How Not To Be a Starving Artist
Maria Mildenberger is a visual artist who has made money from her art. She creates wall coverings from her business base in Vancouver. It's called 'The Red Palette' and Milderberger who designs surface, textiles and wall paper, has plenty of clients. She said in effect to 'The West Ender's' Jennifer Scott, "If you want to be an artist you must work hard."
This too is the underlying message of Chris Tyrell's books. Tyrell who's also based in B.C. has written two very fine books called 'Artist Survival Skills' and 'How To Make A Living As A Canadian Artist'.
I recommend both books for any person who wants to succeed in the visual arts. Tyrell's books are full of down-to-earth practical info on how to get your name and your art out into the world and make decent money doing this.
At the beginning of this story I told about an encounter I had with a woman many years ago. "Oh you're a starving artist are you?" she told me years ago when she found out what I did. There's been enough impoverished artists . Read Tyrell's books to escape that fate and learn a lot too.
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