Anxiety & Creativity | How's Your Head?

It’s no surprise that science has found a multitude of connections between anxiety and the life and practices of the artist, leading us to believe that, during such a bizarre social period as the pandemic we’re experiencing now, our arts community would be comprised of a bunch of nervous Nellies witnessing each other puddle up and dissipate over and over at socially safe intervals of at least six feet.

Not all arts professionals have responded negatively to the forced quarantine, however, as several have found themselves leaning into the solitude social distancing provides. Jasper talked with a handful of Columbia, SC – based literary, visual, music, and culinary artists to find out how they’re both measuring and managing their anxiety and, hopefully, to glean some life hacks from those who are coming out on the upper side of calmness, goal direction, and mental health.