Last week marked the 30th anniversary of Bjork’s first solo album, Debut. On that same day, without knowing the history, I pulled The Hanged Man tarot card from the Movie Tarot deck. The card shows Bjork’s character from Dancer in the Dark hanging upside down, looking elvish, as she does.
What would free me up? My day job. But it's also paying the bills, so... Love Bjork (can't make the umlaut here). Had the lovely opp to see her at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago and she finished each song with the sweetest, "Sank queue." And "Fleabag". My gawd, the greatness. Love this, Sarah. Cheers! xo
Thank you for your thoughts! It's funny someone else mentioned money and that didn't even occur to me. What about while making your art - does money factor into the type of work you make?
Money factors into the stress level that can curtail the art (writing). For many years, I put writing first (former screenwriter), working hard to get movies made (got *thisclose*), and it put me into serious, scary debt. (Fifteen years of working part-time can do that to you.) While I would love more time to write, I appreciate the security of full-time employment (even if me makes me feel like part of me is sacrificed). This is the reverse of the previous compromise. Now, I work full-time and write part-time. xo
I see. I guess what I'm getting at is that there's a level of freedom in art-making that doesn't necessarily correlate to the amount of time you spend doing something if that makes sense. But I know what it's like to feel hemmed in by the day job and it can mess with your sense of agency.
Oh, yes. I fully enjoy the freedom in writing/being a writer (and I try to sneak it in wherever I am/whenever I can...you should see the Post-It collection). But the goal has always been to do that *and* support myself fully. Working on it. The ultimate freedom. xo
What would free me up? My day job. But it's also paying the bills, so... Love Bjork (can't make the umlaut here). Had the lovely opp to see her at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago and she finished each song with the sweetest, "Sank queue." And "Fleabag". My gawd, the greatness. Love this, Sarah. Cheers! xo
Thank you for your thoughts! It's funny someone else mentioned money and that didn't even occur to me. What about while making your art - does money factor into the type of work you make?
Money factors into the stress level that can curtail the art (writing). For many years, I put writing first (former screenwriter), working hard to get movies made (got *thisclose*), and it put me into serious, scary debt. (Fifteen years of working part-time can do that to you.) While I would love more time to write, I appreciate the security of full-time employment (even if me makes me feel like part of me is sacrificed). This is the reverse of the previous compromise. Now, I work full-time and write part-time. xo
I see. I guess what I'm getting at is that there's a level of freedom in art-making that doesn't necessarily correlate to the amount of time you spend doing something if that makes sense. But I know what it's like to feel hemmed in by the day job and it can mess with your sense of agency.
Oh, yes. I fully enjoy the freedom in writing/being a writer (and I try to sneak it in wherever I am/whenever I can...you should see the Post-It collection). But the goal has always been to do that *and* support myself fully. Working on it. The ultimate freedom. xo