Contemporary artist Olek immigrated from Poland and is currently living and working in New York City. The evolution of her art led her to an unlikely source of inspiration. She disovered crocheting and was hooked!

Although crocheting is time consuming and reminiscent of knitting parties, Olek managed to transform crocheting into a cutting edge contemporary art expression.

Here is an example of how Olek transformed a room into a crochet extravaganza. She creates entire bodysuits and furniture coverings that camouflage everything into a buffet of colours, shapes and textures.

One of the challenges every artist faces is finding the audience and clients for the work. Olek has found that dancers and performers are regular clients requesting innovative costumes and set visuals. Here are some of Olek’s crocheted bodysuit costumes dancing on the beach.

When I asked Olek about how long her pieces take, she admittedly said they take hours. But the creative process is meditative and provides ample opportunity to watch movies and engage in stories and imagination. Here is Olek working on a piece on herself. (Love that tall chair!)

To listen to interview with Olek CLICK HERE

To learn more about Olek go to: www.agataolek.com

I met Soniei through the growing tribe of creative entrepreneurs who are sharing their unique talents through the on-line world.

Her art struck me with its clarity of design and Asian influenced brushwork.  Here are two of Soniei’s paintings….

The natural simplicity of her work drew me in but it was actually the professionalism and organization of her website that made me curious!

One of the greatest challenges (and opportunities) for an artist is to create a lifestyle where they can create the art they want and generate an income from it.

The moment an artist makes the decision to become a professional artist they are given the hat of business person.  Most artists reject the business hat and thus their career becomes stunted.

When I saw Soniei’s website I was impressed by how clearly she presented herself as a business, which is surprisingly rare.  During our interview I learned that Soniei’s journey as an artist and business woman are an ungoing evolution.

One of the highlights of her journey is the process of redefining success. As children we’re planted with ideas of what success looks like and should be.  Soniei has been peeling back the layers of this definition to uncover her own experience of success.

I’ve been thinking of my own personal definition of success ever since.

Soniei is someone who is willing to dive in wholeheartedly to what she believes in and make that her life’s work.  I am inspired by anyone who trusts their dream and allows their spirit to lead their life.

Here is Soniei working away on one of her paintings…

Get all the details of Soniei’s story and journey as an artist. It will really make you think about your own journey and the direction your spirit is guiding you to take.

To listen to my interview with Soniei CLICK HERE
To learn more about Soniei’s art, go to www.soniei.com