The owner of a fledging business has praised the impact of her peers in giving her the strength and inspiration to follow her dreams. Albany Tripp founded Sakura Studio Gallery in February 2023 after being encouraged to aim high by two established artists. The young businesswoman, who learned last week that she is in the running for two top industry awards, said she owed her success to two fellow artists. “I started out working as a volunteer for designermakers21 and The Octagon in Diss,” she said. “Without the encouragement of artists Annette Rolston and Mike Fenton, who launched The Octagon,…