I have come to realize the cold hard fact that I cannot afford to be an artist. After another nearly $200 day at Hobby Lobby, I am convinced that the term "starving artist" is not just some random phrase. I mean, I only purchased 2 frames, a few canvases, and some tubes of paint and a few special brushes and voila...I'm calculating babysitting money for the next 3 months. On the up side, I sold 3 Lavender Hand Balms to a dear friend and her associates, who work there. Maybe I wouldn't be "starving" if I hadn't bitten off more than I could chew. With making paintings, books, natural skin products, copper wall art, and whole room murals, I am having the time of my life. I love to create. I'll figure out a way to express my creativity much to the confusion of the hubs. As I add to my collection in the gallery, I realize I will never make enough to recoup my costs, but that's not was an artist is about anyway. So, if it's something I would do anyway, I should just enjoy it, right?
Kim, I hear you! I have such a long list of creative projects that I'll have to live to be 200 to finish them all. But my number one "rule of making" is that the supplies are inexpensive. Thrift store frames are cheap and coupons can get you multi packs of frames for half price. I do so much with recycled/upcycled items it is a permanent way of creating for me. Would I make these things even if I didn't make money? Yes. When I'm painting/sewing/crafting I am in the zone and the endorphins flow. Gotta love that!
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