Here is another one from the series where I drew a bunch of lines. You can see in the photo below that I botched the name. After staring at it for a while - I decided to embolden the name and then spend the right amount of time redrawing the little guys. It's OK - and I was OK sending it - but then - when Leslie's July envelope arrived I was aghast at the thought of what I had sent her. She sent two -- and they are both very nice - but one of them is stunning. They might show up pretty soon as I think we are almost done with my July envelopes....
As I peruse the ancient folder of things I thought might be interesting for the blog, I run across quite a few where the websites no longer exist. Maybe the people moved to other platforms. Maybe they just gave up their creative pursuits and went with something more mainstream and their creative pursuit is reserved for their own enjoyment. I've noticed a lot of burnout amongst the people who think they want to be *content creators.* I don't think I'll ever burn out because I don't create content - I create envelopes. I can't picture a future without actual mail. There's less of it - but that's exactly what makes it so special.
As I've said for decades - having a job where you make pretty things looks like it would be fun - and part of the time it is fun - but it's still work and there are still headaches and there are still rough days when you aren't sure you are on the right path.
Tomorrow I will post a link to someone who is fighting a battle - along with others - to maintain their studios.
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