We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Blair Gallacher a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Blair, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Is there a historical figure you look up to? Who are they and what lessons or values have you learned from them?

Hilma Af Klint (1862 – 1944) is hugely inspirational to me. She was a Swedish artist and mystic who was dedicated to following her unique path, despite the controversies that come with being both a woman and a psychic channel.

I look to Hilma to remind myself to revere my own truth and understanding of the world.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’ve been an artist for my entire life – I don’t know my life without it. For me, art is less of a hobby or craft and more of a way of experiencing and expressing. It’s a language, the one that I’ve always been most comfortable using to fully communicate.

I graduated with an Art Education degree in 2012, and since then I’ve been honing my craft of sharing, showing, and selling my work.

In the past couple of years through various experiences, I’ve been able to identify the intuitive nature and purpose of my work, and have leaned in to facilitate that further.

At this current point, my work is more separate from my own definitions than ever before. I now allow myself to be a channel when I’m creating – stepping back to allow a guided intuitive process to take hold and lead the way. This is not dissimilar to the process of my one-on-one psychic readings, which I now offer within my business alongside my visual work.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I’ve been creating art with the intention to financially provide for myself for over ten years at this point. In that time, and with every artist, it’s inevitable to fall victim to the “what’s good art? What will sell?” dilemma. It wasn’t until I was able to fully let those questions go that I was able to truly make work that felt like my own and the mission I was meant to be on.

We’d love to hear about how you keep in touch with clients.

I think this question aligns with the aforementioned, the answer being honesty and authenticity. When I’m true to myself and willing to share my gifts, no matter how nonconventional, clients / customers can inherently feel that my business is genuine, and what they’re buying is created out of a pure and sacred place. I believe this is what allows people to really feel connected to my work and what I do – my business is built on encouraging myself and others to express freely and share themselves. It’s a safe space.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.blairgallacher.com/
• Instagram: @blair.gallacher