We recently connected with Mary Willets and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Mary, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?
My Mom was a very independent woman. My sisters and I watched her and learned from her. Unfortunately she passed away when I was in my late teens, so we were all sort of forced into a situation where we made alot of decision independently.
Not all.of them were correct, but I.learned more from mistakes than from successes.
If something wasn’t working, then you pivot and keep going.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I started making flowers to save money on a banquet. With no experience AT ALL .. I of course turned to an on line source and taught myself. They turned out pretty and were well recieved! It was fun and so I kept trying other things.
After a couple of years, a friend told me to get serious with it and so The Paper Garden was born.
Some consignment venue success encouraged me to be even more creative. Then art shows … And the big launch was a bridal show! I have 14 weddings scheduled this summer! So exciting!
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Research! Find the masters in your area of interest and study. The techniques are out there for you to learn. Then you adapt as you need to
Who is your ideal client or what sort of characteristics would make someone an ideal client for you?
My ideal client is someone who will trust me to know how to makes their vision come to life.
Typically all I need is either a color palette or a particular flower … And then my client let’s me have creative licence
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