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I Almost Walked Away from My Art This Week. Here’s What Stopped Me

Being a Woman and an Artist — The Overlap of Labor, Love, and Identity

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Jocelyn Ulevicus
Jul 08, 2025
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I almost gave up on my art this week.

That’s what I was thinking as I stood over my current work in progress, laid out on the studio floor.

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From where I stood, it was impossible to tell where the canvas began and ende…

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