Celebrating spirited women who embrace life with Mother Nature. These women inspire us through their stories of adventure, personal growth, and connection to something greater than themselves.
Nature becomes the perfect backdrop for compelling, yet light hearted conversations where we wrestle with some of life’s big sticking points such as when and how to open up the doors to being brave and authentic, compassionate and curious.
These themes bubble to the surface when we explore a variety of access points into the natural realm. Whether by pushing physical and mental limits, creative art making, exploring healing and wellbeing, pursuing business endeavours, understanding ecology or unpacking spirituality.
Join our community and Nature Club to get inspired.
Celebrating spirited women who embrace life with Mother Nature. These women inspire us through their stories of adventure, personal growth, and connection to something greater than themselves.
Nature becomes the perfect backdrop for compelling, yet light hearted conversations where we wrestle with some of life’s big sticking points such as when and how to open up the doors to being brave and authentic, compassionate and curious.
These themes bubble to the surface when we explore a variety of access points into the natural realm. Whether by pushing physical and mental limits, creative art making, exploring healing and wellbeing, pursuing business endeavours, understanding ecology or unpacking spirituality.
Join our community and Nature Club to get inspired.
This episode is about finding and then committing to a creative practice that helps build a deep connection to one's self and ultimately the wider energy and network of the world.
Karina Jambrak is an Australian artist who does exactly this. I’ve been friends with Karina since high school and have witnessed her go through many of life's stages. To sit down with her now and reflect on the journey so far has been a blessing, as it’s a beautiful thing when you see a friend finally arrive at a place within themselves that feels authentic and true. This is the place where Karina is at. And the process of art making and turning towards nature has helped her get there.
After going through a tough period of losing it all, she transformed this pain into powerful energy, realising it was time to take a risk and back herself. After training to be a designer working for brands and fashion houses for 15 years, she knew deep down she had the capacity not only to start her own business as a full-time artist, but for it to be a roaring success. She is deeply inspired by Mother Nature and it has been a persistent underlying influence in her work over the years. However, now she is not beholden to anyone else's vision or brief, the Natural world takes centre stage in her work, as she takes the viewer on a journey into dreamy sunsets and landscapes with curious creatures and beautiful colour palettes. She talks openly about being receptive to the universe's signs and signals in order to find her flow, allowing her to sink into the zone and create from the heart.
Karina has learnt a lot along the way, and talks candidly about the value of being authentic to your vision and yourself in order to build a business that is sustainable for the long term. She goes into the challenges of working solo, and how being in tune with her body and mood can dictate the trajectory of the day or outcome of the work. She talks about her urge to give back to people or animals in need, often donating large scale original artworks to charities such as the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital and helping out when the disastrous Northern Rivers floods hit in 2019/20. We also hear about the learnings she gained from motherhood and the perils and positives of having a business rooted in social media platforms.
If you’re interested in understanding the workings of a creative and intelligent mind, whilst also having a laugh, then this episode is for you.
PLUS COMMUNITY DISCOUNTS!! - Karina is generously offering listeners 10% off artwork from her website, use the code SUNSMITH10 at checkout.
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