earning a living as an artist

January 20, 2013 by Jeane George Weigel 7 Comments

Welcome to the Struggle: What Artists Don’t Talk About

I am reminded, now, of John Burroughs’ simple and perfect call to action: “Leap and the net will appear.” Well, Spirit, I’m mid-leap.

I am Jeane George Weigel, a working artist living in the mountains of northern New Mexico, and I do not think you and I are so different.

Every single one of us longs to know what we ache for, to “follow our bliss” as Joseph Campbell famously put it. You may find yours as an artist, a writer, or a teacher. But I am convinced we all yearn to live what is in our hearts. Some of us spend a lifetime discovering what that is. Some never find it.

This blog is about a journey of self-discovery, yours and mine. I write about the experience of living an artist’s life and share musings and photos as this living experiment unfolds. It is my hope you’ll join in the conversation by writing to me about your lives and I dearly hope something, here, will inspire you.