From the Mad Articles archive · 2015-03-09
Since I can do what I really enjoy for a living — draw and design, you likely think that I "have my cake and eat it, too".
Where'd that silly phrase come from, anyhow?
But, NO, I don't; it's more like living on a hard, wobbly see-saw;
Up — some work comes in
Down — the budget doesn't match the type of art they want. THUD!
Up — I get it done, anyways
Down — then they take forever to pay me. THUD!
Up — After a week or two of little work — it FLOODS in!
Down — Very little rest til it's all done — then the long wait to get paid. Thud!
Up — More work!
Down — Then computer problems and/or the occasional crash. BIG THUD!
Up — almost finished with the design!
Down — the graphic program locks — I forgot to SAVE it. Have to start over again! Ka-THUD!
And that is just some of the wonderful little adventures I experience being a lone artist.
HOWEVER, one thing I absolutely LOVE about my work is the fact that I can do it WHEREVER I live... as long as I have the Net, baby!
