“Creating meaningful work is only one part of building an artistic identity. Learning how to navigate the professional side of the art world is equally important.” That’s M. E. Klesse talking. Not from a place of theory. From a place of having lived it. Of having lost a son. Of having picked up her hands again simply to survive. Of having learned the hard way that art isn’t just feeling. It’s also emails. Calendars. Deliveries. Discipline. That balance is what she wants you to understand before you read another word. M. E. Klesse comes from a deeply artistic family of…


