tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post3106744595403439336..comments2023-10-02T11:15:54.151-03:00Comments on Diary of Artist Shayla Perreault Newcomb: The Secret World of Business and the ArtsShaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06235571582758248746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-24621220123041190862008-10-15T23:23:00.000-03:002008-10-15T23:23:00.000-03:00You are a very wise girl...very observant and know...You are a very wise girl...very observant and knowledgeable...<BR/><BR/> Good luck to you in your work.. although I know you won't need luck when you have have your talent and desire to create...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-40119492873553009812008-10-15T18:46:00.000-03:002008-10-15T18:46:00.000-03:00Thanks, Gwen. So glad you persevered and made it t...Thanks, Gwen. So glad you persevered and made it through the especially difficult times. Very happy too that you were able to establish your business! <BR/><BR/>I wonder if people think when an artist gets a grant, they get to waste it on whimsy and sillyness... Your story proves how dedicated artists are to their art and their careers.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe do they resent it? If so, most middle income families get the same amount. A couple where both contribute to RRSP's gets about this much back from the government every year. They don't see the check. It comes right off their taxes so it may be easy to forget.Shaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235571582758248746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-81847036334412077962008-10-15T16:33:00.000-03:002008-10-15T16:33:00.000-03:00wonderful post, Shayla.. I agree 100%!!!I was a ve...wonderful post, Shayla.. I agree 100%!!!<BR/><BR/>I was a very lucky soul who received a $5,000.00 Creation Grant from the New Brunswick Arts Board back in '92 or '93.. (they called it small... I called it a million dollars) .. we were so hungry at that time.. we had $10.00 and we had to decide whether to buy gas for our beater car or milk for our 4 children... We walked the mile to the store and bought milk.. I remember those days so well... That money went directly into our art work, every penny and we persevered to come out the other side ... we have made our own living and supported ourselves since then and never burdened the system for another penny..... we started our own business and made jobs for ourselves and even hired the kids when we needed extra help.. and still the youngest son works for us on a part time basis... although there is never a time to stand on your laurels.. it is still difficult to maintain it.. but to live the life of an artist is worth the effort...<BR/><BR/> I was listening to a Margaret Atwood interview on CBC radio just the other morning on her new book... she is a wise cookie ... glad we have her... <BR/><BR/> Most often gov't never recognizes what they have till it is gone???Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-63752442720373770922008-10-10T17:48:00.000-03:002008-10-10T17:48:00.000-03:00Wow, Shayla...you put this so well, and I couldn't...Wow, Shayla...you put this so well, and I couldn't agree more with your thoughts and ideas...SO much to read and take in here, I think I have to go back and read again! Happy Weekend ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-39186546865173605882008-10-10T09:53:00.000-03:002008-10-10T09:53:00.000-03:00Robyn, it's working well for you too and I agree. ...Robyn, it's working well for you too and I agree. Having great gallery representation sure simplifies things a lot. One less role we have to play means for more studio production time and less craziness. Now that makes sense! :)<BR/><BR/>In much of the higher Canadian art scene, it's popular to alienate the public. The stranger, more incomprehensible or disturbing a work is the more it's accepted as intelligent, so now we're in a bit of a pickle. The greater public doesn't get how art benefits them. The "improved quality of life argument" isn't working. So I wrote about the "money talks" route, but that doesn't mean I think everyone should get involved in sales and that doesn't mean I think that there's not room for that kind of art. I just want the general public to understand why it makes sense to support the arts.<BR/><BR/>I bet if they saw one of your incredible sculptures, they'd be on board in a heartbeat.Shaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235571582758248746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-53171835332938848922008-10-10T00:25:00.000-03:002008-10-10T00:25:00.000-03:00Yes, well said Shayla.Lots of food for thought.I'm...Yes, well said Shayla.Lots of food for thought.<BR/>I'm one of those who hates to talk about the cash which is why I prefer to hand my work over to a gallery and let them do all the talking.Talking about payment makes me squirm.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-22723418686750635302008-10-09T12:02:00.000-03:002008-10-09T12:02:00.000-03:00Wow! You guys get an award for all time best liste...Wow! You guys get an award for all time best listeners for making it through my lengthy post. Thanks! <BR/><BR/>Heh, heh. I guess sometimes I do get enamoured with the sound of my own typing ;)Shaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235571582758248746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-38009015596643198392008-10-09T11:43:00.000-03:002008-10-09T11:43:00.000-03:00well said Shayla - the idea that there is a 'blank...well said Shayla - the idea that there is a 'blanket' idea of how an artist should conduct themselves in the artworld is completely limiting and art should be so varied that it can feed a world of palettes!Jeane Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027843717050683473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-54362638930819294842008-10-09T10:07:00.000-03:002008-10-09T10:07:00.000-03:00great food for thought there, I love some of those...great food for thought there, I love some of those quotes too<BR/>: )picciolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008484787050565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846166495427041461.post-982967221348697912008-10-08T17:38:00.000-03:002008-10-08T17:38:00.000-03:00Artists as entrepreneur. Makes sense.Artists as entrepreneur. Makes sense.Juggling Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508204489483085428noreply@blogger.com