Today we’d like to introduce you to Lauren Jane Clancy.
Hi Lauren Jane, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My story is one of reinvention through adversity. My path has been anything but traditional, but it’s been deeply fulfilling.
I started in the arts, acting, dance, yoga, and modeling, which gave me a strong foundation in creativity and expression. Eventually, I transitioned into advertising sales, then pharmaceutical and biotech sales, where I still work today.
Along the way, I founded IV Revolution, a boutique IV vitamin therapy concierge company rooted in wellness and personalized care. I also developed a children’s yoga brand back in 2012, while undergoing cancer treatment, a project that brought together learning, creativity, and mindfulness. Ultimately, I was too sick to continue with it at the time, but I’m now in the process of bringing it back with fresh energy and vision.
Today, I’m an artist, a writer, a mother to identical twins, and a creative entrepreneur developing new collections and writing my memoir. I’ve worn many hats over the years, not because I couldn’t choose, but because I’m naturally drawn to creation in many forms. I may not be an expert at everything, but I’ve learned to be pretty good at a wide variety of things and to bring heart, vision, and resilience to whatever I take on. I’ve also learned that wholeness isn’t something you find. It’s something you create from the pieces.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It’s honestly hard to pinpoint a time when the road felt smooth. My early 20s marked a turning point in my life. My family dynamics began to shift dramatically as my brother struggled with addiction. Not long after, at 30, I was diagnosed with Stage 3A Hodgkin’s lymphoma. That experience shattered everything I thought I knew and forced me into a profound reckoning with life, death, and purpose.
From there, it was a series of gut-wrenching heartbreaks, relocations, reinventions, and constant attempts to find my place in the world. I went through relationships that ended for many reasons, misalignment, timing, or simply being in different chapters of life, but they still left scars. I eventually thought I’d found the love I’d always hoped for, only to find myself in a deeply abusive dynamic that unraveled just as I was becoming a mother.
While pregnant, I experienced a betrayal that shook me to my core and changed everything. Just two weeks after my twin daughters were born, one of whom spent a week in the NICU, I lost my brother suddenly on Christmas Day. The grief was seismic. I was navigating new motherhood, a broken relationship, and unimaginable loss, all at once.
None of this has been easy. But every fragment of pain became a piece of the mosaic I’ve built my life around. I’ve clawed my way back from rock bottom more than once. And while I’m still in the process of healing and rebuilding, “the liminal space” as I call it, I can say with confidence: I’ve never stopped choosing to rise.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
My abstract art has been a constant in my life for many years, sometimes quietly guiding me from the background, other times pushing loudly to the forefront. Art has been my emotional salvation as I’ve juggled single motherhood, a full-time career, writing, and now building a children’s yoga brand. My creative expression has gone through many transformations, and I’m most proud of overcoming the personal confidence barriers that once held me back from sharing my work at all. It took a lot to step into visibility, to let go of the ego, and to take action. As Anaïs Nin wrote, “and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” I shifted my mindset, and told myself it’s all a grand experiment. That shift helped propel me forward, and I hope to inspire others in their own endeavors to move through fear and take creative risks.
I specialize in abstract mixed media paintings and love experimenting with new ideas and techniques. My work is always evolving. Right now, I’m beginning a new series called Codex, which infuses sacred Sanskrit mantras and ancient spiritual concepts into layered abstract compositions. I’m approaching this series with deep reverence and care, actively seeking guidance from Sanskrit scholars, shamans, and spiritual teachers to ensure I’m honoring the source material in a respectful and conscious way. This body of work blends mysticism, vibration, and elements of quantum physics and consciousness, reflecting my lifelong passion for manifestation, energy, and asking the deeper questions about why we’re here. Codex will debut this December at Aqua Art during Miami Art Week.
What sets me apart? I think it’s the way I live and create from a place of deep inquiry. I’m always soul-searching in the most honest way I can, and I try to let that integrity guide everything I do. I don’t shy away from depth, I seek it. I’m introspective by nature, but also highly driven and deeply engaged with the world around me. That blend of reflection and action has shaped not just my art, but my entire path.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
My mother is a saint. She has always given me the space to explore my creativity to the fullest. She’s endlessly kind, generous, and selfless to my children and I. I’ve truly never met anyone so giving. Her presence is one of freedom, grace, and unconditional love.
My father brought a different kind of influence, structure through knowledge. He instilled in me a deep respect for intelligence, language, books, and learning. Between the two of them, I had a formative balance early in life: both freedom and restraint.
I’ve also been shaped by my daughters, my little twins, who have taught me more about strength, patience, resilience, and the ferocity of a mother’s love. Becoming their mother helped me move beyond myself. There were moments I felt like a shell of who I once was due to my circumstances, but I had to keep going, for their safety, their joy, their future. They gave me purpose when I didn’t feel like I had any left. They’ve been a driving force in my healing and have helped me break through to a higher version of myself.
I’ve reached a place where I feel immense gratitude, even for the people and circumstances that caused the most pain. Heartbreak, cancer, the deaths of loved ones, bullying, and everything in between. None of it felt like a gift at the time, but each one cracked me open in its own way. They stripped away illusion and brought me closer to who I really am. And for that, I’m grateful.
So yes, I give credit to my family, my daughters, my loved ones, and my friends. But also, strangely, to the naysayers, the heartbreakers, the bullies, and the ones who doubted me or tried to dim my light. Maybe it dimmed for a moment, but in the end, it shines even brighter. They, too, played their role. I don’t need pain to drive me forward anymore. I’ve moved beyond that and I have learned how to alchemize it. And I hope to help others do the same.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.underoneart.com
- Instagram: Laurenjaneclancyart
