We caught up with the brilliant and insightful AMY STEINBERG a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
AMY, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?
I have been living from my creative work exclusively for quite some time. Included in this concept is music direction at spiritual Centers and teaching music and art to kids. I don’t do either of those things anymore, but those were a part of the journey to getting to the point where I could just do art and music and speaking without having those side gigs. It is a fun journey to talk about because it involves lots of twists and turns.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I’ve always felt connected to spiritual things. Started out with astrology and tarot cards and moved into seeking a greater understanding of the metaphysical reality that we live in. I started writing spiritual music and it just kind of led me to the point where I wanted to continue talking about such things with ministerial studies. My influences in early years were Ani DiFranco when it comes to songwriting, Sheryl Crow, and Alanis Morissette. I grew up listening to musical theater and disco. Art is all self-taught. I’ve always doodled and loved to express myself with visual art. I started painting a few years back and I do a little bit of sculpture. Most recently, I’ve been working with fabric. I just love to express the divine urge to create. My style is bright and uplifting. I tend to move away from the shadow naturally because I do have such a dark inside nature. Many teachers of the spirit and walkers in the light are processing existential questions with art. That’s pretty much what I’m doing all the time.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
Sure. I definitely want to be a space that is healing and revealing the truth of those who are seeking meaning. I believe that we get to choose the meaning that we experience and I am always choosing to look at the good. Times right now can be very challenging for many folks and art and music is a way to create a soothing space. There’s a harshness right now in the world that I try to temper with my art, with humor and light and color.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
I moved to Asheville in 2019 for a position at a spiritual center. At 6 months and I was fired and then the pandemic hit. Here I was in a brand new city not sure what I was doing. I began to create an online ministry called House of Love and Light and proceeded to create over 200 online gatherings that changed my life forever. I’m so grateful for the pivots that come because they give me the opportunity to see what I’m made of. Which is pure divinity.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.amysteinberg.net
- Instagram: @steinberglove
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