Some people take the chance and go on to bigger and better things. It is a big risk to leave a regular monthly income and try to make it on your own. But – so many do and it’s good to hear their names in relation to their projects – but what happens to the others?
Reading through the invites to visit artists ‘market stallls’ I wonder – is that really an easier way to make money?
This has been on my mind a lot this week as I’ve been bogged down with paperwork leading to a major mail out in the day job. I find that the more written work I have to do in the daytime, the less inclined I am to produce work or write the blog.
Wednesday was a staff briefing. We do these on the first Wednesday of every month. Sometimes they are facts and figures and I tend to nod off in the darkened auditorium…but this week was slightly different.
After a reference to letters in ‘The Independent’ – to which I am obliged not to make any comments…a guest speaker from the newly built and soon to be opened ‘Open Eye’ gallery: http://www.openeye.org.uk walked on stage. Her presentation on the gallery programme was quite impressive, but it was the closing images that made some of us sit up in our seats.
Images from Emily Speed’s commission…. we saw the name, and the staff that had stuck the job out since Emily left, looked at each other and said ‘ Didn’t she used to work here?’
Yep – some people go on to bigger things… while others cling to that safety net.
