{"id":2293,"date":"2020-06-24T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sidehustlepro.co\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:23:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:23:37","slug":"melissamitchell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/melissamitchell\/","title":{"rendered":"206: From \u201cAccidental Artist\u201d To Her Art Being Worn by Lupita Nyong&#8217;o: This is Melissa Mitchell, Abeille Creations Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WP-Featured-EP-206-Melissa-Mitchell.png\" alt=\"206: Melissa Mitchell\" class=\"wp-image-2294\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fusebox-player-single\"><script data-type=\"track\" data-hash=\"Zwg0pOdgzq\" data-track=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/app.fusebox.fm\/embed\/player.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melissa Mitchell is changing the way we view art. She\u2019s an \u201caccidental\u201d artist with a love for vibrant colors, unique shapes, and bold dark lines. In 2014 when the infamous snow storm hit Atlanta, Melissa took to old arts and crafts and began to create. From there, she went on social media to showcase what she was doing, and to her surprise, people expressed their interest in her pieces of art. That birthed Abeille Creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From then, Melissa has created over 500 original art pieces, and has made her art come to life in the form of headwraps, home decor, textiles, and more! She describes her experience as a \u201cclassic case of following God\u2019s voice and never looking back,\u201d which is so inspiring as she\u2019s a self-taught artist. Her head wraps have graced Lupita Nyong&#8217;o in Vogue Magazine, and her work was also showcased in ESSENCE Magazine\u2019s \u2018My City, My Way.\u2019 Melissa\u2019s story is one that teaches us to not chase after money, but after influence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen on <a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sidehustlepro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Soundcloud<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/side-hustle-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): <a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/sidehustlepro.libsyn.com\/rss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Links mentioned in this episode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510313\/how-i-built-this\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">How I Built This podcast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0773RQ55P\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B081LNS9FY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Game of Life and How to Play it by Florence Scovel Shinn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youarecreators.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">YouAreCreators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Announcements<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our Facebook Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: <a href=\"http:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/sidehustlepro.co\/facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send questions to \u201cAsk Nicaila\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send questions for the new \u201cAsk Nicaila\u201d segment that\u2019s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email <a href=\"mailto:hi@sidehustlepro.co\">hi@sidehustlepro.co<\/a> and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Info<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Abeille Creations (Instagram) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abeillecreations\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@abeillecreations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abeille Creations (Facebook) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AbeilleCreations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@abeillecreations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Side Hustle Pro \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sidehustlepro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@sidehustlepro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/sidehustlepro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">#SideHustlePro<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Mitchell is changing the way we view art. She\u2019s an \u201caccidental\u201d artist with a love for vibrant colors, unique shapes, and bold dark lines. In 2014 when the infamous snow storm hit Atlanta, Melissa took to old arts and crafts and began to create. 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