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September 4, 2009 by Christopher Wilson Leave a Comment

I’m an artist who has held a number of creative positions, from doing character animation, character design, prop design, interface design and background paintings for children’s educational software, to multimedia and web design for various clients while working for other companies as well as working for myself. What I will do next has not been determined, though I do have some ideas and would love to return to my roots doing design and painting, but for a more adult crowd. Sci-fi would be nice. I’ll let you know when I make up my mind.

Anyway, while I was working for myself, I ended up with a nasty case of the ‘obviouses’, and realized I knew nothing about business; I knew nothing about starting, building, running, or marketing one. Even so, I did OK. However, once I decided that I’d better learn, I was amazed at how much is out there, how much I’d taken for granted, and how much we are never taught in school about how to turn our creative gifts into a career that we are happy with.

That’s pretty much the stuff that this blog will focus on, I think. I see stuff every day now. Stuff that I would never have noticed before about how Creatives build businesses. I experiment a lot. Some things work, some done. I’ll share it all here as I go. If you are a Creative, and if you want to see what else lies out there besides the two obvious choices (work for someone else, or hire yourself out freelance), then you should find this blog at least mildly interesting.

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Recent Posts

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Brand new pair of @lemsshoes on the wife's prized Brand new pair of @lemsshoes on the wife's prized foot rest. Can only get away with this once. 😄
The Wilsons ride again. #mtnbiking #mtnbike #quar The Wilsons ride again.

#mtnbiking #mtnbike #quarantinelife
One last brah at the Sycamore in Bethel One last brah at the Sycamore in Bethel
Last night's #paleo mock cornbread becomes this mo Last night's #paleo mock cornbread becomes this morning's #chocolatestuffed French toast. 😍
While i may have escaped all of the beater-related While i may have escaped all of the beater-related issues with this project, I have very little excuse for thefinal outcome. There was a sticky in the book that said to check at 9 minutes, but it didn't registerin my brain and i went for the full 12 minutes as outlined in the recipe. All of my #notwhole30 #paleo cookies melted into a lightly overcooked super cookie.

On a brighter note,i love to bake and haven't had time in months, so i went nuts. Paleo ginger cookies as well as mock corn bread for dinner. The rest of the bread will be French Toast in the morning. 😍

@is_that_a_jojos_reference 
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Thanks to YouTube, I now know all the ways that th Thanks to YouTube, I now know all the ways that this next step can go horribly awry.

What even are the right hashtags for mixer accidents?
So, the kids have dragged out grandma's old iMac a So, the kids have dragged out grandma's old iMac and are installing Mac OS9 in order to play some ancient childhood games, circa 2000-2007.
#oldschool 
#gumdrop
Pretty blue flower? 🐞 Pretty blue flower? 🐞
Senior Photos part two: West Hartford. Or, as the Senior Photos part two: West Hartford.
Or, as the locals call it, #WeHa

With photographers Lauren Kinkade and Nathan Spotts ( hope i got those names tonight).
Senior Photo shoot part one. Senior Photo shoot part one.
@panerabread #rapidpickup just took a step backwa @panerabread 
#rapidpickup just took a step backwards.
Nooooooooo! Well, huh. #wiresandnerve Nooooooooo!

Well, huh.

#wiresandnerve
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Always happy to work remotely for anyone, anywhere, but I'm also available to work daily, or a few days a week in select areas of Connecticut.

My Other Projects

  • Visual Design Portfolio
  • Web Design & Hosting
  • Creative Independence Podcast
  • Answers for Freelancers!
  • Esmaya & Me Board Games

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