Yes totally, this is an amazing tip!!! I was getting stressed just at the thought of having to work on commissions most of the time instead of working on my personal projects, I would much rather have a fulfilling part-time on the side that doesn’t require me to force and pressure my creativity for money and use the rest of my time to have full control over my art. I also realized the times in which I did have some sort of part-time jobs (that took me like 5 hours a day) I was MUCH more inspired, productive and motivated when I got home! That’s an amazing tip for to avoid burning out, thank you for that!!!
Having several income streams to take the pressure off of art creation is such great advice Kat! I can definitely relate. When I am under pressure, I get very stressed and freeze up. It is definitely not productive. 💖🤗
I know I need to look into multiple income streams just not sure how to go about it. I'd like to put myself out there for interior designers, but I have no clue where to find them. Where do you begin for people like myself who are not apart of that world.
Great question! For starters I would expose yourself to places and content that includes your dream clients (interior designers for example) you can do a local Instagram search, check out interior design blogs and then start interacting with their profiles in a genuine way - leave comments, start a conversation without asking of anything yet. I think part of expanding our network and opportunities is to place ourselves in new environments online and offline. I would also just keep an ongoing idea list of ways you want to work with others with your art, education, design and anything else. I would start with research, making an idea list, then connecting and building community.
