It is who you sell to. My sister went to HS with two brothers who trained as sculptors. They had to hustle for dumb jobs (like gates or repairing dumpsters) for

It is who you sell to. My sister went to HS with two brothers who trained as sculptors. They had to hustle for dumb jobs (like gates or repairing dumpsters) for a long time until they began to get work making interactive sculptures for playgrounds. When city councils want to build a park they tender for contracts. The brothers built their portfolio up over time and kept submitting tenders for this sort of work. Nowdays it is a successful business for them and they win contracts overseas. Etsy isn't selling to the market that artists need to target unfortunately.