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This is How We Create
99. How to Trust Your Creative Evolution: Holly McWhorter on Moving Between Art Forms
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99. How to Trust Your Creative Evolution: Holly McWhorter on Moving Between Art Forms

On creating a skin-care brand, art, and music

In this conversation, Holly McWhorter shares her journey as an artist, writer, and entrepreneur, discussing her childhood influences, her experiences living between Copenhagen and Brooklyn, and her transition from running a skincare business to rediscovering her passion for painting during the pandemic. She reflects on her creative process, the importance of color theory, and offers advice to her younger self about focusing on her passions without spreading herself too thin.

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CREDITS:
This is How We Create is produced by Martine Severin and edited by Santiago Cardona. Episode research by Braila West.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Holly McWhorter

02:47 Holly's Artistic Journey and Background

06:40 Life Between Copenhagen and Brooklyn

10:41 The Birth and Sale of Plant Apothecary

14:31 Navigating Life After Selling a Business

18:31 Rediscovering Painting During the Pandemic

23:00 The Influence of Design on Holly's Art

26:47 Musical Influences and Creative Process

31:14 Advice to Younger Self and Closing Thoughts

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