Callen Schaub

Failure is the greatest teacher. I paint with all my heart, intention, and effort—pushing through fear to reach my fullest potential, and hopefully inspiring others to do the same. At @basscoastfest, with the help of @undergroundcircus and my past life as an arborist, we rigged my trapeze 50 feet in the air. I combined my love for the circus and performance art and painted live in front of hundreds. The final painting wasn’t my favorite, but that’s the point — the process is the piece. If you’re not failing, are you even trying? Vulnerability, risk, and showing up anyway — that’s where the magic happens. That’s art. That’s life. Video: Joffrey Hope