Trying Heritage Crafts at 65 | Betsy Bush on Midlife Creativity

What happens when you sign up for something you might turn out to be bad at? In this episode of Your Creative Midlife, I'm exploring embroidery on Nantucket, in its different forms. It's the part of this island the influencers aren't telling you about. What I didn't expect was how much this experience would end up being about limits. I learned that I am not good at everything (and how to be ok with that).

In This Episode You'll Learn

→ On being a beginner in midlife

→ The history of The Nantucket School of Needlery

→ The legacy of Erica Wilson, the Julia Child of needlework

→ The surprising health benefits of participating in the arts

→ Richard Saja's avant-garde needlework

If you’re interested in learning about needlework and how to manage a creative project when you meet your limit, this episode is for you.

Resources:

Listen to The GAM episode on needlework https://thenantucketgam.podbean.com/e/11/ Visit Erica Wilson’s store for a class on Nantucket https://ericawilson.com/pages/60years