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Hi Pat,
I didn't read your posts before you edited them, but I can infer some and can tell that you are in some pain. I hope you are doing OK and hope that your art will help you through!
Kim, your post reminded me of some things. One was a college instructor of mine. She was discussing with me the importance of making your studio time a priority and having others respect that. She told me that her own husband didn't respect her studio time: he was also a painter!
I think, like you said, that people don't respect art as a job because it is enjoyable (though sometimes we wrestle with it!) but also due to the way art itself is treated. Some of it may have to do with the idea that there are no standards in art and that just by being an artist, you produce art. Some of it also may have to do with the idea that an artist has talent, so it's all a natural abiliy that doesn't need to be worked at.
I know it really made me mad when my aunt and I were going to the same college. We both worked, and I had a young son at home. I was majoring in art (but half my classes were academics), she was majoring along the lines of medical billing. When she saw my grades, she said "I wish I was an artist so that I could get high grades, too!" Grrrr! I thought "Yeah, all I do all day is color!"
OK, I may be off subject now. But I also wanted to post one of my favorite sayings (that likely doesn't help): "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
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