What I liked
Watching Jenna make the first brushstrokes, after months of finding excuses, was so inspiring. We saw her growth as an artist, allowing herself to paint however she was moved. Jenna’s story allowed us to not only witness her journey, but to also remember we are all on our own paths, and to be reminded, “It’s about the journey, not the destination.”
What I didn't like
Some of the audio made it difficult for me to hear Jenna’s lovely voice.
My overall impression
Life is a journey. Jenna Wadsworth McCarty’s vulnerability is beautiful as she brings us not only into her physical studio, but into the processes that she experiences in attempts to find permission to call herself an artist.
Through her storytelling and as she develops her art on stage, Jenna not only describes her experience as a storyteller, we get to witness firsthand the agony, the emotional challenges, the little wins, and the big ones that go into creating. Right there in front of the audience, Jenna transforms a canvas that was once blank into something special and raw, just like parts of her story.
