When I was a kid, I spent countless hours creating original arts and crafts pieces. While other kids were outside playing, I enjoyed being in my room dreaming up new, ingenious things to make.
One of my crafty creations was such a hit that several of my mom’s friends began asking me to make stuff for them.
Initially, I was excited when they offered to pay me. But after just a couple of weeks, I stopped making the crafts they’d ordered. The pressure to meet a deadline and create a specific deliverable was counter to me as an artist.
WHO: Your tap dancing friend, Laurie Johnson.
