The Illustrator That Went Viral For His Shed Project With Lee John Phillips | Episode 7

We Make Success Happen with Matt Callanan

The Illustrator That Went Viral For His Shed Project With Lee John Phillips | EP 007
Lee John Phillips is an illustrator, who is currently cataloguing the entire contents of his late grandfather's tool shed. The Shed Project became known worldwide when it went viral.
He estimates that it went consist of illustrating in excess of 100,000 items.
He also paints, designs and avidly keep sketchbooks.
Lee talks about:

• Why he’s drawing every single item in Grandad’s shed
• Why he remortgaged his house
• The pressures of working freelance (and how he gets through it)
• What happens when a hobby becomes a job
• Can anyone be creative
• Why the Shed has become his Everest
• Why focus is so important
• The best advice he’s ever been given (which totally cracked me up when he told me)
• Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
• Handling disappointment

Website: http://leejohnphillips.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leejohnphillips/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeJohnPhillips

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