Wondering if I should go back to granulate school - Page 2

Lamplighter · 01-16-2011, 09:36 PM

Ft3, have you thought about going into "industrial design"?

Maybe it's close enough to photography and sculpture that you would feel comfortable,
but still be going into a new field with potential for good $.

I worked with two men that were industrial design specialists at a major manufacturer.
They helped me with three design projects for my own clients,
and I was amazed at their creativity and technical skills.
When they finished, the products were so "right" and "clean",
my clients signed off on them within just a few minutes of my "reveals".

I know these two fellows made good $ from their homes, cars, etc.
And even more importantly, they enjoyed going to work each day.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2011, 02:10 AM

Build boats, little boats with extravagant price tags for wealthy people. Boats for people too busy making money to use it, but want the bragging rights that come with a high priced boat, and since they aren't going to use it why go to the trouble of storing a big boat.

Griff · 01-17-2011, 07:41 AM

Bruce is spot on.

Pete Zicato · 01-17-2011, 11:30 AM

Have you taken a career test lately? If not, it might help. Contact your local junior college. Most of them do career counseling for no or low cost.

footfootfoot · 01-17-2011, 02:12 PM

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to do boats. I'd like a marketing/sales department is all.

Perry Winkle · 01-17-2011, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to do boats. I'd like a marketing/sales department is all.

Find a partner to handle the S&M?

(pun very much intended)

I find myself in a similar position to you. I feel stagnant and want am trying to evaluate whether a career change is wise or not (metalworking or aircraft maintenance -- something that engages both my head and hands, anyway).

I'm also kicking around starting my own business. To do that I need to start finishing things and getting them out the door ("Real artists ship" - Steve Jobs). My inability to do so is not procrastination from perfection. I'm afraid it's procrastination from disinterest.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2011, 03:49 PM

Well if you want to be all practical and shit, boats are out. But I still think it would be a good profession for you, Starving Boat Builder has such Je ne sais quoi.

Griff · 01-17-2011, 05:12 PM

Hmmm... there really are people who love that S&M shit... I wonder if you could hire someone on commission with broad enough contacts? I'd hate to see you not creating.

footfootfoot · 01-17-2011, 08:18 PM

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monster · 01-17-2011, 08:27 PM

I never worked out what to be, so I had children....

Griff · 01-18-2011, 07:40 AM

Maybe you should sculpt '57 Chevys for the Chinese.

footfootfoot · 01-18-2011, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Maybe you should sculpt '57 Chevys for the Chinese.

Noted!

Trilby · 01-18-2011, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Noted!

I bleed all over the interwebz like that and you tell Griff 'noted!' - ?

*disappointment runs amok*

eta - HA! Posted too soon!

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2011, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I bleed all over the interwebz like that and you tell Griff 'noted!' - ?

*disappointment runs amok*

Welcome to my world.

footfootfoot · 01-18-2011, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I bleed all over the interwebz like that and you tell Griff 'noted!' - ?

*disappointment runs amok*

eta - HA! Posted too soon!

Also noted because I replied to him in the brick car thread.

01-17-2011, 02:10 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Build boats, little boats with extravagant price tags for wealthy people. Boats for people too busy making money to use it, but want the bragging rights that come with a high priced boat, and since they aren't going to use it why go to the trouble of storing a big boat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2011, 07:41 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Bruce is spot on. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-17-2011, 11:30 AM	#4
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Have you taken a career test lately? If not, it might help. Contact your local junior college. Most of them do career counseling for no or low cost. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

01-17-2011, 02:12 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Don't get me wrong, I'd love to do boats. I'd like a marketing/sales department is all. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-17-2011, 03:49 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well if you want to be all practical and shit, boats are out. But I still think it would be a good profession for you, Starving Boat Builder has such Je ne sais quoi. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2011, 09:36 PM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Ft3, have you thought about going into "industrial design"? Maybe it's close enough to photography and sculpture that you would feel comfortable, but still be going into a new field with potential for good $. I worked with two men that were industrial design specialists at a major manufacturer. They helped me with three design projects for my own clients, and I was amazed at their creativity and technical skills. When they finished, the products were so "right" and "clean", my clients signed off on them within just a few minutes of my "reveals". I know these two fellows made good $ from their homes, cars, etc. And even more importantly, they enjoyed going to work each day.

01-17-2011, 05:12 PM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hmmm... there really are people who love that S&M shit... I wonder if you could hire someone on commission with broad enough contacts? I'd hate to see you not creating. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-17-2011, 08:18 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-17-2011, 08:27 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I never worked out what to be, so I had children.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2011, 07:40 AM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Maybe you should sculpt '57 Chevys for the Chinese. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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