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How has it been way over a year that I’ve written a blog?
I really need to try and be consistent with these things. Treat it like a diary entry you know? So I can look back.
So the exciting part, welcome to unit 3!
As an artist I was working from home consistently for 10 years. Along the journey, me and my daughter gained a bigger family with my partner and his two children. My art was growing in 2019. And I needed a place to store everything and create.
On the 4th of October 2021 I moved into unit 4, my real ArtSpace it was like the dream truly came alive at that point. The downside was a couple weeks into unit 4 was diagnosed with cancer. Six weeks after that, she left this earth.
I always felt her presence there, I look forward to going to work. But after three years, I was really outgrowing it and had not a lot of room left.
The unit next door was twice the size, it was exactly what I needed.
Now, being an artist is one of the very few trades that you can put in a 60 hour week and not be paid for it. The job itself is a gamble.
Being an artist you put a lot on the line you give your emotion your soul your creation you’re feeling your ideas into a painting that may never sell. Not only this, but you don’t know if you’re going to pay the bills at the end of the month. I guess along the way in 13 years I’ve truly understood the term of a starving artist.
There was a point that I wasn’t able to take this unit on, there was a lot going on in my personal life over the past few months, if I take this unit on everything else would be sacrificed.
I think sometimes have a perception on social media of what a person has. There are people out there that would be so grateful to be in my position. As am I so grateful to be in my position because I’m in a position that I could only have dreamed of at one stage. But the truth is I would love to work from home but we just don’t have the room. I gave up my bedroom and sleep in the living room so that my daughter and my partner sons can have separate rooms. so they’re really is no possibility of me working from home.
So with that, I have to have a studio because without a studio there is no LadybugArt.
Due to her best interests and duty of care as a parent, I started home educating my daughter. So she needs a place to learn also.
For me art is a lifestyle, my need to paint an outlet to express something that I couldn’t live without.
So I took on this unit with absolutely no idea how I’m financially going to make ends meet every month. But I guess if your dream doesn’t scare you, it’s not big enough.
Now I believe in the stars and the moon and the universe and gratitude and manifesting in a big way. I moved into unit 4 on the 4th of October 2021. I moved out on the 4th of October 2024. 444 the angels sign that your guardian angel is looking out for you. And things like that give me hope that I’m making the right decision.
It’s exciting, I’m so excited, I’ve made some choices as an artist to get rid of open addition prints. I cannot single-handedly try and promote myself as an artist as well as keeping up with an inventory. Over the past two years, my prints have done so well. But I have been unable to complete the paintings that I’ve needed and wanted to.
I’m spending my days packing and posting, than I am creating and painting.
With that, I am frantically trying to get out all orders imminently. I had over 400 in 48 hours and they’re still coming in trying to get the remaining prints before they’re gone. I always think how easy it would be if I had the arms of an octopus.
So here’s to new beginnings, and of course now I have the Room if you ever have a minute for a coffee, you’re more than welcome to pop by. 🧡
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