Liz Gowen on fri 6 dec 02
Cher your ex isn't correct he is just being nasty, part of divorce.
You are assuming all ones income has to come from 1 job. I enjoy
diversity and worked another job as well as in the studio.Many people work 2
jobs. The trick is to find another job that doesn't drain your creative
juices. Flippin burgers if that would cover some expenses sounds ideal .Not
much creative energy spent here, just repetative work. Also lets you be
around people( which you don't get in the studio unless you teach). Give you
something to daydream about ideas and look forward to coming home to the
studio to work them out. I never worked 40 hours a week always considerably
more. If you could do 40, or what you need at the burger joint, then come
home and work several hours at night 'till you build up your business then
start to cut back on the burger hours and increase the studio. Give yourself
a plan. Make the pottery a necessary part of your living income. It is what
helps keep you sane. There are also tax advantages to having the other
job/income if you get above the base to file the long form 1040..
Luck
Liz Gowen
Cher said:
"So, you're saying my ex is correct and a pottery career is "pie in the
sky"? handful support themselves without hanging on the coat tails of a
spouse or a
"real" job? $5,000. surely would not be considered a livable wage?"
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Jennifer F Boyer on fri 6 dec 02
Yes, Yes,
This is good advice. I've made my living all my life doing
production pottery, and have pulled in a decent 2nd income,
always appreciative of my husband's more stable year round
paycheck. March/April can be a drag, cash flow-wise for potters.
But I've always said to part time potters that part time is a
great way to go. I've always had to make WHAT WILL SELL. Luckily
I like the pots I make, but if pots with a new glaze I'm in love
with sit on the shelf too long, that glaze gets the ax. No
question. I can't make many pots only for ME. The public is my
primary audience. A part time potter might have some fun with
experimental stuff, and the world won't fall in if it doesn't
sell.
Mind you I'm not complaining. I'm one of those plodding types
that just loves churning out the same old same old...must be
brain dead, but I'm content.
Jennifer churning out the last firing before Xmas..
Liz Gowen wrote:
>
> Cher your ex isn't correct he is just being nasty, part of divorce.
> You are assuming all ones income has to come from 1 job. I enjoy
> diversity and worked another job as well as in the studio.Many people work 2
> jobs. The trick is to find another job that doesn't drain your creative
> juices. Flippin burgers if that would cover some expenses sounds ideal .Not
> much creative energy spent here, just repetative work. Also lets you be
> around people( which you don't get in the studio unless you teach). Give you
> something to daydream about ideas and look forward to coming home to the
> studio to work them out. I never worked 40 hours a week always considerably
> more. If you could do 40, or what you need at the burger joint, then come
> home and work several hours at night 'till you build up your business then
> start to cut back on the burger hours and increase the studio. Give yourself
> a plan. Make the pottery a necessary part of your living income. It is what
> helps keep you sane. There are also tax advantages to having the other
> job/income if you get above the base to file the long form 1040..
> Luck
> Liz Gowen
>
> Cher said:
> "So, you're saying my ex is correct and a pottery career is "pie in the
> sky"? handful support themselves without hanging on the coat tails of a
> spouse or a
> "real" job? $5,000. surely would not be considered a livable wage?"
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