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Art majors often contemplate the possibility (goal) of turning art-making into a livelihood. I branched off into graphic design for a while and then got married and had kids. Then Cheryl Adams just passed her career off to me. It's doubtful that I would have ever been interested in anything more than being a hobbyist.
Twenty-five years went by in a flash - and then - having the conversation that inspired this 3-day muse-fest - made me realize that what I accomplished was better than mastery of anything.
The amount of work I put into the jobs and teaching provided enough *what?* - I can't find the word - I guess it's satisfaction. I'm very satisfied (or gratified) with how things turned out. The connections with like-minded people was way better than churning out a lot of work and then figuring out how to sell it. I appreciated churning out a lot of work that was commissioned. I would not have thought of that aspect way back at the beginning.
I didn't have any clear goals or destinations - but, I ended up in the right place.
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