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Linda,
I started doing a similar thing that Mari is talking about and ended up with a complete art school where I teach drawing, watercolor and colored pencil. I now have over forty students that pay $50 a month and I only teach a couple of days a week.
It keeps the bills paid has really increased my name recognition in the community and leaves me three days a week to work on my commissions. I also do a workshop once a month for those people who can't make the commitment to a weekly class. My next one will be Feb. 22 and I have 8 people signed up. They pay $50 per person for 5-6 hours of instruction.
I live in a pretty small town in south Louisiana so if any place would be affected by the economy it would be us! And yet my phone keeps ringing with new people wanting to take classes.
I also plan on doing six week long summer art camps for kids. It is just February and one of my 6 weeks is almost full! Parents spend a lot of money on dance, piano, and gymnastics. There are a lot of kids who are "art kids".
Oh well, I have rambled on about this long enough. If anybody has any questions feel free to email me!
Rebecca
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