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One of the harder parts of calling yourself an artist is living up to the calling. Recently I was working on a small sculpture for my brother. The five inch tall cardboard R2-D2 took about 15 and ½ hours, and I made it mostly at work (I work a number of jobs, at most of witch I have free reign over my day so long as the phones get answered by the second ring). In figuring out what I would have charged for it, I have trouble asserting the full 150 dollars. Surely my time is worth at least that. I have a college degree, I get paid ten an hour to answer phones part time and frankly that’s less than I need to live… Still, I have to ask, who would pay that for a thing like this? Or more to the point, what will people think of me for asking that much?!
What am I worth as an artist? How do I convince the public, not to mention myself, that art is a worthy endeavor –that my art is worth that? The long and short is yes. Yes it is. One day, I may be able to ask more even, but that’s not the point. The real point here is that I enjoy making these things, so it’s no waist of time to make them. Should it happen that someone does enjoy them as much as I do, and can’t or won’t spend the time doing it themselves, then why shouldn’t I ask for at least what I make from the Park District?
So, if someone you know is pining for a 5 inch tall Astro-mech, you know where to come.
...to me.
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Wow. That's some interesting stuff. Remember when we would battle with ninja turtles 20 years ago? I googled your name and I see you're a creative artist. That's really cool. Keep up the good work, it looks promising.
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If you were mass producing these you may be able to sell them for $25 and still make more than you do at your job. One offs are always much more expensive. You could also sell plans so others could enjoy building this as a paper craft. Then you are selling information which is easily duplicated. You may make much more than you do at work. Your art could be the basis for lucrative business.
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