I am a jewelry artist who has just recently gotten utterly sick of the 9-5 thing. In April of this year, I said, to heck with it, I'm pursuing my art full time. I had previously been talking myself out of it, producing custom pieces for friends and family when the need arose, but otherwise, not marketing my art. Now I'm trying to do this for a living and it's damn near killing me. HOW EXACTLY DOES ONE MAKE A LIVING ON ART? Please, if you have the magic secret, tell me. Everyone says my work is beautiful, but noone buys it. How the heck do you get patrons and clients? Please, someone who's been at this longer, do share. I need to know. About me? I'm 25, married, my husband is my webdesigner, so thats a good deal. hehe. I'm an artist, actress, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. An all around artsy girl. I've been freelancing in graphic design and photography as well recently to make ends meet. I like cooking, film, music, and relaxing whenever I actually can.; www.eden-originals.com Eden Originals Beautiful Handcrafted Jewelry and Art