i'm not 100% sure what it is... but i haven't been happy the last little while. maybe it's an effect from moving back home, maybe it's that i'm being fucked over at work, maybe it's the lack of drive i have. maybe it's my disappointment with uvic, maybe i'm lonley. it's probably all of these things combined. It kinda feels like everything around me is kinda letting go, falling loose. I'm not doing anything worth while and it's upsetting me. the past few months i felt quite happy/ content but in the last week it seems to have totally shifted. *sigh*
i guess on one level it's good because i totally don't want to stay in this funk. i have some idea's that i want to do. i guess when i am unhappy( not all the time) i get inspired to change something. earlier this year it was my eating and junk. but funnily enough when i was really happy for a few months i kinda slacked off. it's like i need to be miserable to change.. ha ha or at least produce interesting art work. hahaha oh to be a tortured artist.
i'm sure i have told you, or mentioned it... but what i really want to do is sell my art. i've dabbled but what i need is to go and fucking do it. the only problem is confidence i guess. i have a love hate relationship with my art, i love it , then hate it... i am never really satistfied, so because of this i never really think my art is good enough to sell(despite the positive feed back), and when i do sell it i generally tend to under price it because i feel bad taking lots of money A) for work i don't think is that great or B from people who are my friends. i need to find somewhere to sell it otherwise this is my biggest blockade. i need to find them... i need to go to galleries and ask to put my work up. i just get nervouse doing shit like that. but i guess if i am miserable and want to change that then i have to suck it up. does anyone have any suggestions as to where i can sell/ display my art? i know of one farmers market. do you need a permit to sell stuff by the water front? is it acceptable to go into like coffee shops and ask them to put your work up? how do people do this?
one day i'll be an artist
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you could go talk to the guy at the Vault, he puts up local artist's work around his shop and sells them.
Yea, what Martha said. That guy is really cool and supports local talent (hence the open mic night), so he'd be a great place to start.
Lisa my love, you ARE an artist.
There's an art store in Port Place. There may also be one at Rutherford?
Other than that I would go to a bunch of shops downtown, definitely on Gabe too. Those hippies love art. I would even tell you to check out Chemainus... I know it's far, but it's still something, so you never know :)
you could also try the Black Dog cafe in Lantzville... I'm not sure if they still do it, but I know they used to sell local art. always worth a shot eh?
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