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I'm curious...

Ricky87 said:
I don't make any claims into what decisions make your life so difficult for you. My past is no crutch, and my condition is past, present and future. I don't have four kid's and I don't add that burden on to your life to cause you stress. I commit myself to my future through my art, and through my other ambitions and I do put the work in.

Personally I find your philosophy on art to be ironic too. You put more focus into the money I create than the art, as though money outweighs talent. Why should I waste my talent to make a shallow living. I could be one of the few to really make an impression and, like it or not, that's what I believe. I don't sit up at night asking god why me, because I just don't play that game. Somehow it is the same "Why me?" people who save all their blame for people on government assistance to the point where they actually feel that they suffer more for my disability than I do. That's the crazy part that I don't understand, but I do know that's just some people and I take it for what it is!.
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LOL. Well, I have never said any decisions in my life are difficult nor is my life. My husband and I do very well with what we have. ;) I also graduated HS and college. Two of my sisters got their GED after my mom died. They choose not to finish HS and just get their GEDs (they are 12 months apart).:cool:

You must be high. LOL I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT MONEY. YOU were the one who discussed selling your art and how you are not making as much as you wanted. Do you have a split personality that does not ever remember what you previously typed? Just curios. I said "As for the not selling art, most great artist did not become famous until after their death." As in, don't take offense if your art doesn't sell as the great artists of history had to work odd jobs and were dirt poor. Their art was not worth large amounts of money until they were dead. I then tried to give you ideas to get your name as an artist out there. Only once did I mention selling your stuff. :nyah:

"I don't have four kid's and I don't add that burden on to your life to cause you stress."

Just forget I said that as you obviously took it the wrong way. LMAO!
 
Ricky87 said:
Here's on I'm working on right now. I have somebody in California who bought one of my paintings last year, and was looking for one again this year. Unfortunately he wanted one more similar to what he bought last year, so I started in on this one in hopes it can be that piece. It's still very basic, but I'll keep adding new things to it until it's done. BTW, sorry in advance about the quality.
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And here is one such posting.
 
To TxMom. I heard your post, and took no offense. I believe my brother might have interpreted it the wrong way, not sure.

You are very right about the artwork though. My grandfather has been one of the most well known artists in the region, and has been desperately poor through most of it. He is just now getting notoriety that pays, in the form of a MacArthur award, but that still doesn't equate to evening out the scraping by he has done all his life.
I understand this, as I could only hope to reach the peak he has, and having seen his struggles I know it isn't an easy field to make a living. I focus on compiling a large array of artwork, and then showing it in galleries, at shows, etc... really with the hopes of being seen. The odds of me having any sort of consistent income from original pieces of work is slim to none, so I'm trying to use other subjects to put my artwork on, such as magnets, prints, T-shirts, etc... that way my artwork can be many places at once, and still hope to bring in some form of extra finances.
I am lucky to have a well known artist for a grandfather, this has been a stepping stone that my grandfather would have only dreamed of having as he was aspiring to do what he does now. They are gracious to share their space to promote our art, and are the most encouraging people in the world - I wish everyone had such wonderful grandparents.
 
Michael823 said:
To TxMom. I heard your post, and took no offense. I believe my brother might have interpreted it the wrong way, not sure.

You are very right about the artwork though. My grandfather has been one of the most well known artists in the region, and has been desperately poor through most of it. He is just now getting notoriety that pays, in the form of a MacArthur award, but that still doesn't equate to evening out the scraping by he has done all his life.
I understand this, as I could only hope to reach the peak he has, and having seen his struggles I know it isn't an easy field to make a living. I focus on compiling a large array of artwork, and then showing it in galleries, at shows, etc... really with the hopes of being seen. The odds of me having any sort of consistent income from original pieces of work is slim to none, so I'm trying to use other subjects to put my artwork on, such as magnets, prints, T-shirts, etc... that way my artwork can be many places at once, and still hope to bring in some form of extra finances.
I am lucky to have a well known artist for a grandfather, this has been a stepping stone that my grandfather would have only dreamed of having as he was aspiring to do what he does now. They are gracious to share their space to promote our art, and are the most encouraging people in the world - I wish everyone had such wonderful grandparents.
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That is exactly what I was talking about!! :) I didn't know that y'all were already doing it or I wouldn't have suggested it! :) Y"es, having a grandparent that is already in the field DOES open up doors that would have taken you MANY years to do. Keep painting, it will come! The T-shirts and other ideas are very good as most people buy T-shirts and magnets, etc... posters too.
 
