Comments on: Art: Not Just a Hobby

By: Not Just a Hobby: 5 Tips for Getting Started |

Not Just a Hobby: 5 Tips for Getting Started | — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:08:45 +0000

[...] Joie on Oct.29, 2009, under Discussion Back at the beginning of October, I posted an article called Art: Not Just a Hobby, that spring-boarded me into a fact-finding [...]

By: Open Letter to Art Students | JoieArt.net

Open Letter to Art Students | JoieArt.net — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:47:53 +0000

[...] author of a great article geared to those artists still in school. It is a great follow up to the post I wrote last week. The original is reposted with permission: “If you’re in art school, [...]

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:52:03 +0000

Perhaps you will find some inspiration here: http://chrisguillebeau.com/

He’s a self-described “writer, traveler, fighter of the status quo” and he’s one of my heroes.

In particular, you should check out this product of his: http://artmoneyguide.com/ I think it might be exactly what you’re looking for.

By: Joie

Joie — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:03:36 +0000

Yeah, I know quite a lot of creative people that suffer from this same issue. It begs the question: is it the students’ responsibility to take extra classes to learn the things their degree doesn’t teach them, or is this sort of thing on the shoulders of the university? One might argue that getting any sort of art degree is useless in itself– but does it HAVE to be? Can’t they have art degrees that teach people how to make their way once they’re out of the safehouse that is college?

All that aside, since it’s too late for both of us: what should WE do? Life is a sneaky mistress, leaving you too tired to really devote the amount of time necessary to pursue your dreams after your day job to survive is over. We end up slipping into a life of mediocrity and happiness with just coming home, flopping down in front of the tube (or a good book) and that being it. It’s an awful situation, and sometimes there seems to be no way out. This is the conundrum I wish to explore and hopefully answer so that I can share it with others who have the same issue.

By: Prentice

Prentice — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:29:08 +0000

OMG. That is totally my life. Period. It’s very hard to balance artistic vision and money making work, and it’s even harder to find a place to use your talents and do what you love, especially if you have ADD dreams like me. One day I dream big and the next I’m struggling to simply get past the overwhelming wave of doubt that day jobs inflict on us all.