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robertsloan2

Thinking About Backstory... and Cats

Mar 03, 2012 06:35

Last night I sketched the first of three cats I'm painting this month, trying for a March 13th deadline. This is ludicrous speed compared to previous cat commissions but that's also a matter of budgeting time. I felt confident enough to start it and seriously hope to finish all three by the March 13th Reveal Date. Not have them shipped yet, but ( Read more... )

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saritriplezero9 April 1 2012, 18:50:16 UTC

Diversity.

I live in Wisconsin. As a highly intelligent, autistic, eclectic artist with orthopraxic leanings (not into orthodoxy), it's suffocating and most here can't deal with one major difference, never mind three.

I've been told that moving isn't the solution, one doesn't need to, but ... I think that's simply not true for some people.

Happy writing and art!

robertsloan2 April 1 2012, 22:25:59 UTC

I don't understand why people say moving isn't the solution. Maybe it's some blind loyalty to the place they live, some horror at the idea that anyone else doesn't think it's perfect. I know the Midwest. Just saying "Artist" is enough to get people coming out with that ugly old trope "Nobody makes a living at art."

Funny, lots of people do in San Francisco, treating it like any other career or profession. Someone's an artist, you know they worked hard to become one and care about art. Being intelligent may be almost as huge a barrier as your autism. I can remember hearing over and over again "You think too much."

Suffocating is a good description. Why do you continue to put up with it instead of finding somewhere that you can thrive?

saritriplezero9 April 2 2012, 16:15:52 UTC

My husband's job is here as are my children (four mine, two his) and grandchildren ( ... )

robertsloan2 April 2 2012, 20:54:19 UTC

You're in a bad situation. It seems like the biggest reason is that many family members depend on you to stay home and watch children while they finish college. Someone else would have to make that sacrifice and hold the family together if you left. If they all took off in their own direction it'd fall apart. If one of the children who couldn't work and be cost effective stepped up to take your place, the others might still manage just as they're doing ( ... )

Same Comment Part II robertsloan2 April 2 2012, 20:54:40 UTC

It can make a huge difference if the group knows what your symptoms are and accepts they're not something you can control. A lot of people who'd like you if they knew you better would be more likely to take the time to get to know you. This is also where hanging out with people online can help, online friends already know you at your best and once you explain, have some idea of what to expect from your symptoms. You've got as much explication to deal with as I do with the mobility limits and stuff ( ... )

Re: Same Comment Part II robertsloan2 April 2 2012, 20:56:18 UTC

Sorry about the links taking you off LJ - I don't know how to code them to open a new window. But if you read through first and then click them and then back up you can have a look at two ways I'm working on building an online business that'll someday support me IRL offline. Even though it's expensive to live in San Francisco, having more days when I can function makes that cost effective.

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