Mat Pringle
Illustrator, Printmaker and Arts Facilitator
Portfolio - https://matpringle.co.uk
Shop - matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com
- The amount of fairly established artists over the past few months revealing they're having to step back from creative work and look for work in non-art fields instead is disheartening. A career path in skilled work where it was possible to at least make ends meet now feels less and less possible.
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View full threadIt's insane to me that someone with your skill level and output can't do it full-time. I'm glad you've found something that works though, looking likely I'll have to make a similar move sooner rather than later.
- It’s possible I suck at certain elements of the art business. Also my refusal to make linocut prints of beach huts etc is a problem [so says my mum…]. It’s a relief to have money magically appear in my account every month though. I don’t feel like I’m frantically hustling all the time.
- I took on a part time job in February after a couple of years of dwindling sales and commissions. Two days a week so still plenty of time to make art but there’s definitely been a tailing off in my creative output since. Ironically a load of commissions landed when I started the job…
