One of the hardest things to do in my life is find time for my dreams. I love illustrating and painting, sculpting with wire, designing jewellery, and drawing cartoons, and I really want more time to pursue these hobbies, but I don't make enough money from it for it to be a career right now. I tried being a fulltime artist once before, and I found that the life of an artist is hard, hard work. For every hour I spent drawing, I would then spend an hour trying to find assignments and clients. I'm entirely uninterested in being a businessman (businesswoman?). Perhaps I quit that life too soon. There is a magic point at which the struggle to find work and get known transforms into a reputation and a steady workload, but I didn't reach that point before my life changed and I ended up in Japan, teaching English. The rest is history, as they say.
But it's not quite history, because I can't rid myself of the urge to create. My husband, bless him, supports me in very important ways. If I need to draw, he knows that I will ignore the million household things (laundry, cooking, cleaning) and he will do most of it for us. I am very lucky to have found him.
In July I have a chance to make part of my dreams come true. I will be one of the artists in the Whyte Avenue Art Walk. It's a fun festival that happens every year. Here's my artist biography...
http://www.art-walk.ca/gallery/artist.php?id=210
2 comments:
That is great dream you have if kept it, you could have a ineer peace for ever that 's good for you.
That is great. I have been there the first year I came to Canada. I might have seen you there, because your face looked familiar to me the first time we met. Do you remember? I was wearing a baby blue dress with scarf from the same color. And I remember an artest stoped me and commented on my wear just the same way you comment on mine every time I wear new colors. I will be happy to join you and more happy if draw me a picture.
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