As a hobby I dabble in ceramics. I've recently been working on a large animal sculpture which has taken a few months of (weekly class) work.
It has probably a 50% chance of surviving a firing. Naturally the class instructor is concerned that "all this work will be for nothing".
But unlike him, I'm at peace. Creating the sculpture was its own reward. After the firing it maybe a big bag of bits, but that won't remove the pleasure of creating it.
In the same way I applaud your enjoyment of your hobby. Whether it is financially successful or not, your pleasure needs to be in the journey, not just the destination. If you keep it that way you'll have more fun than if you're only working for a future payday. And if you do monetize it, you may find it robs you of your joy.
If someone was going to pay me for my sculpture, I'd be a lot more worried around about now :)
It has probably a 50% chance of surviving a firing. Naturally the class instructor is concerned that "all this work will be for nothing".
But unlike him, I'm at peace. Creating the sculpture was its own reward. After the firing it maybe a big bag of bits, but that won't remove the pleasure of creating it.
In the same way I applaud your enjoyment of your hobby. Whether it is financially successful or not, your pleasure needs to be in the journey, not just the destination. If you keep it that way you'll have more fun than if you're only working for a future payday. And if you do monetize it, you may find it robs you of your joy.
If someone was going to pay me for my sculpture, I'd be a lot more worried around about now :)