Changes
I’ve been continuing my collage making. (collage practice? collaging?) I just really enjoy it. It’s so low pressure and I just quickly put it together and it feels like a fun break from EVERYTHING.
This one started out with the sentence fragment “regularly get back to this place” that I tore out of one of my many self help books. and then I thought it would be funny to do it as a bookmark. But then it’s also a little more meaningful with the little image of the church. Sort of a “return to these spiritual practices that restore your soul” kind of thing. Whether it be creating art for the process not the profit, or reading uplifting words, or spending time connecting to God. A little reminder to do all that.
when I finished this I was trying to clean up the edges and make it perfect but now that I’ve scanned it, I absolutely love that torn, frayed, imperfect edge. I’m just really loving imperfection right now. The way things happen when you don’t overthink it. And appreciating the beauty of that. I’m hearing the same thing from other artists…maybe it’s a response to all the “perfect” AI art that is flooding the internet right now. There is something so gross and icky about it. But maybe it is good for me in a way because I think I’ve been too focused on trying to make money from my art when really it shouldn’t be about the money at all. Which reminds me of this quote…
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“God walks out of the room when you’re thinking about money.” - Quincy Jones
I Worked With Quincy Jones At Vibe. Here's What I Learned. | HuffPost Entertainment
(funny coincidence…I had to google that quote to make sure I got it right and landed on this article from the Huffington Post and the words I used in my collage are from the book Thrive by Arianna Huffington. ha!)
In other news…if you are part of the Design Cuts community like I am, you woke up to a shocking email this morning. They have abruptly closed and all assets are now in the hands of Creative Market. No warning that I know of. It’s upsetting because I don’t know how to access my downloads for things I have purchased in the past. I have been in the habit of keeping those things in my account and only downloading when I need them because most of the files are HUGE.
There was also something about updating your payout account. Which I think mine is but now I have no way of checking. When you go to the website it goes directly to Creative Market. So yeah, serious bummer for them and for all the artists that actually make a profit selling there. I am not one of those artists. And I wonder if this is a sign of the times with the “passive income/ digital products” world.
I guess it really is important to have your own website and email list and customers because this stuff can happen out of the blue. I have been wondering if anyone was making money on that stuff anymore…does this closing answer that question? I don’t know. It would be tacky to ask the few artists that I’m friendly with. It’s a sad day though.
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