“If the art is what makes you happy, then find a way to do it and somehow you will find a way to make ends meet,” is the advice that renowned animator Aaron Blaise gives to young students that ask how to make a living as an artist. “My step dad told me when I wanted to be an illustrator for National Geographic as a child but I was worried about how much it paid, ‘chase your passion, the dollars will follow.” On Wednesday, September 26 at 6 p.m. Blaise will give a presentation at the historic Jones Theater about his journey as an animator working for Disney animation for 21 years and his path since leaving Disney as an entrepreneur with a mission to…
