We recently connected with Adam Emerick and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Adam, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
It sounds like a campy response, but I was brought up that way. Work/chores had to get done, and doing them could benefit you directly. I was mowing the lawn when I was 10, then I was mowing the neighbors lawns for cash. It became obvious that putting in the work was something that people valued, and it felt good to complete tasks and be rewarded. That has carried me through my multiple career paths and I think helped me advance in those fields. Do your job, but do it the best you can, I have the same amount of respect for anyone who puts in the work, no matter their job.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
So I make what I like to call “oddities and natural history curiosities”. The shorter version is that I put skeletons together and make art out of bones. This is a fairly niche job, believe it or not. What’s exciting are the subjects I get to work with. It should be noted that all of the animals/remains that I use in my work are ethically sourced. I have put together a wide variety of skeletons and created loads of original art. I provide memorial pieces for those who have lost pets, sometimes even crafting fantastic scenes for the piece. I clean, repair older skeletons sometimes as well, prepping them for resale. I have recently branched out to making more oddities jewelry, and their should be a large selection available by the end of May on the website.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I would restate the good work ethic as one of the most important qualities to develop and possess. Learning the most about what you are currently engaged in is the second. To move to the next step sometimes you have to bank some knowledge, it can give you an advantage when the time comes. Third would be to not be to hard on yourself. Be responsible for yourself, your actions, and your failures, but don’t let it pull you down. There will be bad days, broken deals, but adapting and overcoming should be the response.
Who is your ideal client or what sort of characteristics would make someone an ideal client for you?
Anyone with an open mind and love for the curious and odd.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.thearticulatereptile.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thearticulatereptile/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thearticulatereptile/
- Other: Stream art and skeleton builds at https://www.twitch.tv/thearticulatereptile
