Jaelysa

If you ask yourself why ARTISTS (Makeup artists, Designers, Tattooists, Painters, Singers, Dancers, Musicians or anyone who falls under the artist category) charge "so much" for performances... We don't get paid vacation, we don't get paid sick days, we don't get bonuses for outstanding performances nor for Christmas. We don't have insurance plans. We sacrifice our family on special days so that we can bring happiness to others. Illness or personal affairs are not excuses for a bad performance. Next time you ask, remember that ARTISTS are ARTISTS because of the love of music & art but that love doesn't pay debts.

Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it's just not that good. It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn't have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And

I wrote a letter on a nothing day. I asked somebody, "Could you send my letter away?" "You are too young to put all of your hopes in just one envelope." I said goodbye to someone that I love. It's not just me, I tell you it's the both of us. And it was hard, Like coming off the pills that you take to stay happy. Someone above has seen me do alright. Someone above is looking with a tender eye. Upon your face, you may think you're alone but you may think again. If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy. They'd write it on my grave, or when they scattered my ashes. On second thoughts, I'd rather hang around and be there