What happens when you pick something up in the middle of grief, with no plan behind it, and it turns out to be the thing you were always meant to do?

Textiles artist Nic Brittin knows the answer. Before her hand block printed designs built a loyal following on Instagram, Nic spent years as a makeup artist, with work appearing in British Vogue, FT How to Spend It, Net-A-Porter and Fiorucci.

Following the loss of her mother and the disruption of the pandemic, Nic picked up a lino block almost by accident, and found in it the first thing she'd ever made without anyone else's opinion in the room. What started as a hobby and side hustle turned into a full business, eventually forcing her to move from hand printing to digital production just to keep up with demand.

Sabrina and Nic talk about motherhood as being like the best girl band in the world, the moment a mentor told her she had to decide once and for all if her textiles were a hobby or a business, and the practical reality of running a creative company with two young children and no family nearby to help.

Find more of Nic's work:
Nic's Instagram
Nic's website

Show Host:
@sabrina.sarl 
Sabrina’s website

Show Producer: Cheramie Johsnon
Show Editor: Alexandra Covey
Music by Devon May
Podcast Artwork with thanks to David English

Mothers of Creativity creates space for guests to share how their careers have evolved alongside motherhood, beyond clichés and limiting narratives.

This is an ongoing series for creative mothers and for anyone interested in how life experience shapes the way we work and define success.