{"id":13005,"date":"2012-03-06T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/\/new\/\/?p=13005"},"modified":"2015-07-16T14:03:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T21:03:56","slug":"part-1-moving-from-a-corporate-job-to-becoming-an-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/part-1-moving-from-a-corporate-job-to-becoming-an-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 1: Moving from a corporate job to becoming an artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ellen-brook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13020\" title=\"ellen brook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ellen-brook-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Ellen shares her inspirational story and is \u00a0great reminder for the incredible rewards that life offers when we are willing to take risks into the unknown in our series on\u00a0<a title=\"Mar 8: Finding the artist within and making the leap into the unknown (Ellen Brook)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/mar-8-finding-the-artist-within-and-making-the-leap-into-the-unknown-ellen-brook\/\">unleashing the artist within<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Next in Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Segment 2 of 2: <a title=\"Part 2: Tap into your own creative genius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/part-2-tap-into-your-own-creative-genius\/\">Tapping your creative genius<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Artist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ellen Brook is a San Francisco Bay Area artist who paints contemporary abstracts on silk. She creates vibrant\u00a0and dynamic fine art \u2014 like watercolor on silk \u2014 as well as one of a kind original silk clothing.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen\u2019s\u00a0artwork can be found\u00a0in residential interiors, private collections,\u00a0corporate settings, yoga studios and\u00a0places of wellness. Ellen\u2019s clothing can be found in retail boutiques, designer shows, through fashion consultants and on her new clothing site,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellenbrookclothingworks.com\/\">www.ellenbrookclothingworks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u00a0now buy her newest pieces\u00a0directly online at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellenbrookclothingworks.com\/\">www.ellenbrookclothingworks.com<\/a><\/strong><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To commission a piece go to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ellen-brook.com\/\">http:\/\/ellen-brook.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bay Area listeners: Experience Ellen\u2019s work first hand and check out\u00a0her paintings at the\u00a0Hinc Showroom at theSan Francisco Design\u00a0Center and\u00a0her clothing at\u00a0San Jose\u2019sMuseum of\u00a0Art upcoming\u00a0 trunk show on April 19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen shares her inspirational story and is \u00a0great reminder for the incredible rewards that life offers when we are willing to take risks into the unknown in our series on\u00a0unleashing the artist within. 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