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Ep 37 Creative Chat with Artist and Teacher Carrie Brummer

Kick in the Creatives Podcast

Carrie was originally an art teacher in school, but then moved into a more administrative position. She started a blog about art in her spare time and discovered that people all over the world wanted to learn to draw and paint. That blog later became known as www.artiststrong. See more...

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