The Creative Heroine with Jessica Libor

This week Jessica chats with Phyllis Gorsen about her new body of collage paintings up in her solo show at Boston Street Gallery.  Phyllis explains her journey in switching mediums and embracing herself which has led to this new heart centered creative work!  Learn more about Phyllis at her website: https://phyllisgorsen.com/home.html Follow Phyllis on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/phyllis...

This week Jessica shares 10 healthy and safe techniques for how to increase creativity and tap into unique, intuitive artistic ideas within your work.  In addition, she covers Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how that relates to your creative flow! Links mentioned: To book an Artist Guidance Session with Jessica, click here!  https://www.thevisionaryartistssalon.com/shop/p/artist-guidance-session T...

This week Jessica shares how she recovers and recalibrates after the huge time, energy and creative release of an exhibition! Learn how to emotionally deal with the letting go of a big project and care for yourself in the process. Learn the details on her 5 tips and how to gently formulate your next steps. Links mentioned: To book an Artist Guidance Session with Jessica, click here!  https://www.t...

It's story time!  In this solo episode, Jessica recounts her stories of being a realtor for a year and how each home has a very distinct energy...some more than others!  The objects in a home contribute to that energy.  What kind of energy does your art have?  How does your thinking contribute to your artwork's energy?  Links mentioned: To book an Artist Guidance Session with Jessica, click here!...

In this extremely inspiring episode, I chat with Michelle Rothwell, founder of Holistic Creativity, about the mindsets that allow you to spring back from the setbacks within your art career and life, the ways of thinking that will help you keep going through the difficulties and disappointments, and more!  Michelle and I discuss questions such as, "What if I feel like I am too old to succeed?" and...

In this episode, Jessica gives specific recommendations on how to elevate your art, your artistic practice, and how your work is seen and presented.  You have a lot of control over how your art is seen and thought of by the art world and collector, and it all starts with YOU!   Other Links mentioned: The 2021 Era Contemporary Artist Prize is now accepting submissions here: www.eracontemporary.com...

In this episode, Jessica talks about using this time before summer to really focus in on your growth as an artist, from the inside out!  For many of us we are still not as socially active as we were pre-pandemic, and we can use this time to hone our skills and think of ways to streamline our art and careers.   Links mentioned: The 2021 Era Contemporary Artist Prize is now accepting submissions her...

In this episode, I introduce you to a female artist from history who is a great inspiration to me: Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun!  Learn about the fascinating woman who became the portraitist for Marie Antoinette, and who held her own salons in Paris!   Read my blog about Elisabeth here and see her work: https://jessicaliborblog.com/2021/03/08/happy-international-womens-day-spotlight-on-elisabeth-vigee-...

In this solo episode, I share my own experience as a feminine artist about some of the things both internally (attitudes) and externally (society) that have challenged me.  I also share some of the magical and magnetic strengths that feminine artists posses! Other Links mentioned: The 2021 Era Contemporary Artist Prize is now accepting submissions here: www.eracontemporary.com Join the waitlist fo...

In this episode, I chat with Martinique Mims, the author of a children's book that she recently self published!  If you ever thought about writing and illustrating a children's book, this is a great episode to learn more about the process! Learn more about Martinique Mims and buy her book here:  https://thecolorofstories.com/   Other Links mentioned: Register for my solo show WILDLOVE on my websit...

In this episode, I sit down with Aiden Kringen, winner of the 2020 Era Contemporary Artist Prize.  As part of the prize, he will be having a solo show hosted by Era Contemporary, held virtually on March 13! Register to attend at www.eracontemporary.com .   We chat about his inspiration, the importance of a good artist statement, the pursuit of truth and beauty, working with art fairs, believing in...

In this solo episode I talk about why it's not bad to want success as an artist, whether that means more money, acclaim, or something else to you!  I talk about how the more powerful your art practice becomes and the more abundance you receive, the more good you are able to do in the world.  Listen for some targeted motivation today to strive for the highest you can go in your artistic career, gui...