Ricky87 said:
My bad. I took it out of context; my apologies!. :santa:
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It's all good. Like I have said before, it can be hard to tell how someone means something as all we have are words via the internet. We can not see their body language, hand signals, nor hear their voice inflections/tone.
 
TxMomto4 said:
Wait... so Michael and Ricky are the same? Just checking...
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Maybe. Maybe not. Both are supposedly twins with the same genetic disorder. Micheal makes some very valid points, and Ricky seems to be the hothead of the two that fact checks his statements less than NBC.....lol. Micheal was here before under a different user name (got banned for a little while, I think), and came back under the new name. These two are VERY similar, but you would expect that of twins. All of this lead lots of people to suspect Micheal was using 2 names to post (since he had used other name(s) in the past).

To make things worse, Ricky will answer for Micheal, although Micheal doesn't seem to often answer for Ricky. If you respond to one (and mix up the names) the other will answer without even realizing you changed on them. It's like Michael/Ricky can't even keep track of who said what, but they get mad when we mix them up. They are easy to mix up since Ricky OFTEN answers for Micheal. Because of that, I starting calling both of them the name, "Rickeal," and they took it as an insult so I stopped. There was a bit of the "protest too much" sentiment, so that just made some people suspect even more that they are one and the same. True or false may be less important than perception here.

Are they one or two? Pick and believe that. Many of the rest of us can't decide for sure, either.....lol. Personally, I think they are two separate people because I've noticed a BIG difference in cognizant discussion abilities between Micheal and Ricky over the past month or so. I might not agree with Micheal, but he can often make his case and doesn't spew off 100% backwards mistaken trash all that often. In the past, I have had perceived issues with Micheal. HOWEVER (and this was my mistake), on review, I saw when I was getting angry with him, it was when Ricky was answering for him. Without the Ricky posts, I think Micheal would be a completely different image in many people's minds.

So, either I just described the differences between the two OR they are the same person and he is good at keeping the personas separate but NOT which one said what. That sounds odd, so I now vote 2 different people.....even though Ricky continues to ACT like one.
 
Michael823 said:
some of you do not understand how badly I wish that I could make my own earnings with fair compensation for my skill set. I will waste no more time explaining a situation to those who haven't lived it, and will condemn me regardless.
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Can you tell us what you have done to increase and improve upon your skill set to make yourself more attractive to potential employers? This is my second time asking that question. I can see lots of skills you have that are relevant to some jobs, but what have you done to increase those so that you WERE more desirable as an employee? I'm sure you realize that the most qualified person, disabled or not, is the one that still deserves a job. What have you done to make yourself that most qualified applicant? Training? Volunteer experience? What?


This is not an attack or an insult. If I was looking for a job, I would sure as heck be prepared to ANSWER those questions to a HR. It is a serious question. Tell us more about yourself - this is an open invitation.
 
TxMomto4 said:
topped out at 5'7") as she was only 5'3" and I wanted to either be VERY SHORT to be a jockey or VERY TALL
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Hey, hey, hey! 5'7" IS very tall. Watch what you type! LOL.



TxMomto4 said:
posters sell well too...
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The guy who I bought my current home from had a 24 x 36 building (cement slab) in the backyard. It is my snake building now. He used it for his sole source of income for his family - with 5 kids. (One of which is under care in a home for which is billed to him. The mom was on drugs while pregnant and "nobody knew.") Guess what he did? ADVERTISEMENT. He sat on his butt on the phone and PC all day - and he made a living at it. What would happen is that people would call him and say, "I need 5,000 baseball caps to sell at my upcoming event." He'd then make the emblem, get it approved, send the image file to the cheapest distributor of hat printing he used, get the hats back, and sell them to the guy at a mark up. Heck, and that is work? LOL.

Some of what he did was just generating the image for the person for pay, but I understand that most income was for getting the products (hats, pens, folders, shirts, WHATEVER) to the event organizer ready to sell or hand out!

So, yes. I believe posters DO sell well....... ;)
 
Ricky87 said:
The thing is though, that once you make the decision as a disabled person to get a "meager" job that suits your ability your making a commitment to stall your other talents and abilities for the time being.
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The thing about college too is that I was forced to drop-out of high-school due to me getting sick all the time so college doesn't seem realistic.
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1. If I didn't have to work, I could practice to become the world's best archer. That would be awesome. ...but, it sucks to have to work. Heck, if 1/3rd of my check wasn't taken from me, I could work 1/3rd less and at least spend SOME time practicing for my own enjoyment again. Hmmm, no similarities between our comments, right? Face it - EVERYONE has to give up on developing some talents and abilities when they take a job. It's sad, but it is life.

