Art class assignment to create a magazine cover. 1982
Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water.
I am at a point of transition that is impossible to ignore. Several months ago it was actually part of my I’ve got to change my life plan to be at this crossroad. But I wasn’t expecting feel the surviving interest in my past Website Design work to be so strong. I thought I never wanted to design a website again. Could there still be a place for this work? Could this be my Day-Time job? I had done custom websites for artists for more than ten years. I wanted to see if I had any of my own creative juice left – or as I said at that time “I can always just be an artist.” I felt like I’d rather be a starving artist than a starving website designer
Now, for many months I have enjoyed immersing myself into a creative arena. I’ve painted, I’ve drawn and I have participated in an art show and introduced myself to an art community. In the process of meeting new artists with my identity being a fellow artist rather than a website designer for artists allowed new perspective. I wasn’t expecting the rewards of this inside view. Interesting observation for me because none of the artists I met saw me as a web designer for artists. They saw me as an artist and my daytime job wasn’t part of my identity. What I realized is how much their websites could be enhanced and show their work in a better way. Now I’m “in the artists arena” and enjoying making art but realizing I still need to pay my way. I see a need for a website designer for artists more than ever before. Perhaps that’s still me.