Spotlighting Artists Who Bloom Later in Life with Janice Mason Steeves (#181)

Host: Alyson Stanfield, Art Biz Success


My guest is Janice Mason Steeves, author of Bloom: On
Becoming An Artist Later in Life. Which, as I say in our
interview, is “a lovely mix of insights from a questionnaire,
gentle guidance from someone who teaches and leads artist
workshops all over the world, and wisdom from academics,
professionals, and spiritual advisors.”


Janice has been in my orbit for a long time and I have been dying
to talk with her about this book, the seeds of which she
mentioned to me about 4 years ago. It’s a book that needed to be
written and proves that we have a lot more to talk about this
topic.


But let’s kick off the conversation.


Janice will share her background and the realization that the
students in her workshops tended to be in the 60 to 80 age
groups. This piqued her curiosity about taking up art later in
life.


We spend the first half of our conversation talking about how the
book came to be. Then we discuss the advantages, benefits and
challenges of becoming an artist after age 60.


I, of course, want to know about how artists over 60 approach the
business of art, but that’s not Janice’s concern. (And I have
some experience that perhaps will lead to a different episode.)


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(ep. 181)


 


To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a
comment, visit https://artbizsuccess.com/bloom-steeves.


️ Connect with Janice and see more of her art:
https://janicemasonsteeves.com


 


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