Artist and paintmaker Connie Vartiainen shares how a simple curiosity about making her own paints transformed into Shimmer Drops Paint, a thriving business creating handmade watercolors with mesmerizing shimmer and colour-shift effects. From thirteen years as an art teacher to full-time entrepreneur and mum, Connie opens up about the experimental process, balancing motherhood with business, and staying authentic online.We explore:How discovering watercolour after her first child sparked a creative revolutionThe technical magic of working with automotive pigments in watercolourTransitioning from teaching to full-time paint making during COVIDHer quarterly subscription boxes with exclusive, limited-edition coloursWhy AI shouldn't take away what makes us humanBuilding community online without showing your faceKey Quotes:
"I was testing one evening and saying to my husband, 'Oh my God, this is so good. This paint is so good. It's so buttery and smooth.' I was not expecting it to be that good because I thought if it doesn't turn out well, I might just give it to the kids. But I was like, 'Oh no, I'm keeping this as mine.'"

"Just make it exist first and then make it good later. You've got to go through that ugly stage."Connect with Connie:
Website: shimmerdropspaint.com
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