Art Chowder November | December, Issue 24 | Page 63

REGIONAL REPORT SPOKANE ARTS What do you need in your environment to do your best work? “I have discovered that I am more productive and effective in the execu- tion of my ideas in plac- es where other creative people are also grinding in their making.” — Reinaldo Gil Zambrano — What’s the best/worst advice you’ve ever received about pricing or valuing your work? “Good advice: If you agree to do volunteer work, invoice your client for what you would charge with a pro bono column to total zero. And include a scope of work. That way they can appre- ciate what you are giving them, and they can’t ask you to keep working for free.” — Ellen Picken— November | December 2019 63