This week Jennifer and her daughter Abby are bringing you an interview with Connie Jin, an interactive developer/designer, comics journalist, and illustrator. Connie is working on a graphic novel and is a graphics reporter at National Public Radio! They share their journey with art, how to balance the creative workloads of a day job and a passion project, getting out of a creative slump, and mental health tips for creatives!

Zines! Zines! Zines!

You can read a free zine of Connie’s advice here: https://craftsanity.com/connie-jin/

Or order a physical copy: https://craftsanityshop.com/products/dear-art-student-zines

Keep up with Connie!

Check out Connie's work...

for NPR: https://www.npr.org/people/776502220/connie-hanzhang-jin

website: https://connjin.github.io/

and Twitter: https://x.com/connjie

(This comic for NPR might be particularly helpful to check out if you’re feeling stressed! https://www.npr.org/2024/10/16/g-s1-27725/comic-science-backed-mood-boosters-to-almost-instantly-snap-you-out-of-a-funk)

Get involved!

Have some advice for fellow artists you want to share? Send a short voice recording to [email protected] and we might play it in a future episode!