Re: Have you ever had one of those days?
Thanks Nevada for the reply, I hope your stay in Nicaragua is kind to you and your engraving.
I have been given the opportunity to be a Part-Time, Stay at home Dad, and the rest I would like to venture into engraving. I find it frustrating to know where to start. I have the artistic talent, design capabilities, and am pretty tool savvy. However I am struggling with where to go with it. Who to market to, do I do what I want and hope that someone will like it, or...... I am not sure. Sometimes I think it would be easier to get a job and work, But when you dont "Play Well" with others it makes it difficult. On top of that I am Introverted.
I am currently working on some Scrimshaw projects but I am afraid that with Ivory being subjected to much scrutiny. Do I continue to labor at this genre or bail and do something different. I have done some Hobo Nickels, that is fun, but not enough. I have also done some Antler carvings. All of which have a WOW factor, but nobody wants to pay for the work.
Many will say, Nice you sure have talent, but is that really enough? So often I find myself as a laying bear in the slumber of sleep, only to be rudely awakened by reality. What advise would you give a fairly young guy trying to find himself in the engraving and embellishment world?
Where did you all make your start and when did you finally say, " I can do it, and be successful"? Was it a spouse making the bread money while you chipped away making a meager contribution? Was it a mentor?
These are questions I have always had but never had the insite to ask.
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