art as less than a career

i'm catching up on everyone's blogs and i became sad. not particularly with the dr, but with everyone in general that changes their major, drops, or feels too much pressure to fit a certain mold to continue with being an artist. moreover, i hear more and more of people who are choosing to make art more of a hobby than a lifestyle.

it's hard to be an artist and of course, it's more than likely that only 5% of us, if not less, may actually succeed in the art world (which of course depends on your definition of 'success', but that's another topic). but for me, the scary-ness of being a BFA (and eventually, MFA) and trying to get my work out into the world pales in comparison to the thought of not doing what i love for the rest of my life. i don't know, maybe that's a little dramatic. i mean, you can make art in your free time and not dedicate your whole life to it. but i choose to make it my life because nothing makes me happier. finishing a project gives me a rush i can't find anywhere else. not even from sex. kidding. sort of.

anyways. just a thought. i notice some friends that got their BFA's and pumped out so much work when they were here, but now that they've graduated, have hit that wall that, I'm sure, everyone does after getting a liberal arts degree. and it scares the shit out of me. and i have no financial support from my parents so i have even more pressure to succeed when i graduate than the average undergrad. but that's life, right? it's scary and it's big and it's new and who knows what i'll do. but it's something that can also be really amazing