"Art is never a reason to rush." - A rant by me

SO I have to start with why I wanted to write this out really quick this night.
I was working at the frame shop alone tonight, spending the last few hours cleaning and helping people out (because we have finally caught up for the week on custom orders).
It was really quiet night.
Then 15 minutes before we close this family comes in at a rush...
The husband wants mats for his posters that he has.  The wife wants me to cut "5" of them.
Right...Now.
Usually, I don't do anything after 8:45 (except take orders for custom) because it would take too long and then we would close.  
But, I thought I would be a bad ass and do it really quick.
Then they started arguing...

He wanted only an inch, she wanted 2 inches.
And I had no idea because they didn't bring the posters for me to measure.
SO, yeah, I was cutting blind.
I should have just said no.
But, after I "confirmed" it, I cut the mats 1 inch.
The guy liked it, the girl hated it.
...and they argued as we were closing.
"We live 30 minutes from here, we need this now!" (exact words)
SO with doubt, they left without the 5 mats, which I spent 15 minutes busting my ass to cut for them.

FUCK!

WHO THE HELL RUSHES LIKE THAT FOR FUCKING MATTING!?!?!
You want to pay over 60 dollars (the cost for 5 mats the size they wanted) and try and rush, unsure of the size, because you want it right now?  WHY?
Seriously, I don't understand that at all?!

Let me put it this way-
I consider myself an artist.  Just from the years of working on it with my mom, art class, college, and now at the gallery.  I also consider my art to be temporary (except for the photos).  All art is temporary in some way or another.  (seriously, look at the history of Leo's The Last Supper.  It was deteriorated after the first few years, so the original is gone, it's just repainted over and over again)
Except through memory.  
Rushed art seems so bad to do.  I don't mean if you can do quick sketches, no (you trained to do taht, you put your time from training, praticing, and talent).  I mean rushing something for a timeline.  I understand it for business (which is why I didn't go into computer graphic design, the timelines and demands infuriated me), but for art in your house?  Why the rush?
Wouldn't you like to have the art you pictured to look at instead of GRAB THE PAINT, SPLATTER THE WALL, PAINT THE TRIM, 15 SECONDS!  TOO LONG!

Seriously, if you work long enough to where you gotta rush something to put it in your house, you probably don't need it.  Take a breath, plan, and if you don't know, find out.
We live in a world where information is at our fingertips.

(Seriously, there are links on how to frame here.
And you know how many times people keep asking me what matting is...


...You don't know what matting is either, do you?
Did you have to look it up as I was talking about it earlier.
...THERE IS A WIKI ARTICLE ABOUT IT!!!!
And if you didn't know and didn't bother even looking...for shame.
ARGH!!!!!!!! 
Jk, hahaha...  except those who didn't know.  Get some class.)


Well, anyway, the main point of this rant is "Don't rush art!"
 But be PERSISTENT with it



Hell, right now, I'm trying to work on those photos I did last week.  I made a Fire Cobra!-

Now, I still need detail (she looks good, but need more on the snake), but I do have plans with it being framed.  Found a good frame and mat for it.  But I won't get the frame and mat until the picture is finished.
I also still want to finish editing the other pictures because maybe I will find another picture that is better.  Maybe like these-

 Haha... last one looks like a jellyfish...

But when I do finish them, I will know and choose then.

(Poor Susy though on a side note... she was so good and excited that I want to do more with her.  Hell, she has inspired me to do more (writing and art wise).  Already planning the next fire shots and wanting more model ideas, but I need money, time, items, costume, makeup, and a place.  Sigh...)

SO yeah, there is that.  I also have my next chapter of my short story that I am working on (I'm really excited about that) and wanting to write about my vacation and my inspiration from the shows and time and other things...
And my fears.  And why they will be conquered. 

And I keep going.  Keep running.  Keep breathing.  Don't rush and lose focus.

Keep telling yourself - Persistence pays off.