57. A Young Artist Success Story - How Gen Z Artist Talia Stanton Has Created Wild Success In Her Art Biz

In today’s interview I have a younger artist joining me in the studio for a chat.  Tahlia Stanton and I have followed one another on Instagram for a few years now and have always cheered each other on. We live quite close to each other, and I’ve loved watching Tahlia and her art grow, as she is just 21 years old. This year, it seems all her dedication and single-minded focus on manifesting her dream to become a wildly successful artist without going to art school has come true! In 2020 Tahlia has built a massive following in Tiktok which has led to a global fan following of her art and a booming art print business. A little way through this interview, it dawned on me that I am around the age of Tahlia’s mother and got me to thinking, how I parent my own kids and how important it is to support the youthful dreams of our kids, even though sometimes we might feel like their dreams are unreachable. The art world Tahlia is bringing her art into is quite a different to the art world I, and probably many of us, grew up with.  So I hope you enjoy this high energy  insight into how their generation can take true ownership and create incredible success by using the technology native to them. Some of the key moments in this episode are; Talia’s meteoric rise on TikTok. How she separates the business mindset from her creative process to allow for better creative expression. The huge role that prints play in her business. How her mothers values supported her to become a professional artist straight out of school. Learning technical skills online rather than through formal study. The tender line between inspiration and copying artwork and how to stand up for yourself when that line is crossed. Enjoy the episode! Suse ox LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE Talia Stanton: Talia’s website Talia’s Instagram Talia’s Tiktok Other Links Lindsay Rapps ‘The War Of Art’ - Steven Pressfield Dahlia Raz Lauchri Fine Art - Youtube Suse's new course Susan Nethercote: Suse's Instagram Suse's Facebook Suse's education website Suse's art website