@lowqualityfacts I don't understand why everything has to be "profitable" anyway. We've made everything - art, hobbies, healthcare, education, humanity in general - a commodity, and that's part of why the world sucks so bad lately. I hate that the world only values things that make money. *steps poutingly off of soapbox*
@izzyamar
As a fiber artist, it took me about a decade to recognize that i can simply say "no" to a commission. I don't have to justify it AND (my favorite bit) I can make things for the joy of making. I don't even need to finish them if i don't feel like it. The act of making is enough. Frogging 16 hours of work can feel similarly exhilarating.