Hi there,
I’m Elin Petronella, Swedish (expat) artist and mother of two who’ve lived off my art and writing for nearly a decade.
Follow Your Gut is where I pour my heart and soul out about the experience of the artist life and business.
In this post you can find the Top 10 (so far) free reads (not in any particular order), so that you can get to know me a bit better before joining the tribe.
For part-time writers and artists
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter with poignant and reflective writing about the artist life and business from the perspective of a near decade long independent art career (with two young toddlers in tow). Sounds like it’s for you? Come join ❣️
An idea I read that might change my life
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter about the artist life and business from a mother of two. After soon a decade as an independent artist and writer, the question is not only how to do it, but how to continue to follow your gut in a world that tries its best to stuff it with fluff.
What if we all got the idea of wellbeing wrong?
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter with poignant and reflective writing about the artist life and business from the perspective of a near decade long independent art career (with two young toddlers in tow). Sounds like it’s for you? Come join❣️
Nothing kills my flow more than an editorial calendar
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter about the artist life and business from a mother of two. After soon a decade as an independent artist and writer, the question is not only how to do it, but how to continue to follow your gut in a world that tries its best to stuff it with fluff.
Why bother about creativity?
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter about the artist life and business from a mother of two. After soon a decade as an independent artist and writer, the question is not only how to do it, but how to continue to follow your gut in a world that tries its best to stuff it with fluff.
The less I look for inspiration, the more it finds me
Isn’t it interesting how one of the great fears of being an artist is to one day run out of ideas. Just being empty.
The one thing I’d tell anyone who wants to sell their art
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter about the artist life and business from a mother of two. After soon a decade as an independent artist and writer, the question is not only how to do it, but how to continue to follow your gut in a world that tries its best to stuff it with fluff.
The way to make the impossible happen is to believe it’s possible
Welcome to Follow Your Gut, a newsletter about the artist life and business from a mother of two. After soon a decade as an independent artist and writer, the question is not only how to do it, but how to continue to follow your gut in a world that tries its best to stuff it with fluff.
You'll be judged no matter what you do; So you might as well be judged for being you
Do you dream to set out on an unconventional journey?