Efforting
"Efforting" is a phrase we use around here to denote trying oh-so-hard to make something happen, usually fruitlessly. I'm trying to generate income right now, and it just doesn't always happen just because I say it's time.
Yesterday, I was all excited to be going to a store that will be opening soon. They need a logo, or so they said they did, and I was referred to them. Their name is to be "Arelcchina" or Harlequin to you.....to make a long story short, I did about an hour or two's worth of research and sketching to bring them, to ensure that I would have something appropriate to show, and to show initiative and enthusiasm. It didn't work.
I knew from the moment the meeting began that it was a dud, and I was somewhat humiliated as they hemmed and hawed between themselves, showing me that they were not in agreement, that they had not communicated with each other, and that I was using my time unwisely. When I left, I was muttering to myself a lot. I was mad at them and mad at myself for investing too much time into it prematurely. And, of course, there would be no money for me.
Another job is going very slowly, with all sorts of revisions in the planning stage. It is with my best client, and it will happen, but not fast enough for me to have a cash flow this week. I'm trying real hard to make this one happen too. It's like banging my head against the wall , sometimes.
Two days ago, I completed an abstract, and the final touches really brought it all together successfully. I even had a perfect frame for it, and it looks great. It was all done with ease, enjoyment, and inspiration - but there is no money involved, at least not immediately. Too bad the money part of the equation seems like such a struggle, but it's an age-old issue and not one exclusive to me. I try to straddle the worlds of commercial and so -called "fine art" and do it pretty well, but not all the time. This week is one of those "not all the time " weeks.
Yesterday, I was all excited to be going to a store that will be opening soon. They need a logo, or so they said they did, and I was referred to them. Their name is to be "Arelcchina" or Harlequin to you.....to make a long story short, I did about an hour or two's worth of research and sketching to bring them, to ensure that I would have something appropriate to show, and to show initiative and enthusiasm. It didn't work.
I knew from the moment the meeting began that it was a dud, and I was somewhat humiliated as they hemmed and hawed between themselves, showing me that they were not in agreement, that they had not communicated with each other, and that I was using my time unwisely. When I left, I was muttering to myself a lot. I was mad at them and mad at myself for investing too much time into it prematurely. And, of course, there would be no money for me.
Another job is going very slowly, with all sorts of revisions in the planning stage. It is with my best client, and it will happen, but not fast enough for me to have a cash flow this week. I'm trying real hard to make this one happen too. It's like banging my head against the wall , sometimes.
Two days ago, I completed an abstract, and the final touches really brought it all together successfully. I even had a perfect frame for it, and it looks great. It was all done with ease, enjoyment, and inspiration - but there is no money involved, at least not immediately. Too bad the money part of the equation seems like such a struggle, but it's an age-old issue and not one exclusive to me. I try to straddle the worlds of commercial and so -called "fine art" and do it pretty well, but not all the time. This week is one of those "not all the time " weeks.
posted by Rich Sigberman at
4:46 PM
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