14 Artist Finds Daily Bread for the Creative Soul with Jeremy Wells

SHOW NOTESFocus Word: Daily BreadJeremy Wells has lived in 10 states and Japan. He's been a small business owner, a professional artist, a farmer, and at one point, homeless. He knows what it means to succeed — and to wonder where his next meal is coming from. Life didn't go according to plan. And for nearly seven years, that included not creating art.What brought him back wasn't a portfolio or a plan. It was a job application at Trader Joe's — and a hiring manager who called to ask if the penmanship on the form was really his. That phone call opened the door to a career Jeremy never expected, and a fresh understanding of a compassionate Jesus set him on a slow, restorative path back to the creative life he was made for.In this conversation, Jeremy reveals how his daily bread mentality shapes a creative life — what it means to make honest, kingdom-minded art, why your creativity doesn't have to look a certain way to count as “Christian”.If you've ever felt like your creative calling doesn't quite fit the mold — this one is for you.In this episode:- The unexpected conversation that brought Jeremy back to his art- What the daily bread mentality means for Christian creatives- Why honest art doesn't need a Christian label to be kingdom work- How healing and wholeness change everything about how you create ABOUT THE GUEST: Jeremy Wells is a loving cat dad to Ziggy and Nutmeg, collector of cassette tapes and CDs, illustrator of nonsense, and enthusiast of all things nerdy. You can follow his honest art and start a conversation with him at instagram: @twin.kitties.art.studio CONNECT WITH EMILY:My Creative Slow Start - a 5-day writing practiceWelcoming Slow Growth Substack conversationsThis is a space for the sacred, the soulful, and the slow. Welcome to the journey. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theheartscalling.substack.com