In this episode, I sit down with Wichita’s own Tayshaw Long-Nail award-winning artist and entrepreneur, as she shares her powerful journey from being fired to going full-time with her painting business. We talk about what it’s like being a biracial woman in today’s world, her struggles with anxiety, and how she built a thriving brand while raising her daughter as a single mom

0:00 – Coming Up!
2:00 – Show Starts!

Chapter 1: Art Beginnings & Identity
3:20 – How She Started Painting
4:34 – What It’s Like Being a Bi-Racial Woman
6:03 – Getting Fired & Starting Her Art Business
9:46 – Overcoming Anxiety After Going Full-Time

Chapter 2: Inspiration, Services & Recognition
11:43 – People Who Inspired Her to Do Art
13:55 – The Art Services She Offers
18:02 – Winning ‘Best Artist’ at the ICT Blackout Awards

Chapter 3: Vulnerability, Dating & Motherhood
19:50 – Why It’s Hard for Her to Ask for Help
21:25 – What She Looks for When Dating
25:00 – Building Her Brand Identity
27:46 – What She Learned About Herself as a Single Mom
30:21 – Letting Go of Control

Chapter 4: Advice, AI & Entrepreneurship
32:15 – Advice for Young Painters
33:48 – “I Hate Making Videos for Social Media”
36:14 – Her Thoughts on AI & Art
38:14 – Painting Live at Events
40:29 – Pros & Cons of Being an Entrepreneur

Chapter 5: Mental Health, Social Media & Boundaries
43:24 – Living in Survival Mode
44:14 – Why It’s Hard for Her to Open Up
47:05 – Fake Love & Social Media
49:05 – Boundaries She Sets With Guys Who DM Her

Chapter 6: Growth, Events & Identity
52:59 – Struggles with Being a People Pleaser
54:30 – Outgrowing the Party Life
56:07 – Painting Live at Bars & Clubs
58:46 – People Making Fun of Her Last Name
59:45 – Why She Changed Her Mind About Having Two Kids

Chapter 7: Services, Art & Viral Moments
1:00:33 – Services She Offers & How to Book Her
1:01:52 – Her Favorite Painting
1:03:35 – The Videos That Went Vira