Christilynn Heumann: Founder of Southern Supper Club
Tilson & Co was born out of a deep desire to help others cultivate home and southern hospitality in their own lives. Our homes are not meant to be museums; they are to be our mission field for our community: a safe place for our family to land, and a place where Jesus and others are always welcome.
Photographer: Vanessa Bordasch Photography
Swetha Kalluri: Watercolor, Hand-lettering & Calligraphy
- What are you most passionate about professionally? Personally?
- Professionally my mission is to have everyone indulge in what I teach, which means a new take on old theories and lots of fun. Just learning to flow with the moment. Learning to relax and unwind in a casual way, with no pressures or targets. I want to debunk the idea that you need to be born an artist to indulge in art. Personally, I want to lead a fulfilling life filled with creative ideas and loads of happy moments with family and close ones
- What would you do even if you didn’t get paid to do it?
- I have done it for many years and money will not retrain me on creating art
- What are you surprisingly good at?
- Swimming
- What is the biggest proof that you are good at what you do?
- I am told that I teach with patience and make every effort to help my students achieve great results easily! I love to break the rules, love short cuts and believe in working smart.
- How did you begin teaching workshops?
- I always had a dream to teach workshops. I was called upon by a local boutique to do a watercolor workshop and then it took off officially with Brooklyn’s interference and encouragement.
- What is your biggest accomplishment?
- In a few months I have gained much appreciation and encouragement which makes me gain confidence to carry on this mindful business that I am heading.
- What problems do you consistently solve for your clients?
- I get them started, that’s the biggest hurdle in my view. Once they hop over the journey is easy.
- If you had a penny for every time you heard _For a moment I forget what’s happening in my life!_________, you’d be a millionaire.
- Does your formal education connect to your current work? If so, how? If not, why?
- I finished by Masters in Finance and worked as a Financial Planner to finally come back to my childhood hobby- painting. I had a sold-out sale of my painted vases as a kid and that was the beginning of my creative journey, I must say!
- What are you complimented on most in your work?
- Originality and vibrant colors
- Who is your ideal client and why should they connect with you?
- Anyone wanting to experience meditative, peaceful and a calming experience. Wipe away your worries ad gain sense of control and self-worth! Or just have fun!
KellyAnn Smith
Grew up as a military child traveling around the US quite a bit and went to school to be an engineer. I ended up a finance major and eventually back in software engineering. I have three grown children– two girls and a boy. The girls are married and each have four children. My son is single and working hard in Midland, TX. My grandchildren are my pride and joy. They are the biggest reason for me to take a risk and venture into owning my own crafting business.
- What are you most passionate about professionally? Personally?
- My passion resides with teaching both professionally and personally. I have always had a love for teaching. As a software engineer my favorite part of my job is teaching others how to best utilize software applications. Personally, I just love sharing my creations and teaching others how to apply simple techniques.
- What would you do even if you didn’t get paid to do it?
- If I didn’t require sustenance to financially survive, I would sew and paint at every moment possible.
- What are you surprisingly good at?
- I’m surprisingly good at teaching others complicated tasks. I don’t always have patience with my children, but tend to always be patient with my students at both work and in workshops. I love getting up in front of people and showing them how to perform simple tasks.
- What is the biggest proof that you are good at what you do?
- I’ve owned my own software consulting company for nearly 20 years and done pretty well. The only drawback is the weekly on the road travel. Otherwise, it is a sweet job.
- How did you begin teaching workshops?
- I just recently started teaching others using my fun screen-printing workshops, but have always taught groups of people various different tasks. When my daughter was a cheerleader in middle/high school, I used to host a houseful of girls and have sewing clinics all weekend long. The clinics were hosted so the girls could make big/little sister gifts. My house would be glittered, thread everywhere, and we’d all be laughing and having a blast. Usually, I hosted by myself and a few parents that could sew would drop in throughout the weekend to assist. It was so much fun!!! Miss those days, but looking forward to more of them!
- What is your biggest accomplishment?
- My biggest accomplishment is surviving being a mother to two teenage girls. They were so different from me, but so like me just as much. We always could find middle ground, but it was probably the most difficult task that I have ever endured and by far my proudest moments!
- What problems do you consistently solve for your clients?
- I am a frugal person and understand the need to be thrifty. Many of my clients have wish lists as long as a roll of toilet paper. Lol I assist them in asking what they are wanting to create and help them to make the most of their budget.
- Does your formal education connect to your current work? If so, how? If not, why?
- My BS is in Finance. This is by no means where I found my passion. It was a means to an end at the time and the economy needed financial analyst. I found programming logic to be more of my forte once I immersed into the working world. I’ve been working in the software industry ever since 1997. It was the best decision that I ever made. It gave me freedom to be creative in the solutions that I provided but challenging enough to have to maintain some conformity due to regulations and standards. I’ve always crafted on the side and created many things for my friends and family. I was always told that I should start a shop, but just never felt comfortable diving in and taking the risk.
- What are you complimented on most in your work?
- Consistently performing well and a great knowledge transfer coach.
- Who is your ideal client and why should they connect with you?
- I picture my ideal client as a female, mid-20s to mid-50s, a mother, a professional, time-constrained and in desperate need for anxiety release. She just needs 30 minutes of solitude and crafting to ease her mind of the laundry piling up, the dishes that are still in the dishwasher, the book that she really should be reading about the latest self-help to be the best mother in the world, etc.
Email:KellyAnnsCraftCorner@gmail.com
Phone:940-391-2448
Linde Cuthbertson
What are you most passionate about professionally? Personally?
Phone Number:(214) 683-8705