the worst thing about being an artist

31 replies since 22nd August 2010 • Last reply 22nd August 2010

Reply #16:

Hm I applied for one and never heard back...
I guess it's not such a bad idea, it's just sooo competitive here at the moment. I thought that living near central London would have helped but it hasn't Happy

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Reply #17:

how about agencies? like job agencies. Anyway that feild is super competive, I am a designer and you got like 100 people applying for one position. You have to stand out, its hard

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Reply #18:

I take back what I said before about advertising is the worst thing to me. No, making demos! I have been working on demos all week now and it's seem like I will never finish them all! ;(

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Reply #19:

Michelle: Well at the moment I need experience and no-one is considering me either because I don't have a 2:1 or a 1st (I have a 2:2 which is like C grade which I'm super happy with btw!!) and/or because I don't have experience, so for a year or two I plan on either getting some perm or temp admin experience, then I can specialise in becoming either an HR Admin or a Marketing Admin. That'll be how I break into those departments (I think).

Cloudgurl11986: Argh that sounds really really annoying, long and boring!!

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Reply #20:

Yes, it's long and a bit boring after awhile of making the same things over and over again. I'm starting to feel like I will never open this darn shop!

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Reply #21:

oh boo, I hate that Lolly. Grades are not everything

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Reply #22:

Michelle: I know, but I don't have experience either!! It's like how am I meant to get the experience if no-one will consider me? Well it's Sept so a lot of the Graduate Schemes open here and there are about 7 or so that accept people with a 2:2 or above, so as soon as they open I am going to apply for them (YAY!!). So wish me luck on that front...

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Reply #23:

girl, I feel you. I get the same thing. I need the experience, but can't get the job

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Reply #24:

It's sooo stupid, they should have jobs that need people with experience and either have jobs that don't required experience and are willing to train you or make apprenticeships and/or internships more readily available. Everyone I know has mentioned these to me and I've looked but it's like well where am I meant to apply for one?

Well I'm going to keep going... something will come up eventually, I mean it's only been about 3 or 4 months, typically it takes a Graduate about 6 months and that was BEFORE all this recession cr*p!!!

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Reply #25:

I might have a job interview at a magazine in Regina, cross fingers. They Seem very interested

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Reply #26:

crossing my toes too! Good luck!

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Reply #27:

AAAHHH!!! GOOD LUCK HONEY!!!
I'm keeping everything crossed for you honey. Let us know how you get on Happy

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Reply #28:

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas

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Reply #29:

The worst thing is being afraid to draw anything and everything I want to. I feel like the dark things I want to draw will have people judge me and send me back to my therapst. I feel like only artists understand me and those who see my art judge me based on what i draw not why i draw it. I love art and but its my coping outlet, too. People dont understand that.

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Reply #30:

artists block! Happy and having a project turn out the complete opposite of the way you wanted it too.

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