Today is the first day of my life where I sat down at the easel knowing this is now a full time job.
For nearly fifteen years I was gainfully employed at Jerry’s Artarama as the Marketing Director. Earlier this year I decided to resign from Jerry’s with last Friday being my last day of employment. The past several months have been filled with emotions (both and good and bad), but I know it is now time to put these aside and look towards the future and begin the life of a full time artist.
The image shown is the cover of the 2011 Jerry’s Catalog. During my career at Jerry’s I have been involved with hundred of catalogs covers. It is ironic that I was involved very little with this cover in the sense that in the same year Jerry’s chose to embody the slogan “Empowering Artists” is the same year I chose to part ways with the company and try to make a go of it as a full time artist.
I have alot of thoughts about Jerry’s both positive and negative - however I know one thing is for certain that were it not for the experience gained through Jerry’s I would be nowhere remotely close to pursuing a career as a full time artist.
I will be writing much more frequently on my blog on my daily experiences as an artist, a father, a husband and a human being. Please check back.
Congratulations and good luck.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Chef! There's nothing like coming home from work to a yummy dinner. So much creativity happening!
ReplyDeleteWehoo! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteMicah, Don't forget Eileen's admonishments.
ReplyDelete“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain.
Good luck and best wishes, Tom T