Creatives, don't quit your day job

But not for the reasons you think!

Back in the late 2000s, when I was working as a website administrator, I frequently lamented to anyone who would listen that my day job was the reason why I couldn’t make art.

If only I had the time! If only I had the energy!

If being creative was my full-time job, then I would be able to make so much art. I would do all these creative projects like illu…