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Ep 626: The Art of Adapting with Jena McNerney


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Could it be that we've been thinking about this all wrong? That it's not the "real job" on one side of life and the dream of making art full-time on the other, and that eventually, we have to choose? Because when we really look at it, are the most sustainable creative careers, from the artists we admire the most, actually built on either-or decisions? Jenna McNerney's journey through teaching, studio ownership, a few odd jobs in construction and even a hair salon, chronic illness diagnosis, and back to teaching again reveals how adapting to life's curveballs doesn't mean giving up on your dreams. Instead, it means getting strategic about how you pursue them. Sometimes the most rebellious thing you can do isn't quitting your day job, but rather embracing the flexibility to move between worlds as you need to, keeping your hands in clay no matter what life throws your way.

In this episode: Jena's Instagram @levelstudioarts

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