Live Out Loud: The Interviews!
It is a remarkable world out there, where imagination knows no limits. Here, I will share a few words from creative people who inspire me and work hard doing what they (and others) LOVE!
Feel At HomeIntroducing...
Leanne Martell of Feel At Home. A creator of divine delights to nurture the body and soul. |
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How did your business name come about?
It has always been my belief that confidence is one of the most attractive things a person can have, when someone is confident, they stand taller, smile more and somehow make people want to know them more! And Feeling at Home in your own skin, both in the physical sense and the emotional sense is the root of confidence. And being that I make beautiful things for the skin - I thought the name fit, that plus the fact that I work
from home, seemed to be the right fit to me. And here's a bit more about The Daisy (under the orange daisy image).
What would your children say about your
creations?
"They're Pretty Legit" Taylor aged 18 "It's ok.... they're pretty good" from Mackenzie aged 15, and "They're good, they smell nice" from Riley aged 11.... please keep in mind they are all boys and lip balm doesn't really get them going! Their girlfriends, on the other hand, really like them!
What can spark your imagination?
Beauty inspires me. Anything from a walk on the beach, to a random thought, I have been known to wake up in the middle of the
night with an idea... and then can't sleep til I've tried it, so maybe something in my dreams! Sometimes a client will have an idea that starts an event in the soap studio... most recently trying to work out how to get a cherry incorporated into, or onto a bar of soap has given me literally hours of fun! Sometimes my mind whirls with ideas sparked from a pattern I have seen, or the way the light shines on something. I love photography as well, and sometimes seeing nature through a macro lens gets the ideas flowing... so many things.... where ISN'T there inspiration?
Can you recall a quote that inspires you?
I have a few....
"Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway." ~Elbert Hubbard, A Thousand and One Epigrams, 1911
"Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong." ~Dandemis
"Whatever you are be a good one." ~Abraham Lincoln
What three words best describe your style?
My style? I have Style??? My children would have a field day with this one... I like to think of my PRODUCTS as being indulgent, elegant, beautiful - ME? Classic (read haven't updated by style since the 80's) Retro (read I haven't updated my style since the 80's) corporate (read everything I own is black or white!)
Website: http://www.feelathome.co.nz/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/feelathome
It has always been my belief that confidence is one of the most attractive things a person can have, when someone is confident, they stand taller, smile more and somehow make people want to know them more! And Feeling at Home in your own skin, both in the physical sense and the emotional sense is the root of confidence. And being that I make beautiful things for the skin - I thought the name fit, that plus the fact that I work
from home, seemed to be the right fit to me. And here's a bit more about The Daisy (under the orange daisy image).
What would your children say about your
creations?
"They're Pretty Legit" Taylor aged 18 "It's ok.... they're pretty good" from Mackenzie aged 15, and "They're good, they smell nice" from Riley aged 11.... please keep in mind they are all boys and lip balm doesn't really get them going! Their girlfriends, on the other hand, really like them!
What can spark your imagination?
Beauty inspires me. Anything from a walk on the beach, to a random thought, I have been known to wake up in the middle of the
night with an idea... and then can't sleep til I've tried it, so maybe something in my dreams! Sometimes a client will have an idea that starts an event in the soap studio... most recently trying to work out how to get a cherry incorporated into, or onto a bar of soap has given me literally hours of fun! Sometimes my mind whirls with ideas sparked from a pattern I have seen, or the way the light shines on something. I love photography as well, and sometimes seeing nature through a macro lens gets the ideas flowing... so many things.... where ISN'T there inspiration?
Can you recall a quote that inspires you?
I have a few....
"Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway." ~Elbert Hubbard, A Thousand and One Epigrams, 1911
"Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong." ~Dandemis
"Whatever you are be a good one." ~Abraham Lincoln
What three words best describe your style?
My style? I have Style??? My children would have a field day with this one... I like to think of my PRODUCTS as being indulgent, elegant, beautiful - ME? Classic (read haven't updated by style since the 80's) Retro (read I haven't updated my style since the 80's) corporate (read everything I own is black or white!)
Website: http://www.feelathome.co.nz/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/feelathome