Originally Posted by Kirsten
Thanks!
And thanks for your suggestions, Betty.Well, several people suggested such an art card business lately, but the problem is: printing cards costs a lot of money, and I don't have any! Money (or the lack of it) always seems to be the problem! You just cannot start anything new without money, especially in a country with such a high unemployment rate and low economy like Germany in the past years. This is the environment that makes employers taking advantage of you: You work your a** off for nothing; what they pay is hardly enough to make a living of it.
Kirsten
I so appreciate the situation you describe and agree it totally sucksAnother possibility is to copyright your material and contact publishing houses that produce art cards for sale to retailers. Might it be possible to sell your product to them for production at least to give you an opportunity to make some money. I don't know the processes in Europe well enough to give you great suggestions about where/who to contact unfortunately. If your immediate locale doesn't offer this option, there must be publishers in larger areas (Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin) or outside of Germany ... Vienna, Salzburg etc.
You mentioned having to take care of legals ... speak to your solicitor about copyright in your country. Protect your talent first and when you feel up to it, pursue the opportunity it could potentially bring you. You have a gift and it is apparent in your work. You deserve to do something that will bring you some happiness and satisfaction, not to mention - pay the bills.
I wish I had your talent
Many hugs to you Kirsten ... I know this is a difficult time and I don't mean to put more pressure on you. Please take care.
Betty
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