Help fund a starving artist
Hi all, some who see this know me, some don't. Short introduction: I work as an artist, my portfolio can be viewed at https://coenearts.carbonmade.com/. I lost my fulltime job as a concept artist back in February 2018 and since then I've been attempting to get another while trying to make ends meet with freelance work. I've also been making money when/where I can as an extra/background actor, and, well, doing whatever other odd jobs I can find, like last Christmas when I got a seasonal gig making bulk quantities of hot cocoa.
But the fact is, despite working my tail off and cutting back spending as much as I can, there are months when my expenses outpace my earnings. I don't like begging; I've got a lot of pride and it feels like a real blow after having once been able to support myself with my artistic talents... but, well, I kind of have to. I'm hat in hand, asking for some help just so I don't come up short trying to make rent, groceries, that type of stuff. I swear I wouldn't be doing this if it was for more than that.
Support means... well, it means continued existence. I don't have a fallback plan here. I don't need this to pay for everything every month, but if it could make up the couple hundred dollar gap that I've been tending to find between my earnings and expenses every month, that would be wonderful. If it brings in more than that, well that's gravy and extremely appreciated.
In the meantime, I'll keep plugging away, hoping I find steady employment again that negates the need for this. Until then, every bit helps.
Thank you.
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