{"id":3648,"date":"2026-07-09T08:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/?page_id=3648"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:27:29","slug":"introducing-the-full-time-part-time-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/introducing-the-full-time-part-time-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing &#8220;The Full-Time Part-Time Artist&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Short Field Guide for Working Creatives<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5207cc83 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-46880376\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FT-PT-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-3585\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.6670001667500417; width: 320px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FT-PT-1.jpg?resize=667%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FT-PT-1.jpg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FT-PT-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FT-PT-1.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-14d1b31c\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Full-Time Part-Time Artist<\/strong>&nbsp;is an honest and encouraging <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">24-page zine<\/span> for writers, cartoonists, illustrators, and creatives trying to make meaningful work while balancing jobs, family, and real-life responsibilities. 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Instead of organizing my life around the dream of someday becoming a full-time artist, I started asking a different question: how can I make the work I care about now, inside the life I already have?","ftpta_intro_second":"This little book is about building that kind of creative practice\u2014one that can survive jobs, family responsibilities, limited hours, disappointment, ambition, and all the ordinary pressures of life.","ftpta_quote":"\"I'm trying to make the art of my dreams in the small spaces of my life.\"","ftpta_quote_credit":"\u2014 Michael Regina","ftpta_principles_eyebrow":"THE FULL-TIME PART-TIME MINDSET","ftpta_principles_heading":"A practical creative philosophy.","ftpta_principles_lede":"The idea is not to stop dreaming about making art full-time. 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