Artist Jordan Rich finds herself at a crossroads.

The 28-year-old spent six years after college working in a corporate setting, based in New York City, as an art supervisor for a group of medical advertising agencies, which paid well, but to the detriment of her own creativity. She lost that job in the pandemic and has landed back at the shore.

She calls her family’s Barnegat Light beach house home while she figures out her next step. That’s not a stretch; the Island has been a second home to her since childhood.

“There’s so much talent here, so many opportunities,” she said.