Don’t Dream It’s Over
A mail room specific job FINALLY found me – I think that was a record amount of time I’ve been unemployed. If that was any indication of what retirement is like, I clearly need a better plan for what to do with all my ‘free time.’
“Drinkin’ n Gamin’ this whole time…”
Okay, so, besides the large swath of famous folks passing away, the US election, the Oil & Gas sector plunge, and this record ‘deep freeze’ for the lower mainland, 2016 wasn’t actually all that terrible.
Terrible 2016
I mean, being laid off is what lead to the decision for my Business Manager and I to relocate to Vancouver.
Bright, shiny, warm, bustling, snowy, slushy, cold, treacherously icy Vancouver, British Columbia!
Snowpocalypse 2016
Living in a major hub of TV and Film, lead to some realistic thought and investigation into an education to get into the biz, versus a lengthy pursuit of working on a portfolio to get into the biz. Not only is there a lot of studios in Vancouver, there are also a lot of TV/Film schools, all of which cost a lot of money. Well, some more than others…
…I haven’t given up completely on the education path, but working on a skill specific portfolio seems more manageable for now.
So it seems, artistic/creative employment is up on a higher shelf, requiring a lot more time and effort in order to reach. Like I’ve mentioned before, employment opportunities in Vancouver are abundant, but some kinds are more attainable than others, I guess.
Well employment most likely means more money, which means getting out more and doing stuff – in a city that is still fairly new (still has that new city smell!) …which means more situational commentary/comedy for the comic strip, right?
Besides slowly working on a portfolio for TV/Film, preparing for the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is another one of my major projects for 2017. 
VanCAF is a curated exhibition, so I’ll know by early May if my application is approved.
A very different beast from the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo I grew accustomed to over a few years.
The dream of working full time as an artist from home is over, but not dead …just broken up into chunks by actual, income generating employment five days a week. I completely expect to continue my struggle with posting comic strips, as well as other content on a regular basis. Which translates to…
…please stay tuned for more content and comics in the very near future!
Never give up on your dream! Just go at it harder.i write rap , r&b in Spanish and English you give me any beat and I’ll write to it. I haven’t made it because i never took it serious but i had met a guy named chad in philly thattried to convince me to go to Canada and i wouldn’t. But i never forgot his words you’re never too old and never give up on your dreams.