Today I created some listings trying out three different price points for advertising on The Chalkmobile. Each with different features. I'm not exactly sure what people are willing to pay for such a service but after doing some research I feel like I'm offering a very fair price. Of course, there isn't anything else out there exactly like what I'm attempting to do so it's all trial and error from here on. I am leaving it open for best offers. Mostly because I'm in a situation where I need to consider all options. However, this surely doesn't mean I can accept anything that is going to end up costing me. The expenses for running The Chalkmobile are pretty significant with the price of fuel and chalk being my main incursions. I'm not exactly driving a hybrid here. At least the math is pretty simple. With any luck I'll get some hits and snag some income.
Being an artist, an income can be quite illusive. People tend to "love" your work but not enough to pay for it. This is a well known plight for creators. You earn practically nothing until you "make it" then all of the sudden people will kill for your least significant creation. Most will never "make it" at all. But If all I cared about was money I definitely wouldn't have chosen this profession. Honestly I don't even feel like I "chose" it at all. It's simply who I am. It's in my blood... This insatiable urge to create that which I conceive in my mind. It's not just limited to the traditional works like drawings and paintings. It finds it's way into nearly every facet of my life. Hence me converting my only form of transportation into a rolling piece of artwork.
If someone were to ask me why I am an artist my answer would be something of the sort. Technically speaking I am just a man with a bunch of ideas. I need to vent these ideas otherwise they continue to pile up and literally impede me both mentally and physically. It's as if I can feel their weight bearing down upon me. If I do not release that pressure it shuts me down completely. Art is simply one of the easiest ways that I have been able to accomplish that.
This is both good and bad. On one hand I have an efficient outlet for ideas. On the other hand creating art can be quite costly with both money and time. So of course the obvious solution would be to sell my creations... Simple enough in concept but as all artists and most non-artists know, it's really not that easy. Trust me I've tried to give it up. Many of my Facebook fans can attest to that. I guess in the end it's just harder for me to give up than to keep trying. So in the mean time I keep on creating in hope that eventually supply will meet demand in a fashion that allows me to adequately support my creativity and my family.
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