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This Is the Most Me I've Ever Been | Stephanie Kluk

Creative podcast | Artist interview | Creative community | Cleveland Ohio | How to build a creative lifeShe failed a printmaking class in college.Now she runs a print shop.She built an art space in Cleveland not because the city asked for it — but because she needed it. And then realized everyone else did too.In this episode of The Creative Odyssey Podcast, I sit down with Stephanie Cloak, founder of Future Ink Graphics (FIG) in Cleveland, Ohio — a silkscreen studio, community gallery, and creative incubator built on the radical idea that every person deserves a space where their individuality is celebrated.We talk about: Growing up as the only artist in her family Failing a printmaking class — and now running a print shop How Covid revealed what artists were really missing Building FIG as an inclusive creative community The Immortality of Grief: the show she made after losing her dad Why people are afraid to make art (and why it matters) What it means to build something that is truly, completely you This episode is for anyone who has ever felt like they were performing a version of themselves instead of living as the real one. Stephanie's answer — lived out loud for 20+ years — is that the most creative thing you can do is just be fully yourself.🎙️ Hosted by Sheran Ranasinghe 📍 Recorded at Future Ink Graphics, Cleveland, Ohio 🎨 Learn more about FIG: futureinkcleveland.com 📸 Follow FIG on Instagram: @futureinkclevelandThe Creative Odyssey Podcast is produced by Odyssey House Media. 📩 Contact: thecreativeodysseypodcast@gmail.com 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Introduction & Welcome to FIG 01:26 — How Stephanie became an artist 02:52 — From painting to photography to printmaking 04:27 — What creativity means when you run a business 07:24 — Is this a real job? 09:14 — Working with all kinds of creatives 11:24 — Everything FIG does 18:32 — Why people are afraid to make art 22:46 — Cleveland's creative ecosystem 27:58 — Building FIG as an inclusive space 31:07 — The Immortality of Grief 35:14 — Processing loss and running a business 39:24 — The future: FIG Foundation 41:59 — Advice for creatives who feel stuck