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Stopping the Creative Process to Handle Businses
Blog: #4 of 4 by Ann Gates Fiser
September 21st, 2008 - 10:09 PM
So for the past couple of months I haven't been able to paint or create because I've had to stop to do things that will generate sales so that I can continue to make a living as an artist. As everyone knows, these are tough times, and as the saying goes- when the times get tough, the tough get going. One doesn't usually hear artist and tough associated in the same sentence, unless it's something like, " Gee it's tough that artist so and so starved to death in his garret in Paris. " But truth be told you have to have (pardon the expression) balls or be hopelessly naive (having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous) to become an artist and expect to make a living. Having said that, I must have had both because I did become a professional artist I had a very successful mural business, booked out 3-4 months in advance, without having to put much time in at all marketing. 9/11 changed that. Business dropped by 50% and I thought that was really tough until January of this year rolled around. Business is no longer enough to support my basic expenses. So I've started learning everything I can about marketing online and I'm sending targeted mailings of brochures to potential clients and making the dreaded cold calls. I created a brand new web site for my fantasy art and tweaked my mural web site, as well as my husband's part of our web site. Which leaves very little time and energy to create. So if you are one of those wealthy Republicans out there who believes in trickle down economics, I have a message for you- you need to turn the valve wide open, because the garden is bone dry. But then, just between you and me- wink, wink- we know that what's really been going on , since Shrub took office, is "flood up" economics. OK so that's my "whine" for the week, next time maybe the cheese..
