I know, we are not having a recession. Well, at least that is what we are constantly being told – and yet it feels ominous out there. Artists and makers often bolster their incomes by doing casual work in the sector, offering workshops and doing markets – but when discretional spending is hit in tight times, these are the first to go. Plus, with the sector also feeling the pinch, there is not a lot of extra work around.
So, how can you be mindful of your spending while still maintaining your creative practice? There are two approaches to this: to block money wasting, and to rethink how and what you need to make.
