Panel Discussion on Business
May 11th
3:00 - 3:50 pm (PDT)
Presenters: Aney Carver of Pyrocrafters + Meghan Robertson of Honeybeezigns + Rachel Strauss of Wood Burn Corner + Basia Chmielowiec of just pin it
A panel discussion with FOUR artist/entrepreneurs about being a creative business owner and the journey of owning a successful art business.
Presenters
Aney Carver is the owner of Pyrocrafters; a wood burning company that teaches and creates pyrography art through social media, online courses and her book, Drawing with Fire.
Perhaps always a pyro at heart, Meghan is nature loving, tea drinking, goat herding, mama, of four from the West Coast of Canada. She first picked up a woodburning tool 3 years ago and has been burning all the things ever since.
Rachel Strauss is an author, teacher, coach, and artist, and the mind behind Wood Burn Corner. She is the author of The Wood Burn Book and The Wood Burn Community Book of Templates, founder of Burn Club and Burn Club+, creator of the Burnt Challenges, Wood Burning Retreats, Wood Burning + Business Toolkits, and this EPIC Wood Burning Summit! She is a big believer in the power of community, and dedicates her time to helping others achieve their dreams. She lives in the SF Bay Area with her 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 husband and is a retired ballerina, former registered nurse, leftie, and poppy enthusiast.
Basia is an artist and entrepreneur, a wife and a mother. She enjoys helping people rock their artistic and creative businesses using Pinterest (@justpinit) and she also loves to create unique pyrography artwork (@finelinepyro). Basia is a mandala and nature fanatic, incorporating the two in everything she makes and does!