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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malessa" data-source="post: 634810" data-attributes="member: 4869">I do art as a hobby, along with sewing, croche, and crafts. I worked sewing for 8yrs for Osh Kosh B'Gosh, Chick, and Carhartt mens outdoor work gear. I can sit down on any industral or home sewing machine that you through at me. I can recreate anything you may find in stores. Now, lemme get to my point, each one of these places I worked for shut down and moved overseas. From a buisness point of view, they had to, can't blame them, labor is cheaper for the same end product, nothing against me personally, its just that paying someone 50 cents an hour per piece is better than 10-15dollars per piece. No matter what craft I do, wether it be sewing, drawing, croche, if I were to sell the end product with cost of materials + cost of time vested, nobody could afford to enjoy it, therefore, I wouldn't sell anything. Take croche for instance, 20 bucks for yarn, not bad, between 2-4 wks of man hrs and thats non stop.....eek, for a large afgan to throwover your couch or on your bed. Makes you appricate that grandma or aunt that much more doesn't it. Same with art, I have a day job, I'm not working for Disney, or helping sketch LotR effects, but I'm sure those people had to start somewhere, and even then, there time is limited. You have to have a love of what you do and be willing to make sacrifices. Peoples tastes change, and most people now-a-days want something for nothing. It doesn't mean your a bad artist, it's just that there is so much compitition and varity out there to chose from it makes it hard for any art and crafts or entertainment career. It all boils down to theconsumer and/or employer, their tastes, what they are willing to pay, and how long it lasts before they change their mind and looking for something new. It's also the 'artist' job, in how hard they are willing to persue what they want and where they want to be and what sacrifices they are willing to make, sad but true.  As far as aches and pains and bad criticism, well thats everywhere no matter where you are and what you do, deal with it. If you love what you do, gotta roll with the punches, get up, dust yourself off, and try again!</blockquote>

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