Be Regular? Settled? Ordinary? Bourgeois?
Some words of inspiration from SAW instructor, Jess Ruliffson:
“Flaubert: Be Regular? Settled? Ordinary? Bourgeois?
Maybe in 2016 (what a year that was) I was loitering in the then-SAW HQ near Depot Park in Gainesville, FL waiting for my gouache class to start (I miss teaching painting, and in-person classes, and failing and flailing during color mixing and paint-making demos)! and I saw the above quote on the wall. It's good! I think about it a lot. I need a paycheck to come in regularly to justify the hard, hard work of making comics (because, comics, at least in my "professional" experience, have not paid a living wage--yet?) This quote also highlights the non-work part of a life and how important it is to the whole (self-care, caretaking, health, car stuff, etc. can demand attention as soon as you commit to a weekly goal for your long-form, gorgeous creative pursuits.
Here a writer investigates the origins of that translated quote by Flaubert, a fun read:
Here's to being regular, whatever it looks like for you!
Jess
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