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14: Cuban Bahamian Illustrator and Artist Reyna Noriega
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This week’s guest believes making money from art isn’t harder than any other career. In this episode, I chat with Cuban-Bahamian artist and author Reyna Noriega who’s worked with clients such as Apple, Old Navy, and The New Yorker. Reyna and I talk about the complexities of being Afro-Latina, why NFTs are dumb, and why she ultimately decided to leave teaching art to focus on being an artist.
Reyna initially tried to tread cautiously into freelancing by taking a creative director role at a startup, but quickly realized it wasn’t for her — so she jumped into freelancing earlier than expected. After just a few months, she was able to stabilize her income and move out of her parents’ house as a full-time artist. Now, she creates illustrations for brands, runs an online shop with the help of her mom, and writes her poems as a form of self-reflection.
In this episode, Reyna shares her journey to becoming a full-time artist, the growing pains of running an online shop, and how she’s now working on creating a legacy for herself and her family.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Topics Covered:
- Her passion and love for her hometown of Miami
- Gentrification and the rising cost of housing in Miami
- The struggles of being Afro-Latina
- Why she prefers the word Latinx
- Impulsively pursuing Psychology at FIU
- The reality of being a teacher in the public school system
- Why she ultimately left teaching for a creative career
- How she decided to take the leap to freelancing
- Why she loves being an independent and freelance artist
- The growing pains of running an online shop
- Creating art beyond social media in order to create a legacy for herself
- Why NFTs aren’t real and are cash grabs for artists
- The process of writing her collection of poems, “In My Cocoon”
- Her experience self-publishing projects
- Her upcoming projects in 2021
- Her amazing Reel
Guest Info
Check out Reyna’s Instagram, Portfolio, and Shop!
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14: Cuban Bahamian Illustrator and Artist Reyna Noriega
Draws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers
Manage episode 323425136 series 2971531
This week’s guest believes making money from art isn’t harder than any other career. In this episode, I chat with Cuban-Bahamian artist and author Reyna Noriega who’s worked with clients such as Apple, Old Navy, and The New Yorker. Reyna and I talk about the complexities of being Afro-Latina, why NFTs are dumb, and why she ultimately decided to leave teaching art to focus on being an artist.
Reyna initially tried to tread cautiously into freelancing by taking a creative director role at a startup, but quickly realized it wasn’t for her — so she jumped into freelancing earlier than expected. After just a few months, she was able to stabilize her income and move out of her parents’ house as a full-time artist. Now, she creates illustrations for brands, runs an online shop with the help of her mom, and writes her poems as a form of self-reflection.
In this episode, Reyna shares her journey to becoming a full-time artist, the growing pains of running an online shop, and how she’s now working on creating a legacy for herself and her family.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Topics Covered:
- Her passion and love for her hometown of Miami
- Gentrification and the rising cost of housing in Miami
- The struggles of being Afro-Latina
- Why she prefers the word Latinx
- Impulsively pursuing Psychology at FIU
- The reality of being a teacher in the public school system
- Why she ultimately left teaching for a creative career
- How she decided to take the leap to freelancing
- Why she loves being an independent and freelance artist
- The growing pains of running an online shop
- Creating art beyond social media in order to create a legacy for herself
- Why NFTs aren’t real and are cash grabs for artists
- The process of writing her collection of poems, “In My Cocoon”
- Her experience self-publishing projects
- Her upcoming projects in 2021
- Her amazing Reel
Guest Info
Check out Reyna’s Instagram, Portfolio, and Shop!
Special Offer
Listeners of the podcast can get a free, undated weekly and monthly planner inspired by the show from our website here.
Follow Host Fabiola Lara between episodes:
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