Paper Talk

Ep 200: Celebrating 200 Episodes and Kicking Off Season 9

It's here, Episode 200. Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui, and Sara Kim kick off Season 9 of Paper Talk Podcast by pausing to celebrate a milestone eight years in the making, and

Ep 199: Community, Connection & What We Learned This Season

Quynh, Sara, and Jessie close out Season 8 of Paper Talk Podcast with a heartfelt recap of their favorite guests, paper flower business lessons, and news on Episode 200.

Ep 198: Inside the Mastermind: The Long Game of Building an Art Business

Quynh, Jessie, and Sara go behind the scenes of their paper flower mastermind, sharing what three cohorts have taught them about accountability, imposter syndrome, and bu

Ep 197: Our Current Projects: Museum Walls, Solo Shows, and Day of the Dead Paper Flowers

Quynh, Jessie, and Sara share what's next in their paper flower careers: a museum wall installation at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Jessie's first solo gallery s

Ep 196: How to Land Corporate Workshop Clients (and Why It Took Three Years to Book Hermès) with Poy T. Granati

Poy T. Granati of Summer Space Studio returns to Paper Talk Podcast for her third appearance, joining co-hosts Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui, and Sara Kim. If you have follow

Ep 195: You Asked: How Do You Transport Paper Flowers Without Damage?

Hand-delivering a paper flower arrangement looks simple from the outside, until you are standing in your driveway realizing the giant blooms you spent weeks building will

Ep 194: 300 Workshops and Counting: Carrissa Wu on Building Jotterbook Flowers

When Carrissa Wu signed the lease on her first studio in a Fremantle warehouse, she remembers thinking, “What have I done?” She had just quit a stable corporate job at a

Ep 193: How to Respond to Inquiries: Bridal, Corporate, and Brand Deals

You got the inquiry. Now what? Whether it lands in your inbox from a bride-to-be, a corporate event planner, or a brand partnership manager, how you respond to that very

Ep 192: From Paper Flowers to Paper Lips: Laura Richey on Reinventing Your Creative Business

In this episode, Quynh, Jessie, and Sara sit down with Laura Richey, the Ontario-based artist behind Pucker Up Paper Lips and 2 CLVR Designs. Laura has been in the paper

Ep 191: Your Website is Your Handshake: Building Trust in the Paper Artist Community

Ever wondered why some creative businesses feel more trustworthy than others? In this episode, Quynh, Jessie, and Sara get real about websites, the power of putting your

Ep 190: It’s Okay to Walk Away: Margie Keates on Taking a Break from Paper Flowers

She’s been on the Paper Talk Podcast not once, not twice, but three times now, and for good reason. Margie Keates of The Lovely Ave is one of the paper flower community’s

Ep 189: Behind the Lens: How We Photograph and Film Our Paper Flowers

Have you ever wondered how we capture those beautiful shots of our paper flowers? In this episode, Quynh, Jessie, and Sara pull back the curtain on their photography and

Ep 188: Finding Your Why Again When Your Art Feels Heavy

What happens when the hustle slows down and you're left wondering if you should get a teaching credential instead? In this raw and honest conversation, Quynh, Sara, and J

Ep 187: When Beautiful Isn’t Enough: Branding, Identity, and Standing Out as an Artist

In Episode 187 of Paper Talk, your hosts Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui, and Sara Kim unpack one of the hardest but most necessary conversations for artists: branding, identit

Ep 186: The Hand of Nature: Where Floral Mechanics Meet Paper Art with Hitomi Gilliam

In Episode 186 of Paper Talk, we welcome the incomparable floral designer and educator, Hitomi Gilliam for a deeply thoughtful conversation on floral mechanics, Ikebana,

Ep 185: To Niche or Not to Niche: Finding Clarity as a Creative

How niche should you be as a creative? In this episode of Paper Talk Podcast, Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui, and Sara Kim sit down for an honest, behind-the-scenes conversati

Ep 184: Welcome to 2026: Finding Balance Between Art, Business, and Burnout

Welcome to 2026! Hosts Quynh Nguyen, Sara Kim, and Jessie Chui reflect on the highlights of 2025 and share how they’re approaching the new year with renewed purpose. From

Ep 183: From Cricut to Content: Building a Crafting Career with Karina Golindo

In this episode of Paper Talk, Quynh, Jessie, and Sara sit down with Karina Golindo, the creative mind behind Crafty Kari, to talk about the intersection of crafting, con

Ep 182: Beyond the Template: Finding Your Own Creative Voice

In this episode of Paper Talk, Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui, and Sara Kim dive into the art and philosophy of creating your own paper flower templates. What begins as a prac

Ep 181: Scaling Up: The Art and Logistics of Making Large Paper Flowers

When we think of paper flowers, we often imagine something small, intricate, and realistic. But what happens when you scale that beauty up tenfold? In this episode of Pap