We were lucky to catch up with Sara Griffith recently and have shared our conversation below.

Sara , appreciate you joining us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

I think the biggest risk I took was taking a leap of faith and hoping I’d land on my feet! I don’t think it was necessarily one decision, but an accumulation of small decisions that continued to build momentum until I believed I could be an artist without a safety net. I still have several side hustles and a full time remote job which allows me to work from my mural locations and while traveling.

Sara , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’ve been an artist as long as I can remember. I drew on everything I could. When I was punished as a kid my paper and drawing supplies were what my mom took away. Then one day emerged from my room with a pair of jeans covered in sharpie art that I wore for years.

My art began with detailed black ink drawings. I called these thumbprints. Some were small and some larger and framed. These thumbprints were extremely personal as I created a main idea while hiding a list of thing personal to the recipient. It challenged me creatively and I learned so much. I research each piece of art from when I started to now. I crave any knowledge to learn or know more about what I’m creating for others. From there I painted shoes. After that kettlebells. In between all of my new adventures I would draw, paint and play with the idea of murals. I painted murals before the mainstream, mural Instagramable movement, and grew from there.

Creatively, I love it to dream up marketing plans and help other businesses grow. This was another adventure of mine before social media was a thing. Naturally, I jumped on at the beginning before I or anyone knew what social media platforms were capable of.

I also love to write! I didn’t realize this until I was two years into a blog. The blog was born out of my want to share life experiences and lessons with my son. One day I may not be here to help him through milestones so I started a blog for him. I’ve had people reach out and thank me as my stories and advice has helped them or given some insight. I also have a private journal of poems, short stories and my random thoughts.

With my new realized love of writing and having my voice heard, I have been curating a new collection for an upcoming art show this spring. I will be combing my voice and messages in my art. The collection is called “This Time it’s Personal” Watch my pages @enjoyartbysara to save the date when we set one!

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

I was walking through Hobby Lobby and saw this small book in the clearance section. Not sure what led me to grab, but and read it. I was already on the path of the lessons the book had to offer, but I used it to build grow and reiterate what I was doing. I reach each very short chapter one at a time and took a week to really soak in every word before reading the next and repeating!

The Bottom of The Pool
By Andy Andrews

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Freedom to let all the thoughts in my head run wild and see others enjoy them with me!

Contact Info:

• Website: EnjoySara.com
• Instagram: @enjoyartbysara
• Facebook: Enjoy Art by Sara
• Other: Also on the Tickle Tock same name!

Image Credits
Myself and Lou Columbus