Office workers by day, artists by night

How four creative artists are ‘making it’ part-time.

I used to think professional musicians, artists and writers were the epitome of creative success. They’d bypassed nine-to-five monotony and were travelling the world, being recognised for, and making a living from, their craft.

Pryderi Jones, 39, lives in Hobart, too. He works at a call centre for an electricity company. Jones doesn’t think of himself as a musician, but, ‘in bits and pieces throughout many days’, he’s been writing songs for years.

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Emma Wilkins is a Tasmania-based journalist and freelance writer. Topics of interest include relationships, literature, culture and faith.