Today we’d like to introduce you to Megan Inderrieden.
Hi Megan, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My story begins somewhere within the expanse of my mother’s overflowing craft bins, my father’s passion for photography, and my grandmother’s never ending teacher supply room. My earliest memories are smattered with smocks and stickers and brushes and every colorful treasure a girl could paint her world with.
Although creativity has been a dear and lifelong companion of mine, I didn’t truly pursue it until I was a student at The Georgia Institute of Technology. I would come home to my dorm after a full day of classes and extracurriculars to moonlight as an artist with an old watercolor set. I began painting for friends, then friends of friends, and by the time I graduated, I had a client list that stretched from coast to coast. After a quick stint in Corporate America, I took a leap of faith and pursued my art business, Meg Indy, full-time.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
The hardest part about striking out on your own is staying the course. I was an eager new business owner chasing down her dream of being an artist, but that journey didn’t come with a roadmap. At the time, I didn’t know many women who had launched a business so far removed from their former trajectory — let alone at the age of 22. Without road signs or someone to follow through the boundless terrain of entrepreneurship, I had to really buckle down and keep pushing forward in a way that felt authentic to me and my work.
Once I began aligning all of my business decisions with this mentality, the path began to pave itself. You begin finding your rhythm, building actionable bridges between where you are and where you want to go, and looking at the horizon line instead of checking the rearview.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
It is my dearest hope that my collectors experience a sense of ‘joie de vivre’ when interacting with my work. Each layer, color, and texture at play on the canvas is an intentional meditation on the simple, pure, familiar moments of joy one collects throughout their day, or perhaps a lifetime.
When looking at my work, I hope you hear music wafting through the air, smell Spring in the morning, see the faces of those you love, feel grounded in yourself, and uplifted to greater. I hope a moment with my work inspires you to live life in color.
What sort of industry changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
My wish for the art industry is to see value placed back on slow, intentional creation. It is very easy to slip into the mad dash to produce “content” in this day and age – but I believe in the importance of stillness, silence, and solitude to create from an authentic and purposeful part of oneself. I hope to see more artists taking sabbaticals, skipping off the grid for a while, pouring into themselves so they in turn can pour back into their work.
Truthfully, I believe everyone could benefit from a slower pace of being and I’d love to see creators at the forefront of that intentional shift.
Contact Info:
- Email: hello@meg-indy.com
- Website: meg-indy.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meg_indy/
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41m1OHIK6NrcMrWIs3TYT7?si=a2bb5125084b413c
Image Credits
Please tag Kelsey Butcher Photo @kelseybutcherphoto
