"The practice of art isn't to make a living. It's to make your soul grow."
American Novelist
1922 - 2007
Many of us dream of making a living from our art. We want to spend a hundred percent of our time on our art. Actually very few artists, musicians and writers make a living from their work. Most have to take on jobs to support their creative habit or starve. If the reason we write or paint is to make money, then we should give it up and go find a job in business. Making art is not about money. Making art is about personal growth and development — about the journey of the soul. Money, if it comes, is the gravy.
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite novelists. His Cat's Cradle is in my all time list of favorite novels. I first read him in college and last in 2009 when I read Armagedd0n in Retrospect.
Here is a visual tribute to Kurt Vonnegut.
