0:00 Intro

0:30 Meet Betty Soldi

4:14 Growing Up with Fireworks and Wonder

8:29 From Florence to London

10:46 Words, Ink, and Finding Her Medium

12:49 Florence’s Easter Firework Tradition

16:15 Florence as an Invitation to Presence

19:51 Flourishes, Splotches, and Evolving Style

25:15 Handwriting, Feeling, and Creative Confidence

27:27 The Heart Behind Inkspired

30:27 A Lemon House Studio and Creative Sanctuary

32:36 Collecting while Making Space

34:42 Where She Goes for Inspiration

36:22 What to Put Down and Pick Up in the New Year

39:31 Creative Breakthroughs and Expansion

43:51 How to Connect with Betty

46:27 Outro

Video link to the The Scoppio del Carro talked about during the podcast HERE.

Betty Soldi is an internationally accomplished calligrapher and graphic designer working with the worlds’ leading retail brands and luxury labels. Born into a Florentine family which has been handmaking fireworks since 1860, her unique calligraphic skills merge graphic design with old type, modern colours and unique antique touches to produce branding, bespoke objects, packaging and stationery.

After many years of living in London she has extended her creative design agency to Florence, Italy. Her book “Inkspired” is published in many languages.

Betty’s Website - https://www.bettysoldi.com

Follow Betty - https://www.instagram.com/bettysoldistudio/

0:00 Intro

0:30 Meet Margaux Kent

1:13 Childhood Journals to Lifelong Habits

3:55 Writing as Processing

9:39 The Beginning of Peg and Awl

11:57 Living with Intention and Curiosity

13:25 Reevaluations in Life and Business

17:29 Homeschooling, Freedom, and Learning Through Living

19:31 Honoring your Creativity

25:23 Land, Nature, and Daily Rhythm

26:57 Personal Creative Play

28:50 How Peg and Awl Designs Products

31:30 Values and Touchstones in Business

37:44 Choosing Authenticity Over Trends

41:45 Music She’s Loving

43:29 Books, Films, and Beautiful Things

46:05 Supporting and Collecting Art

47:53 Moments of Creative Pride

49:59 How to Connect with Margaux

50:47 Outro

Find the Peg and Awl website HERE

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0:00 Intro

0:30 Meet Brandi Hofer

0:56 Burning Out and Beginning Again

5:05 Art School, Early Discoveries, and Defining Success

8:26 Confidence, Courage, and “Be Brave Days”

12:25 Efficiency vs. “Cheating” in Art

23:21 Inspiration, Influence, and Art in Community

30:34 Murals: Starting Big and Learning Fast

36:56 Creative Dreaming and the Power of Stillness

41:07 Building a Multifaceted Business with Routine

55:21 Art, Entrepreneurship, and Motherhood

58:00 Creating with Intention and Advice for Artist Mothers

1:01:21 Community Projects and Creative Joy

1:07:22 How to Connect with Brandi

1:09:59 Outro

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Brandi Hofer is an artist, muralist, educator, mother, podcaster, and author with 20 years of experience who has practiced and studied art extensively. She has traveled through Europe and North America, exhibiting and teaching thousands of students the art of portraiture. Her journey combines creativity and mindfulness, inspiring others to connect with their artistic passions and see their everyday ordinary as extraordinary through their creativity.

Website

https://www.brandihofer.ca/