Are You an Artist? The Crazy Conflict Between Making Art & Making Money
I am an artist.
I am in business.
Wait.
Is this even possible?
Yes, of course…
But why does this concept seem odd to many people?
I practice law. But I spent 10 years before law school wanting to be an artist.
I acted.
I went to film school.
I wrote screenplays. I made and edited CDs and DVDs.
I worked in production.
Then I went to law school. I stopped writing (for a while). I stopped working on productions.
But when I learned how to be a lawyer, I brought the “artist” with me.
I still know what it is like to create something.
I still remember what it is like to “give birth” to a creative project ‒ to put your entire mind and soul into something ‒ to have a passion that does not go away, even if you create, and write, and build something.
I know what it is like to sit and wait in anticipation when you show your creation — your art — to someone. You hope that the audience loves the art — your art — as much as you do. You hope, deep down, that someone thinks your art is…
