Firstly I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Fran and I've been working as a full time artist for the past twenty years. Even saying that out loud make me feel like I'm getting old! I wanted to talk about my first ever job as an artist. I finished up college at the age of 22 and like most people who study art I didn't have a clue how I was going to make a living. I think I just got lucky. A friend of mine who was also a tiler and a bit arty himself was decorating a bar ou