Crafting a Professional Career in the Arts: Against All Odds.
In this documentary series professional invisibly disabled Edmonton based artists in a variety of mediums are interviewed. Each artist shares their story, advice and inspirational thoughts for those who are just getting started in their artistic career. The episodes also garner advice for artists at any level from a variety of community supports available to Edmontonians. Interviewees included are artists, gallery owners, craft organizations, show promoters, store owners, City representatives and not-for-profit businesses.
“And the first one is to just start. Just start. Just do it. Don't hold yourself back because of fear. Just start anything, even if it's small. ”
-LeeLa Haynes - Astrocake Naturals
Website (no spaces) - astrocake.squarespace .com/
Her and her business partner Sarah’s Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/astrocakenaturals/
Local Edmonton artisan and maker, LeeLa Haynes, shares her story, how her Multiple Sclerosis affects her work, her personal support system and the changes that need to be made to make shows and events accessible to everyone.