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Making Art While Making a Living with Mason Currey
What does it actually look like to build a creative life—and pay the bills?
In this episode of Shelf Care Society: The Podcast, I sit down with Mason Currey (@masoncurrey) to talk about his new book, Making Art and Making a Living: Adventures in Funding a Creative Life—a fascinating look at how artists across history have navigated the tension between creative ambition and financial reality.
We talk about the myth of the “starving artist,” and why it’s never been quite that simple. From day jobs to patronage to family money to some truly unconventional side hustles, Mason walks through the…
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