Thank you for sharing your experience too. The balance of having a creative/artistic “day job” but also having/creating/longing to create your own work isn’t talked about enough! The walking/jogging analogy is really powerful. Thank you Nancy!!
I really resonate with this. My entire adult life I’ve made my living as an artist. But the kind where I produce someone else’s vision. It’s fun but not terribly risky or soul quenching. What I love is writing. Fiction writing. But learning how to do it without regular client check ins to make sure I’m on track, heading in the right direction? Agonizing. It’s like learning to walk for the first time when the world knows me as someone who’s been out there jogging for quite a while. But oh, the reality is soooo different. Thank you for sharing your experience!
"The real artist makes their art" - I want to tattoo those words on my body.
Thank you for sharing your experience too. The balance of having a creative/artistic “day job” but also having/creating/longing to create your own work isn’t talked about enough! The walking/jogging analogy is really powerful. Thank you Nancy!!
I really resonate with this. My entire adult life I’ve made my living as an artist. But the kind where I produce someone else’s vision. It’s fun but not terribly risky or soul quenching. What I love is writing. Fiction writing. But learning how to do it without regular client check ins to make sure I’m on track, heading in the right direction? Agonizing. It’s like learning to walk for the first time when the world knows me as someone who’s been out there jogging for quite a while. But oh, the reality is soooo different. Thank you for sharing your experience!