Creative Careers in the Arts Interview Archives 2006

Interviews with Sonia Wijts, Quinn McDonald, Jill Badonsky, and Molly Anderson-Childers.

Interview with Sonia Wijts
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Sonia Wijts is an art director for the Center for Adaptive Learning in Concord, California. Learn why in art therapy the process is more important than the product.

Interview with Quinn McDonald
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Quinn McDonald is a paper artist, life and creativity coach, and workshop leader. After years in the corporate world, she broke away from the security of a day job and made a leap of faith. She's also a contributor to Creativity Portal's Creativity Coach Corner.

Interview with Jill Badonsky
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Jill Badonsky is author of the creativity sourcebook, “Nine Modern-Day Muses and a Bodyguard,” and a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach trainer. She also writes the Creative Solutions and Inspirations from the Modern Day Muses series on the Creativity Portal Web site.

Creating a Fun, Fabulous Career in the Arts
By Molly Anderson-Childers
I wanted to begin the series with some reflections on my own experiences — the struggles and successes, the dizzying highs and the sickening lows.

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