She has since settled all her student loans by selling her own art work, but it wasn’t easy. As a professional artist, there was co roadmap to follow as she tried to pursue her craft and keep a roof over her head. Enter » Living and Sustaining a Creative Life ,» the book Louden edited featuring candid essays by 40 working artists on how they make a living. That kind of commercial talk is largely absent in today’s waht curriculum. Dozens of MFA students are pushed into the real world without a clue as to how to sell their work and themselves. The cover of the book Louden edited featuring 40 candid essays about how artists make a living Courtesy of Sharon Louden. The contributing artists shared their stories of doing everything from teaching and painting houses to working Craigslist jobs and investing in real estate to sustain their creative practices. As uncomfortable as it may be for an artist to leave the sanctity of the studio, nothing gets sold without interacti...