You can't avoid risk without avoiding life. We've all heard of ocupational hazards, and
we'd probably all like to think that there is such a thing as an ocupation without ocupational
hazards, never mind the fact that I happen to know that people who sit all day at a key board
processing documents, or programing comptuers are at risk for carple tunnel. You'd think
that's a low risk ocupation espeacailly when you compare that to the risks involved with
ocupations like training large animals, a horse might throw you on the ground and injury
you in the process, never mind the person training lions, tigers, bears where getting
attacked by the large animal is an ocupational hazard. Anyone working with power tools
could end up injuring themselves with those tools if they are not paying close enough
attention. Every ocupation has it's hazards.
Artists are no expection, some of the ocupational hazards that artists face are:
1. People might not like your artwork
2. Creative blockage can stop your work anytime, in some cases
without notice
3. People might not only dislike your artwork they might criticize it
publicly
4. Your artwork might not sell regaurdless of how well you market it
5. People might not have any respect for the fact that you are making
an honest living
6. People will misinterpret your artwork regaurdless of what you say
or don't say about your artwork
7. People may refuse to believe an acurate inperpretation of your
artwork if it is offered
Of course these are just some of the universal ocupational hazards artists will face and for that
matter anyone who uses creativity in their work. A painter is going to be at risk for different
things than a digital artist, someone who works with colored penciles, or scuplters. A visual
artist will will have different risks than a preforming artist, an author, or musicaion.
Before you show your artwork to anyone it's worth asking yourself �I'm a prepared for these hazards?�
There is nothing wrong with keeping your artwork to yourself, you enjoyed creating it nobody said you
can't keep enjoying it after the creative process is finished.
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