Yeah, So I'm a Slacker

So it's been nine days since I posted last. I haven't listed much recently either. I've been kind of busy.

I went to Chattanooga with my husband this past weekend. I honestly thought there would be more to do there, and we probably would have shopped more, but it was bitterly cold. We did go to a really awesome art gallery in the art district though. I would have liked to have seen the museum as well, but the entrance fee was a bit pricey.

I'd post a link to the gallery's website, but I can't find it. I think, though, that I'd like to start trying to get some of my stuff accepted to galleries. I just have absolutley no idea as to how to go about doing that. I do think I need a larger body of work though.

Honestly, the whole prospect of attempting to get my stuff exhibited scares me a bit. I know I have a few options, such as next year's SAMA conference, where my mosaic artwork will be taken seriously. But I'm afraid to apply to that because I'm afraid my work isn't really "polished" enough. And as far as regular galleries go, I know a lot of them won't want mosaics - it's too much of a "craft" and not an "art". Unfortunately, if I charge "craft" prices for my work, I probably wouldn't even break even on materials and shipping!

I want to be a real artist, but I also want to eat too. I should just be patient...I'm getting ahead of myself, I need a larger body of work before I can get all anxious about exhibiting it anyways. And I know Etsy is a great start - several artists have gotten real careers started through people just browsing the site.

I don't need to be the next Picasso. I just want to make a few bucks doing what I love - maybe even enough to do what I love full time. I'm still paranoid my work isn't good enough, but I need to stop worrying and start producing. I also know I'm really not all that different. I need a "hook" - something that makes my work specifically mine. Like they were saying on American Idol last night, I need something that makes me stand out from the crowd as incredible. I just have to figure out what that is, exactly...