Yeah, I know… I’ve been busy putting out fires and starting new ones… Thanksgiving is upon us! WooHOO! The ghost hunting is slowing up a bit, which is imperative if I’m to get anything else done. I’ve gone through hours of evidence and gleaned a ton of EVPs. I’m up to my ears in my Master Degree program at Full Sail University. I should be graduating in March. I’m looking forward to a breather.
I want to put a new t-shirt line together before the holidays. It’s a scary bit of time-lack that has me worried. I’m working at making sure you all have a comic to read each day. It’s been a struggle.
A nice hot Lotto win would free me up to pay more attention to this blog and the comic. Somehow, it’s not important that it doesn’t bring in any money. I’m just happy to put it out there into the universe for you all to enjoy. I’m just sorry that I have to work my ass off to stay afloat. It certainly cuts into the creative time.
One of my lifetime goals is to put to rest the idea that artists are always starving. If that is to happen, the world has to change it’s view of art. Many European countries subsidize their artists so they can bring beauty into the world without the pressure of wondering when someone is going to throw them a crust of bread. Here in America, we cut funding to the arts, dismiss it from our schools and let our artists resort to graffiti to get their creative “rocks” off.
How we treat our artists is how we regard beauty and pleasure in our lives. Today we work 70 hour weeks, are too tired for vacations or pleasure… so we never see the good in anything. We never smell the roses or watch the sun set… and so we diss the artists.
Artists need to create. Between work, school, freelance jobs, etc. I must work at least 70 hours a week. THEN, I do this comic strip. Oh, and I also need to exercise my horse… and I haven’t included ghost hunting. So, where are my priorities? I feel bad for my spouse! Supplying the world with humor is a far greater motive for my spirit than crunching numbers in a back room, far from an audience to entertain.
All of you should stop and look at your surrounds. What is around you in this world? What are you missing? How much of what you see was designed by artists? We need to consider how much is brought into this world by artists. Did you know Steve Jobs was a design student? How beautiful are the Apple products?! Think about that. It makes you feel good when you hold in your hand a utilitarian device that looks gorgeous!
It’s about feeling good. We all should feel good. We all should laugh and enjoy the world around us.
It begins with appreciating your artists and what they bring to the table.
Eat Cookies, Hunt Ghosts, Support the Arts!
Tj
