The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't work to any commissions. I do what I want to do.
I don't do commissions and I like the freedom to create what my heart or mind tells me to.
I'm not big on commissions.
There's so much of this thing now, where you're supposed to do all the work before you get the commission. I think it's really good to try to resist that. If you just have a week to come up with a pitch for something, your ideas aren't going to be very good. Get your income from somewhere else, and keep your writing not tied into these contracts.
When I left art school and went in search of work, visiting publishers and showing them my drawings and illustrations, I was met with a polite and sometimes enthusiastic response but no commissions.
I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.
Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.
The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong.
Everything I commission - whether it is for me or for a client's home or for a hotel or office - is absolutely unique to that job. I have everything made, or I find vintage and antique pieces at markets and auctions.