The many artists within each successful artist
An interview with UK based leather-worker, photographer and serial entrepreneur Carmina Ardelean of Minu Studio
One of the great joys of my job is discovering the many artists contained within each successful artist.
Originally from Romania, Carmina Ardelean first moved to the UK in 2013 to complete a degree in creative writing. Artist number 1.
In 2014, Carmina discovered leather crafting. Artist number 2.
Then Carmina and her husband moved to Prague and opened a store. Artist number 3.
Prague didn’t quite suit (neither did running a store) so the couple moved back to England and focused purely on online sales of Carmina’s leather craft.
Just as Carmina decided to focus on product photography (Artist number 4) in quite a serious way, the world shut down and her online sales exploded.
‘I was working for 14 hours a day. It was absolutely crazy.’
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