Passion or Pay?

Today I talked to a women who is a freelancer at Time Out New York as a designer. She's a really interesting gal, and it was cool talking to such an established artist. Her name is Mieko, and she's originally from Japan.

She talked about how she was a designer working full time at a designer watch company (see above), but it just didn't leave her enough time to paint, which is her true passion! (see other picture above). I'm sure the company was sad to see her go! Then she said how she's trying to freelance, but that is also difficult.

So there's the dilemma, have a stable job that your just not as happy at, or have the constant worry in the back of your mind about where your next paycheck will come from! It's a tough thing. But she seemed happy with her decision, and she also may come to HAGA's networking night! Woo WOo!