tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post6056405569801373983..comments2023-08-05T19:27:24.995+10:00Comments on {tinniegirl}: {the question}Cathy {tinniegirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/08186441308733450681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post-29260533848831342912011-07-14T01:00:41.836+10:002011-07-14T01:00:41.836+10:00Your path IS the opportunity.
Look at your life fr...Your path IS the opportunity.<br />Look at your life from the inside because that is where you are. <br />You're in it . Up to you neck in it.<br />Those "buried deep within" answers are really present. <br />They are your answers (solutions);you say it yourself. <br />Write them out and have a close look at them.Old Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post-71181813021613309482011-07-08T16:04:44.988+10:002011-07-08T16:04:44.988+10:00yep.... them's the questions so many of us ask...yep.... them's the questions so many of us ask.... <br /><br />these days however I question the whole workings of the art market: from the commodification of creativity to the environmental sustainability of art materials and processes.... and I've realised I don't want to make a living at the expense of the planet... I don't want to partake in an economic structure that is built on inequality... <br /><br />so I'm interested in how I can still be a creative person and not be a partner in arty crimes<br /><br />its a journey I'm finding needs to be undertaken with humility and gratitude, mindfulness and thoughtfulness, generosity of spirit and truth to self.... things I've noticed are generally lacking in those building 'An Art Career'.... <br /><br />(just a couple of thoughts)ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post-5785439468912866982011-07-08T15:38:48.413+10:002011-07-08T15:38:48.413+10:00Even before reading Trudi's comment, I was blu...Even before reading Trudi's comment, I was bluntly going to say the same thing: How many people in the world want to be a professional (ie sustainable income) artist? How many have actually achieved it? It'd be nice, but capitalist society simply isn't set up in a way that artisans can have a financially viable career. I feel mean saying that, but what I want to say is that not "making it" doesn't mean you're not good.<br /><br />Not getting there, even in the next fifty years, isn't failure. Every time you have an exhibition or sell a painting or get a commission enquiry or even pick up a brush is a success.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257294267302489273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post-15583171057984140972011-07-08T14:20:09.333+10:002011-07-08T14:20:09.333+10:00Those are all valuable questions to be thinking of...Those are all valuable questions to be thinking of and you don't need to have all the answers all at once...hard as it is, the answers WILL reveal themselves to you as time passes. I've been trying to figure out those answers for a few decades now and I'm only just starting to get a handle on them!! =-\<br /><br />As for Question #6: it doesn't have to be one passion or another! I've seen other artists integrate various passions into a whole lifestyle that works beautifully for them and I hope to interview them some day!The Creative Beasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650011991825745500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post-18672977786810435172011-07-08T12:53:45.399+10:002011-07-08T12:53:45.399+10:00I totally get what you're saying Cathy. I give...I totally get what you're saying Cathy. I give up on the whole business thing. I really don't want to do the whole products/numbers/momentum/sel sell sell sell thing. I just want my art to carry a voice - to touch people. I have fun having an etsy store and I love it when someone sees something in my paintings that talks to them so much they buy it... don't get me wrong... but my focus is slowly but surely becoming focused on the creating rather than .. will this sell.. will they like it... <br /><br />And by the way, you write beautifully!! I often think that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418984667689573403.post-18816013432674874682011-07-08T12:13:40.756+10:002011-07-08T12:13:40.756+10:00Hi Cathy, I'm involved in a local community ru...Hi Cathy, I'm involved in a local community run gallery and the questions you raise are so common amongst our artists. They are all very talented and produce beautiful works, just like yourself. In maybe our 60 plus membership , less than a handful can live off their art. But having said that, your work is original and truly inspiring and if its what makes you happy , persistance and a belief in yourself is what will get you to where you want to be.trudi@maudeandmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007170728692725583noreply@blogger.com