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Aftyn Shah: Printmaker Discovers Art After Brain Injury

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Aftyn Shah’s doctor told her she needed to make art to recover from a car accident head injury, and her whole world changed!

In this artist-to-artist conversation, we discussed Aftyn’s love of documenting her practice, incorporating nature from her rambles with her baby, and sharing her work to Instagram.

In this conversation, we discussed a wide range of topics!

  • Discover why Instagram became Aftyn's chosen platform for sharing her art and how it served as a key component in her recovery and professional success.

  • Aftyn opens up about the challenges of dealing with opinionated people online and in real life and shares valuable insights on navigating these obstacles.

  • Aftyn shares the mistakes she made by radically underpricing her work in the beginning.

  • Learn about the gradual but steady process Aftyn undertook to build her business, emphasizing patience, persistence, and passion.

You can learn more about Aftyn on her website:

https://www.riseandwander.com

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riseandwander

I have been observing what successful artists do on Instagram, and I put all my favorite tools in this handy guide, “7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers”. It’s free. Get it here. 👇

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