with host artist Miriam Schulman
If you’ve ever felt like creativity is only for the chosen few, this conversation will change that. Rabbi Adina Allen joins me to explore how ancient Jewish texts offer surprising wisdom about the creative process, and why chaos, darkness, and doubt aren’t enemies of art. They’re the raw materials. We talk about how art can be a deeply spiritual act, the false myth of the “art fairy,” and how to use your creative practice to make meaning, not just make things. This episode is especially for you if you’re craving a deeper, more soulful connection to your art.
“Each and every one of us are endowed with creativity simply by being human.” – Adina Allen
In this podcast, you will discover…
- Why darkness and chaos are essential to the creative process
- How to create space for art that isn’t tied to sales, just soul
- Ways to reclaim sacred stories through personal creative interpretation
“Creativity is the most powerful resource we have for interacting with the world, for changing the world, for figuring out what’s going on inside ourselves.” – Adina Allen
Links Mentioned
📖 Artpreneur, by Miriam Schulman: The go-to handbook for artists aspiring to turn their passion into a sustainable and profitable career. This book offers inspiring stories and practical advice that empower artists to embrace a confident mindset and follow a clear path to creative and financial freedom.
🎧SchulmanArt.com/audible : A step-by-step guide to help creatives transform their passion into a profitable business. This audiobook combines practical business strategies with mindset breakthroughs to help you build a confident brand, ditch the starving artist mindset, and finally start making consistent sales. And the best news? For the month of November, it’s on sale.
📚 The Place of All Possibility by Rabbi Adina Allen: A vibrant invitation to reconnect with your creativity through the wisdom of ancient Jewish texts. This book reframes the Torah as a living guidebook for creativity and spiritual transformation, helping readers of all backgrounds tap into a deeper sense of purpose, healing, and possibility.
🎨 Jewish Studio Project: Empowers individuals and organizations to use creativity as a sacred and transformative tool for navigating life’s uncertainty and reimagining what’s possible. Through its innovative methodology—the Jewish Studio Process—participants learn to embrace curiosity, make meaning through art, and engage Jewish tradition as an evolving, living conversation.
Books!
About Adina
Rabbi Adina Allen is a national media contributor, popular speaker, and award-winning educator who believes creativity is the best tool we have for exploring, adapting, and bringing forth new ways to thrive in our ever-changing world. As cofounder and Creative Director of Jewish Studio Project (JSP), Adina has worked with thousands of organizational and communal leaders, educators, and clergy across the country to access and activate their inherent creativity. Adina’s writing can be found in scholarly as well as mainstream publications, and she is the author of The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom (Ayin Press). She and her family live in Berkeley, California.
IG: @adin_olam
FB: https://www.facebook.com/adina.allen.5
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabbi-adina-allen-b77972100/
About the host, Miriam Schulman
In case we haven’t met yet, I’m an artist and founder of The Inspiration Place, where I help other artists learn how to profit from their passion. Through online classes, business coaching programs, and a top-ranked podcast, I’ve helped thousands of artists around the world develop their skill sets and create more time and freedom to do what they love. My signature coaching program, The Artist Incubator, helps artists go from so-so sales to sold-out collections.
After witnessing 9/11, I abandoned a lucrative hedge fund job to work on my art full time. Since then, my art and story have been featured in major publications including Forbes, What Women Create, The New York Times, Art of Man, Art Journaling magazine, Professional Artist Magazine, Igniting Creativity as well as featured on NBC’s “Parenthood” and the Amazon series “Hunters” with Al Pacino. Check out my best-selling book with HarperCollins Leadership, Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living From Your Creativity, wherever books are sold. When I’m not in the studio, I split my time between New York City and a farmhouse in the country. I’d love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for art lovers (of every passion level) at schulmanart.com/freebies
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Listener shout out of the week!
One thing that made me decide to enroll in the artist incubator is your experience in building multiple 6-figure art businesses and the opportunity for a professional portfolio review.
〜Claudia Grant
Chelsea Artpreneur Studio · New York City
What’s the biggest bottleneck holding your art business back?
Maybe it feels like pricing. Maybe it’s finding the right collectors, choosing the right opportunities, or figuring out what deserves your attention next. Or maybe you can see 3 different directions your business could go, and you’re tired of guessing which one is right.
That’s what we’re working on at the Chelsea Artpreneur Studio, October 28–29 in New York City.
This isn’t a conference or another workshop where you leave with forty new ideas. I’m bringing together a small group of established artists for two days of hands-on strategy built around the actual problems you bring into the room. We’ll look at your business, figure out what’s really holding it back, make the decisions, and map out exactly what comes next.
You’ll also have a professional branding portrait session, plus plenty of time around the table with a small group of artists who take their businesses as seriously as you do.
You’ll leave knowing what’s actually holding your business back, what needs to change, and most of all, what to do next.
By application · Limited seats
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