Being an artist/designer/craftsperson/writer or whatever creative area you are in really means that you are just not able be an artist/designer/craftsperson/writer or whatever. You have to be so much more if you are going to be successful. I guess we all tend to work this out quickly enough and realise that we can add marketer, web technician, accountant and many other titles to our job description.
At first I probably resisted this need. Hey I just want to make stuff. Shouldn't that really be what's all about? But it soon dawned on me that it didn't matter how great I thought my stuff was if no one else knew about it. So I started expanding my skills.
Although I have (generally) been happy to do this, I also realise that I will never be great at everything. I just don't have the time to learn as much as actual graphic designers, accountants, photographers etc. So whenever I can (cash flow or the kindness of others permitting)I'll get some help and hopefully in the future this will be more often.
I think to truly be successful you have to be good at many things. One of those things is choosing the right people to assist you. This way you don't have to be great at everything, just the thing that you really do best.
Stella Danalis has designed all my current stationery
2 comments:
that's a beautiful brooch.
Thanks anna.
I must tell you that I think you are FANTASTIC for just getting up and going. The people who succeed don't let anything stop them. Good for u. xx
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