2. I hope you at least got your GED for yourself since there is no reason that was out of reach. One thing you should have already found out is that college can even be MORE flexible for disabled people than high school was. You don't have to finish in a couple of short years, you can take classes of different length, different time frames, you don't even HAVE to go to all the classes, etc. I know all the lengths I willingly go through to help people that suffer from a disability in my classes, and I see most of them passing the classes. It CAN be done. All you need is to WANT to do it.

#2 isn't an attack or a ridicule. It is advice. If you weren't aware of these facts, now you are. You should consider looking into it for your own sake. I don't care how much you despise me, this is good, honest, advice.
 
Ricky87 said:
save all their blame for people on government assistance to the point where they actually feel that they suffer more for my disability than I do.
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Assuming you are referring to posters here, I have to ask, "Can you understand anything written correctly?"

I have not even seen (much less written) anything saying a tax payer suffers more for your disability than you do. That is ludicrous. What I have said and seen said is that a worker deserves what he EARNS more than a tax recipient deserves it just because they can't/don't work. I've written that I understand why I SHOULD help and why I don't mind helping those that really need it. What I don't seem to see getting written is why a disabled person can think they DESERVE it just because they weren't born as healthy as the average person. As a good person, I understand why I need to donate to charities and such. However, I don't think a good person thinks they DESERVE something - and then DEMAND it - from others who were born more fortunate than them. However, I can see why a person feels like they deserve what they earn. Heck, they earned it, after all!

In essence, I believe you deserve what you earn. I believe in helping those that NEED it. I don't believe a person is right in demanding something from someone else just because that other person has more than them.

I'm not saying "they more fortunate should not help" - I'm saying the less fortunate don't have a god-given right to DEMAND it for nothing. What part of that statement is "wrong?"
 
Ricky87 said:
You put more focus into the money I create than the art, as though money outweighs talent.
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I was under the impression that you were trying to be an artist for a living. Maybe I misunderstood. Did I?

If you DO plan to do art for a living, then I just figured out why you seem to have such basic problems with economics. Talent ain't gonna feed you - money will. Many you need to be concerned more about the money. If you aren't concerned about PAY, then it ain't a job. It is a hobby. One that costs at that!
 
TxMomto4 said:
Do you have a split personality that does not ever remember what you previously typed?
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Stick around. They get mad when we get confused, but Ricky is constantly contradicting himself within and among threads. I think Ricky forgets what he says and then makes up something new to type later. Actually, it is humorous once you realize he's probably just a troll.

He's also predictable. Now, he is going to say he has never contradicted himself and trow another ill-formed insult at me.
 
Michael823 said:
My grandfather has been one of the most well known artists in the region
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Is this the same one that is the expert on the herps of your state? If not, what are your other grandparents famous for? You should have four, so let's get it out now so you can't keep pulling aces out of your sleeve.

What name does he paint under (is he a painter?) - I'd like to look up some of his work.

Michael823 said:
I focus on compiling a large array of artwork, and then showing it in galleries, at shows, etc... really with the hopes of being seen. The odds of me having any sort of consistent income from original pieces of work is slim to none
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Are both of you two artists? I thought that was Ricky's thing all along?
 
Ricky87 said:
Correction; both of us are artist's, one of us wants to become a dog trainer; That's Micheal. I love dog's and dog training, but it's more just to enjoy the company of my own dog's at this point. I'm not trying to be smug at all so take no offense, but I could show you some of my artwork?. I'm working on one right now actually, and I wouldn't ,mind showing you what I do. It's not all that, but you might like it!.
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No KJ, they're both aspiring artists apparently.
 
KJUN said:
Thank you. I missed that. This forum is like a soap opera. Miss one day, and you never get caught up in all the twists and turns. :crazy01:
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Yep. You might also have missed that one of them (I really have forgotten who) is too physically frail for active jobs but refuses to take a clerical type job because it would limit his potential for physical activity. Someone refuses to work 'below his skill set' and also taking just any job would be soul-destroying. (Well, that's my summation anyway, hope it helps)
 
Gotta spread some rep around....yadda yadda yadda. LOL.

I have to ask, "who turned out to have married his brother's murdered in today's episode?"
 
Also posted previously..........people who are lucky enough to work and pay taxes working long hours to support their families should count their blessings. But the boys will not limit their enjoyment in life by doing so.
 
diamondlil said:
Yep. You might also have missed that one of them (I really have forgotten who) is too physically frail for active jobs but refuses to take a clerical type job because it would limit his potential for physical activity. Someone refuses to work 'below his skill set' and also taking just any job would be soul-destroying. (Well, that's my summation anyway, hope it helps)
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That was michael. ;)
 
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