Creative Jobs for Recession

Since the economy has gone south, making ends meet is more difficult for even the most talented artists. I had to share with you some of the jobs that our friend & famous sculptor Sharles is currently pursuing: 

  • Teacher of sculpting & painting
  • Photographer of flowers
  • Expert opinionated art critic
  • Amateur brain surgeon (non invasive type)
  • Amateur psychiatrist (invasive type)
  • Will spread rumorers
  • Art advisor
  • Art instigator
  • Muralist
  • Provide original designs to your tattoo artist
  • House or plant sitter
  • Poodle sitter
  • Agent
  • Advisor
  • Physic
  • Ghost hunter-collaborator
  • Will haunt a premises (similar to house sitter but union scale)
  • Read your palm
  • Tell fortunes at parties
  • Lie about your past, or fabricate one, if you want a better one. (List & prices available on request.)
  • Post the same on web
  • Weather consultant
  • Computer addict
  • Throwing the bird
  • Can throw about anything I can lift
  • Expert at cussing
  • Hosting classical tea parties or coffee/chocolate parties
  • Cooking with beer
  • Slamming politicians
  • Will help you ignore your neighbors
  • Expert at recognizing neanderthrals, half whits, full-of-it whits, retarded socialites, sunflower & clown expert (as in, “Yea, that’s a sun flower, and that’s a clown”)
  • Writer/critic to & of rich, famous, hysterical, and would be types
  • Will forge your name to petitions
  • Will do paper work for you to enter: reality tv shows and locker rooms
  • Forge press credentials
  • Sell you stuff
  • Photograph you in leather or other fetish stuff
  • Write resumes for you (if you really don’t want the job, can help get you fired so you can collect benefits
  • Not defend you in court, but cuss your scumbag lawyers
  • Hold illegal gambling money (from spouse, not IRS)
  • Walk your dog, monkey or cat
  • Feed your parrot
  • Build up your confidence and ego with false praise
  • Build up political aspirations with same
  • Will pretend to be someone else on phone to fool other people in room
  • Eavesdropping
  • Will paint your toe nails & laugh at you jokes
  • Taste test & critique beer
  • Be a stand in groom, or best man at wedding rehearsals
  • Ring church bells

 If you can think of anything else you would pay me to do…including going away. Yes I expect to be paid for that. Some of my skills& ideas are listed above. I am looking for buyers: (Granted some are addictions — but i am still good at them.) How serious I am about the jobs depends on how serious money is (Up front). ~ Sharles

If you would like to inquire about Sharles availability he can be contacted at sharlesart (at) gmail.com. See his artwork here. Sharles’ candelabra pictured right.