Intarsia Concept

Introducing Intarsia Insights

As we embark on our journey to explore how you can turn what you love into what you do, we know that we would enjoy it more if you joined us. Whether it means sharing your success story, unlocking some secrets or simply talking about what you dream of doing one day - we want to hear you.

Doing what you love isn't as easy as it sounds. It can be life-changing, an upheaval, a risk, the scariest decision of your entire life. But as anyone who took the plunge will tell you - it's worth it. Both Tara and I can vouch for it with our hands on our hearts. So, we thought it would be nice to share some stories and experiences so that you'll know you're not alone and that anything really is possible. 

Every week we will be sharing one person's insights right here in a weekly section called Intarsia Insights. We aim to host people from a wide spectrum and I'm sure you'll find someone who will inspire you.

If you would like to be interviewed then please email us. We have no selective criteria apart from the condition that you are doing what you love. Or even if you have just taken the plunge, we'd love to hear about how it's going so far, too.

 

Do What You Love

Now that the product photography class is underway, Figen and I have had a chance to step back and take a deeper look at Intarsia Concept.

Originally we thought this blog would be a place to share our experience selling handmade products online, but over the past year we have connected with so many of you who have inspired us in your commitment to build a business doing what you love.

Now we see that Intarsia Concept has become much more than we first set out to achieve.

"In our life there is a single color, as on an artist’s palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love." - Marc Chagall

Moving forward we are inclined to explore the following three themes in much more detail:

1. How to identify and connect with what you are most passionate about in life.
   


2. How to build a business around your creative passion.
   


3. How to use your business to effect positive change in the world.

And as we have always done, we move forward together with you.

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{Image: 'The Color of Love' by Kate England. Used with permission.}

Thanks Are In Order

As much as our Basic Product Photography Course is a partnership between Intarsia Concept and D.S. Brennan Photography, it has also been a collaboration and network of creative entrepreneurs across the web and around the world. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has joined us in contributing to our vision.

Many thanks to these bloggers for creating a space for us on their blogs:

• Rachel - Fiber Focus

• Brittni - Papernstitch

• Wini - artlovejoy

Gratitude to those who shared their photos for Diana's blog series:

• Designs by Wendy T

• Tanner Glass

• Fisherman's Daughter

• Markaplan

• PhriendlyK8

Appreciation to everyone who tweeted:

• @IndieFixx

• @RoseDeniz

• @Thandelike

• @WhenIGroUpCoach

• @perfectlaughtr

• @christinajacobs

• @magpiegirl

 

Applause to these socially-conscious women for offering to donate a portion of each registration they referred to Nest:

• Catherine Salter Bayar

• Wini

 

For providing her encouragement, many thanks to Holly Becker of Decor8.

Kudos to all those who shared their comments with us throughout our giveaway during Diana's blog series.

Whatever kindness you showed,
may it come back to you ten-times over.

With thanks from Diana, Figen and Tara.

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Image credit and thanks to Fern Richardson / CC BY 2.0