynn’s work on instagram @lynnemorrismakes And thank you for listening to On the Irregular, please make sure you review and subscribe as it helps other listeners find us!
Sponsor: This episode of On the Irregular is sponsored by Graphic Designer, GIF maker and host of the Building Your Brand podcast, Liz Mosley.
Liz specialises in branding for small businesses, and has created the podcast Building Your Brand to help small businesses create a brand that they love and feel confident promoting. Through her decade of branding and design experience and with the help of her guests, Liz shares tips around branding and marketing to take the fear out of selling and to help you in building your brand. Building Your Brand is one of my favourite business podcasts around, and listening to Liz talk about her experience of podcasting is what gave me the final push to start ‘On the Irregular’. Her chats with guests are informal, warm yet highly informative and valuable for any small business owner. Released every Wednesday, you can find Building Your Brand wherever you find your podcasts, and if you enjoy, remember to subscribe and leave a review, as this truly does help. You can also head to lizmosley.net to find out more or get in touch, and on social media @lizmmosley
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