{"id":598,"date":"2009-05-25T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp\/2009\/05\/ten_tips_for_artists_to_surviv\/"},"modified":"2009-05-25T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T11:00:00","slug":"ten_tips_for_artists_to_surviv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/2009\/05\/ten_tips_for_artists_to_surviv.html","title":{"rendered":"Ten tips for artists in a ruinous economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>(All paintings\/drawings by Seattle&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kallock.com\/\">Emilia Kallock<\/a>. Click to enlarge.<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p>1. Make playing cards for sale at high-end shops.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emilakallock1-6899.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emilakallock1-6899.html','popup','width=400,height=578,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emilakallock1-thumb-250x361-6899.jpg\" alt=\"emilakallock1.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"250\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/span>2. Sew wedding dresses for the wealthy.<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock2-6903.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock2-6903.html','popup','width=400,height=591,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock2-thumb-300x443-6903.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallock2.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a><\/span>3. Paint people&#8217;s houses in a flattering light.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock3-6906.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock3-6906.html','popup','width=400,height=262,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock3-thumb-300x196-6906.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallock3.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/span>4. Consider farming.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock4-6909.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock4-6909.html','popup','width=400,height=304,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock4-thumb-300x228-6909.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallock4.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/span>5. Become a Skagit Valley river rat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/skagitbridge-6912.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/skagitbridge-6912.html','popup','width=400,height=293,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/skagitbridge-thumb-300x219-6912.jpg\" alt=\"skagitbridge.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/span>6. Harness the energy of a cloud.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/kallockcloud-6919.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/kallockcloud-6919.html','popup','width=400,height=304,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/kallockcloud-thumb-300x228-6919.jpg\" alt=\"kallockcloud.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/span>7. Never underestimate your personal appeal.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallockbust-6922.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallockbust-6922.html','popup','width=400,height=398,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallockbust-thumb-300x298-6922.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallockbust.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/span>8. Invent a machine for turning dry grass into fire.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallockinvent-6925.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallockinvent-6925.html','popup','width=400,height=551,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallockinvent-thumb-300x413-6925.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallockinvent.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/span>9. Sleep through it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallocksleep-6928.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallocksleep-6928.html','popup','width=341,height=324,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallocksleep-thumb-300x285-6928.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallocksleep.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/span>10. Try death. It has worked so well for so many.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock-6931.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock-6931.html','popup','width=400,height=273,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/emiliakallock-thumb-300x204-6931.jpg\" alt=\"emiliakallock.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(All paintings\/drawings by Seattle&#8217;s Emilia Kallock. Click to enlarge.) 1. Make playing cards for sale at high-end shops. 2. Sew wedding dresses for the wealthy.3. Paint people&#8217;s houses in a flattering light. 4. Consider farming. 5. Become a Skagit Valley river rat. 6. Harness the energy of a cloud. 7. Never underestimate your personal appeal. 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