Re: livelihood/art

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From: Rocky (rocky@pdq.net)
Date: 07/02/01-10:10:19 PM Z


I for one, and probably a lot of others, would like to read comments from
several list members, including Judy, on this subject.

Rocky from Houston
(real name if you're wondering)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen McCall Pengra" <mcpeng@bitstream.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:04 PM
Subject: livelihood/art

>
> >I also come out of "commercial art," having been free lance illustrator
in
> >the long long ago, tho asap I unhooked my livelihood from my art... but I
> >think that background gives you strengths as well.
>
> Judy,
> If you're in the mood, I'd like to hear more about "unhooking your
> livelihood from your art" (offlist if you wish) it is something I have
been
> STRUGGLING with!!! I have been a graphic designer for years and years and
> if not for the joy I get from photography, I believe I might have "gone
> under" a few years back (!)...so, I have kept the two very separate, not
> wanting to force the thing that is my 'joy' to make money for me to live
> on, yet some people seem to do well that way...
>
> So, how do you support your "art habit" or does it support you? (this
> question then, would not apply...)
> -Karen (real name, real Swede/Scot, real Midwest, yup)
>
>


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