Book Your Summer Shop NowBook Your Summer Shop Now

Art Above Everything: One Woman's Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life

Paperback
$21.00
Promotion message icon
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More
This item will be released on Aug 4, 2026
Free standard shipping on orders over $60
Meet queer, BIPOC, and women artists around the world as they discuss the gifts, costs, and redemptive power of pursuing a creative life

Is the all-encompassing quest to become a self-sustaining artist worth the sacrifices it often requires? Throughout her 20s and 30s, Stephanie Elizondo Griest could not help worrying if constantly prioritizing her writing over everything else—from postponing children to living nomadically to save on rent—was leading her to fulfillment or regret. After a bre...