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What about web designer (doing graphics for websites) doing freelance
in the US now? any insight? here in Malaysia... many companies are
looking for freelances web designers to design their web sites when
they revamp their web site look and feel... the pay in Malaysian
standard is quite OK.. RM200 (USD60 ++) per page.. for these
companies.. it's very cheap compared to if they hired one designer or
outsource it to another design/web company.... <br>
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Chris Schechner wrote:<br>
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<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Jason,<br>
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Thanks for sharing this with us. You’ve certainly done a lot of soul
searching and you’ve also worked hard to use your talents in a way that
can make a living. My training is in communication arts, both
illustration and graphic design. My heart is in drawing, but I realized
long ago that it’s a hard field in which to make a living. I’ve done a
lot of work in illustration, but the thing that has made my career has
been design and art direction. The illustration field was red hot when
I started, but now it’s so hard to make a living at it, there are tons
of really good illustrators just hanging on. I wish I could be more
encouraging, but even with your level of talent, it’s just really hard
to make it. Add to that the fact that you’re trying to go in what is
essentially a fine art direction, it’s <i>extremely </i>difficult. I
hope that whatever job path you pursue, you will continue to do your
art. I know from what you’ve shared that doing your art really feeds
your soul. I talked with Terry Gilliam once and he told me that the
best advice he could give me was to follow my passion. If you can’t
make a living doing that, don’t give up on following that passion
anyway. Do your art to feed yourself if no one else.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
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on 11/8/08 12:33 PM, jason nuttall at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jasonnuttall@yahoo.com">jasonnuttall@yahoo.com</a> wrote:<br>
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style="font-size: 12px;">I wanted to let possible interested parties
know that due to the lack of interest and finances, if I do not get
more business between now and December 6, I will no longer be working
as an artist. I have obligations through December 5th that require I
continue working, including the X-Cape Con 2 comic and sci-fi
convention in Flint, Michigan November 22&23 where I'll be a guest.
But in my efforts in the last ten years to advertise, solicit and
basically aggravate to get interest in my services as a professional
artist, I have become something I've never wanted to be, and that is a
pest. But now I am forced to be a quitter, which is what I have fought
for ten years to avoid. I always told myself that I would not be one
of those artists who turns their back on their abilities because
there's no money in it. But I now have three children ages 2,4 and 6
and a wife whose already given up on herself as an artist and has
become one of the people most aggravated by my "career", or lack
thereof. <br>
I had a turning point last year when I met my lifelong heroes, Sergio
Aragones and Stan Sakai. They were enthusiastic when viewing my
artwork and made me feel like I was somebody important. My life had
come full circle, as I met the man who inspired me to draw as a kid and
shared thoughts and work. <br>
Another turning point came this past summer, when my wife and I got
free tickets into a Sammy Hagar concert in Lansing. He has been
another great inspiration to me in my life, and have done countless
pieces of artwork for him and his band. I've met them a few times over
the years. Anyway, during the concert (and this was after I quit my
miserable job and was looking for work and doubting my path) Sammy,
ever the storyteller, spoke of his song "Dreams" and the meaning behind
it. If you feel passionate about what you do and are good at what you
do,don't give up, just keep your head up. Keep reaching for that goal
that seems so far away. He went on, getting into greater detail, but
for the first time in my life, I choked up at a concert as he spoke and
went into "Dreams" acoustically. I know it sounds cliche, but it was
like he was speaking to me. Everything he said and sang was ver batum
how I've always felt about pursuing my art career. But these are also
words coming from a man who has been very successful for over half his
life. He doesn't ever have to choose between buying a $5 canvas or a
box of diapers. And I have also come to realize that Sammy Hagar and
his band and management are on the list of people I have come to
aggravate over the years. I feel like a dog nipping at the heel of
anyone who gives me the slightest bit of attention, and am now probably
an e-mail address that is blocked or spammed. <br>
I have come to realize that even though there is a select few who do
support my path, on a day to day basis I find more roadblocks and
uninterested parties. High praise and "good luck" pats on the back
don't pay bills, and when I put my artwork out there with a price tag
that's 1/3 of what it's worth, spending gas money I don't have to
display work that people admire but don't purchase, I get the
disappointed and "why do you bother" look from my wife as I walk
through the door, that I also see when I look in the mirror. <br>
If you want to take advantage of my services, do it soon. Otherwise,
I won't be bothering this group with my shameless plugs and links to my
sites after December 6. I will make comments where I feel like
commenting, or if there's Sammy Hagar or Groo related topic I will post.<br>
Jason Nuttall<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nuttallart.blogspot.com">www.nuttallart.blogspot.com</a> <a
href="http://www.nuttallart.blogspot.com"><http://www.nuttallart.blogspot.com></a>
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