FAQs
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
It chose ME!
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Always speak with the service provider on the phone, or preferably in person, so you can get a sense of who they are. Always do research on your provider. Investigate their past, including who they worked for and where they worked. Also, be genuinely satisfied at the quality of work they are producing upon investigation.
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
Perhaps, I would share what the most rewarding aspect of being a professional artist is, for me, because it might not be what most people expect. There's this concept that the process is it's own reward. I truly believe that, and I find that I achieve peace of mind and clarity in and out of the work place with that perspective. In any field, not just the art field, efforts can go un-noticed, hard work, persistence, and sheer blood, sweat, and tears poured into the work and into the process of sharing that work can go un-praised; but that doesn't stop someone that believes in themselves. A professional artist, someone who is committed to the process of art itself, and not attached to the results either of the product or of what they might receive in return for the sharing of that product, believes in themselves (and what they do as an artist) so blindly that they will stop it nothing in their pursuit of what they want to accomplish with their art. I know that may sound like it can apply to anyone in any field, and yes this state of awareness can apply to anyone, but that's fine because I believe art is everywhere and in everyone. There are a lot of rewarding qualities to being an advocate of the arts, and in being a purveyor and performer of art, but a career as an artist is a long-winded winding path, that really has no final destination. Art, and the process of creating it never stops, whether it's me creating it or not. Being involved in as world like this, is the reward in itself. A true artist feels that they have been chosen to participate in this world, and not vise-versa. Having the confidence and to be a leader, the act of being dedicated to practicing consistently, and the openness to sacrificing what needs to be sacrificed in order to stay true to the serving of the art itself is are some things artists do. Making art is an incredibly liberating and joyful experience, but the choice to pursue a career in it it's own reward.