A Shift
I am not a full-time artist. Oftentimes as I'm applying for grants, I see that they are looking for whether you're "all in" with your art or not. I would always have the same response to that notion: I can't do that. I can't be a full-time artist because it's hard to monetize my work (video, poetry, etc)... I can't be a full-time artist because I wouldn't make enough money to support myself in this expensive city... I can't be a full-time artist because being a "starving arti