We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Brynn Carter. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Brynn below.

Brynn, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?

I am pretty sure every artist has wondered if they would be better off at a regular job. I have worked part time in education and hustled my art on the side for a long time. It’s NOT easy, and every once and a while, the instability does make me wonder if I would be better off working a full time “regular” job-especially when I have received comments from others trying to discourage me from pursuing art as a career. However, the sense of joy and fulfillment I experience from bringing a new creative idea to fruition makes it all worth it to me. Many people have told me that my art brings them joy as well, and I love that something I enjoy so much can bring happiness to others. When it comes down to it, I believe that the thing people are naturally drawn to is probably the thing that has the potential to be their best contribution to the world, and I hope I can fulfill that potential with my art. I AM happy as an artist, even with all of challenges that come with it. I’d rather have a meaningful struggle than meaningless stability, I guess!

Brynn, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My mission is to create art and stories that fill a space in your heart. With everything I create, I ask myself these questions:

1. Does it help people feel seen?
2. Is it uplifting and encouraging?
3. Does it bring to light the little things that matter?

I have education and background in both art and human development/psychology, so I take a lot of inspiration from mental health and wellness issues. I also love nature and science, so a lot of the content of my art revolves around niche interests in the natural world as well. I also draw a lot from my own experiences and my journey as an artist in the things I create.

I work in both traditional and digital mediums. I mainly use watercolor, ink, and markers in my traditional work, but have experience in many other mediums as well. My art style is influenced by various animation, illustration, and comic styles, and a few different design aesthetics, such as vaporwave and kawaii. I have worked to blend theses influences in a way that makes my art have a unique, fun, appealing style!

Currently, I create and sell stickers, prints, and jewelry. Stickers are the bread and butter of my business and my favorite thing to create. I also offer custom portraits, and I LOVE painting pets. I have done portraits of dogs, cats, birds, horses, and cows, and I take any opportunity I can to paint any animal.

In the long term, I am working on creating a webcomic and would love to do some illustration projects. I also want to continue to stretch my creativity in the products I create for my brand, and come up with new, exciting products to offer to customers and boutiques!

You can often find my work at pop up markets throughout the year along the Wasatch front, and I also have a website and Instagram that makes it easy to access any products that I have available and information about what events I will be vending at!

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

When I first started as an artist, I let myself get distracted by art trends that I didn’t necessarily connect with, but tried to follow because they would “sell well”. Honestly, it’s just such a waste of time to try to build a brand off of a concept that other artists or designers may do just because it’s trendy. I don’t think trends are necessarily a “bad” thing either. They are just a tool. I learned to play around with the trends I connect with the most and go with my interests and leave the concept of creating things that will sell well or appeal to the masses behind. After all, I am here to fill spaces in peoples hearts, and how can I do that with art that doesn’t even fill a space in my own heart? As an artist, you are your own brand, so brand sincerity goes a long way.

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

Artists, we want to do art, but we also NEED it-and we need to do it our way. We can be flexible, of course, when you trust an artist to just do their thing, that’s when you will get their best work. Also, artists need to eat and pay rent. It’s hard work, just like any other job. Don’t expect us to create for free.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://brynncreatesart.square.site/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brynn.art/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellobrynn.art