Hey First name / friends!

 

You're getting this a day earlier than normal (yep, a Monday email! That's how you know it's important 😉), because I didn't want you to miss your chance to join me for a free live Q&A that's happening tomorrow morning.

 

Starting tomorrow, July 7th through the 9th, I'm joining 30+ other creatives for the Creativity That Pays Summit. A free 3-day virtual event for artists, designers, and digital product creators who want to turn their creativity into income.

 

I'm going live for a session called Turn Your Art Into Income: Q&A w/ CatCoq, and I'm bringing zero gatekeeping energy. Raw, real, unfiltered answers to your juiciest biz questions. 🤗

 

My session airs live at 6am Eastern — which, yes, is brutal for my fellow US friends, but honestly kind of perfect if you're tuning in from Europe and Asia. For once, the timing works in your favor. 😉

 

The summit covers everything from design skills and marketplace strategy to mindset and business tips. And did I mention it's free?

 

 

Speaking of turning art into income…this week's challenge is inspired by one of my most unique collabs lately. A few of my watercolor paintings got turned into beaded bags with La Chic, and it was one of fave collabs to date! 😍

 

It's such a good reminder: you genuinely never know what your art might end up on. A painting you made 8 years ago could end up as a handbag, a fabric print, a greeting card — you just don't know until you put it out there.

 

So for this week's challenge, I want you to go bananas! 🍌 (See what I did there?) Inspired by this fun collab, create a banana design of you own.

 

Share your work on Instagram with the hashtag #CreateWithCatCoq, and tag me @catcoq in the photo so I can see your work!

Have a fabulous week!