In this solo episode, I talk about those tiny little micro-decisions we make each day, week and month that add up to our success!  I give examples from the theater world and bring it into the fine art space of matching your energy and output to the same quality as that exhibit, gallery, prize or career level that you would like to be at, so that when the opportunity comes along, you will be ready...

In this episode, I chat with Philadelphia artist and educator Nancy Bea Miller about using challenges like the Strada Challenge to increase productivity, skill and efficiency within your art practice!  Having completed such challenges several times Nancy gives us tips to help complete each challenge you set while using it to further your art practice. Enjoy this fun and relaxing conversation betwe...

In this jam packed episode full of practical tips, I cover all of the different ways that I organize my art career, covering physical artwork storage, record keeping, inventory, marketing and so much more!  Listen for ideas to implement in order to streamline your whole process of artmaking from creation to storage to sales.  If you want to take your artwork practice to a new professional level, t...

In this episode, I chat with Philadelphia award-winning artist Kerry Dunn about how to structure your life to support your art practice. This includes creative ways to keep your overhead low, protecting most of your energy to use for your art practice, and more!  Join us in this super practical and inspiring episode! Follow Kerry on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/paintkerrypaint/ Check ou...

Happy New Year!  In this episode I chat about what is actually within your control in your life--it's more than you might think! I also share about the 21 Visions Challenge (#21visions) for artists during the month of January!  To participate, artists must make 21 drawings, paintings or other art forms during this first month of January 2021.  Your creative effort can be ANYTHING as long as you sh...

In this episode I chat with Lucas Bononi, NYC artist and painter extraordinaire!  Lucas has had great success in a few short years with his art career, and in this episode we talk about removing your ego from the equation, the hours he puts into his art each day, being strategic, following your artistic desires, and painting the deepest part of you. Links mentioned: Lucas Bononi's website: www.luc...

Friends, today's episode is more personal, about my recent experience with burnout and how I healed myself--and how you can too!  I talk about creating boundaries, not over producing, finding the heart of your inspiration again, finding people who inspire you, doing a social media and comparison detox, eating more cleanly, having a minimalist approach to your art practice and physical surroundings...

It's the holiday season!  Let's make this December your most profitable one yet while selling your art.  The holiday season is the perfect time to do a studio sale, curate a collection of sketches or gifts made from your art, and make your art more accessible for your collectors.  In this episode, I go through three steps to help you plan out your best season!  In other news, I've launched my Clas...

In this conversational episode, I chat with artist and podcaster John Dalton.  You may know him from his well-loved podcast, John Dalton Gently Does It, where he interviews countless artists in the contemporary realist world.  But, did you also know that he is a painter as well? In this episode I flip the script and interview John about his painting, his artistic journey, and how creativity seeps...

In today's solo episode, I share part of a live training that I did recently for artists about how to access your artistic genius.  We discover your genius archetype, I share my own personal story, as well as giving you 5 actionable steps to get into your genius mode, as well as 12 ways to expand your artistic mind and career outwards and upwards.  I end this value packed episode with a special in...

In today's episode, I chat with Victoria Fry, an artist herself and founder of the Visionary Art Collective,  an online platform for artists and educators. The mission of Visionary Art Collective is to connect contemporary art with education.  We talk about how to balance being an artist with being an entrepreneur, the importance of supporting art educators, going for your dreams and so much more!...

Ayuesh Agarwal is an award winning contemporary realist artist who also happens to be the founder of the very first Atelier style school in India, the Samsara Academy of Art.  Join me as we have a conversation about his journey as an artist, the challenges he faced starting the school, and the habits that have helped him achieve success within the art world at such a young age.     Visit Samsara A...

In today's podcast, I speak about the concept of non-attachment and how untying our self worth from our goals can have beautiful effects on our life and art career, while still using goal setting as a tool to uplevel your efforts. To sign up for my upcoming free training for artists on how to go from uninspired to feeling like a creative genius, go to the link in bio at @visionaryartistssalon on I...