Most artists start off with a job job and art alongside each other
James applied to the RCA yet thought he might not get in
***Look at renting studio space @home * – Consider adapting to new space
During masters there felt like a need to sell artwork + represented by galleries / need a job and need to be able to make out at some time
James suffered from the recession as people stopped buying the artwork + he then got a job as an Events Manager ‘rubbish pay’ yet allowed him to do artwork
Look for residencies @ home as well as in Cardiff?
Exhibition in London – James worked from home (50+ masks)
Also made the ‘exhibition on finer street” Doll house gallery
These tricks were to get the name out there
Job as a technician in a school in Tottenham – no progression in job
Job allowed an inside knowledge of how teaching worked
“Luck only comes to people who work hard”
Alexandra Fine Art 