Recently,
I've heard more and more voices ask me how I manage to persist in the brutally
demanding career of a DIY artist, given the circumstances of our current
economy. Once again, I wish I had a good, rational answer to explain a tangible
formula of sorts with a step-by-step plan of action. But the truth of the
matter is that I'm figuring out new ways of maintaining this artistic path with
the advent of each coming day. I’ve sacrificed a number of relationships due to
the demanding and often erratic schedule, as well as making the decision to
move home with my family and build financially from scratch. I can’t really say
if there’s a right or wrong way to go about any artistic or independent path,
everyone has their own lessons to learn. I think it just boils down to what
you’re willing to give up in order to gain some semblance of emotional,
psychological, or physical freedom in the wake of a society that has so many
predisposed expectations of you. The interesting thing about sacrificing
though, is the occasional realization that you never really needed to hold onto
certain things to begin with...
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