Let’s burn it to the ground 🔥 I’m Done Begging for £2.25

This isn’t a rebrand. It’s a rupture. I’m clawing my way out and you have front row access.

Let’s be clear:

I don’t know what the fuck I’m doing yet.

But I know what I’m not doing anymore.

I’ve been impulsive.

I’ve acted without direction.

I’ve had the right intentions but the wrong plan.

I’ve performed routinely instead of documenting truth.

And when I asked people to pay £2.25 (95% off) for a whole year for my Substack to get me on the leaderboard, nobody did.

That’s not a complaint. It’s a signal.

Not that my work has no value—but that I haven’t made its purpose clear.

Because I haven’t been clear with myself.

What I’m letting go of

I’m stepping back from formats that became distractions—including Drei Fragen. The last one will be this Wednesday with the incredible artist

Anna Judd

.

Drei Fragen was my three-question interview series with other artists.

Not a content strategy, not curated—just real conversation inspired by

Eleanor Anstruther

’s “8 Questions.”

It was one of the most rewarding things I’ve done here.

But for now, it’s paused—so I can rebuild from focus.

You can still read the archive here:

👉 creamofthecropbyslart.com/t/drei-fragen

The death of the Weekly Art Practice (as we knew it)

The old version of my Weekly Art Practice is gone.

It was a messy documentation—of my week-to-week attempts to become a full-time artist.

But it lacked any proper structure or accountability.

It lacked any structure, it lacked any momentum.

It became an unclear habit instead of a clear path.

So I’m retiring it.

You can still read the archive here:

👉 creamofthecropbyslart.com/t/weekly-art-practice

Going forward, that energy evolves into Projekt Rattloch:

A new weekly system with structure, reflection, efficiency and momentum…shared every Monday. There’s some strong

Robert Wringham

vibes with my own twist.

Memento Mori: Drei Fragen

Memento Vivere: Weekly Art Practice

Carpe Diem: Projekt Rattloch

Then a longer fortnightly essay on lessons learned.

What changes now

I’m removing all paywalls.

Until I know what I’m building—until the work earns trust and coherence—everything stays free. It might stay free forever.

This isn’t a business model right now.

This is a rat race escape plan in progress.

What happens next

Every Monday, I’ll share a progress report called Projekt Rattloch.

It’s not a biscuit-addled art practice. It’s a weekly claw out of the rat race.

I’ll write at the intersection of:

• Art – as expression, identity, resistance

• Mindset – as the psychological terrain of escape, uncovering blind spots

• AI – as a tool for leverage, not enslavement. It will be unapologetically my copilot—used with intention, creativity, and control.

And I’ll also track my financial reality…openly.

It will hold me accountable—not just creatively, but economically.

Because clawing out of the rat race means building income systems, not just expressing feelings.

This isn’t theory. It’s a live document.

I’m sharing how I use these forces to rebuild my life outside a system that feels safe but is quietly killing me.

Why I’m doing this

I want to earn £5,000/month through my creative work to escape the mundane.

Not to get rich. But to leave the job that’s keeping me small. I refuse any guilt once felt for wanting a better life despite others having less than me.

To become a full-time artist.

And to share what I find on the way out—so others can follow their own cracks in the wall.

I’d been brainwashed into believing that £5K/month was a lot and that it’s hard to achieve. I’ve seen dudes with half my IQ and creativity made that daily.

That lie kept me trapped—sleepwalking through safety while starving my creativity. I’m massively grateful to be out of survival mode, having spent my twenties and early thirties scraping by, but things must change today.

For financial perspective, here’s Jake Paul dropping $39 million on a Georgia ranch:

“Jake Paul is not skilled, not noble, but raw, viral, and defiantly banal. He doesn’t craft; he contaminates. And like any true stain, he lingers.”

— what Dubuffet would have said

This dude spent more on a house than I would earn in 769 years of continuous work, and that would be the entire salary before tax.

This is nothing compared to the wealth of billionaires, but I won’t go there.

These examples eclipse my measly £5k. So I’m paving the way for myself and for you too. I’m giving us both the fucking permission!!

Let’s exit the Mausloch together!

If this isn’t for you

If you’re here for something safer, cleaner, or more polished—

I totally get it.

But this is your cue to unsubscribe.

No hard feelings. No drama.

If you’re losing your shit over the idea of AI helping people write…

You’ll hate what’s coming next.

Because I’m not hiding it. I’m embracing it. Fully.

Using AI as my copilot gives me clarity, reflection, and perspective. But it’s still written and driven by me.

It has soul. It has purpose.

No AI slop here.

🧭 My North Star

My goal: £5,000/month.

My mission: Clawing out of the rat race—through art and creativity—leading by example so others can do the same.

I will hold myself to account each week, you can too.

Nothing’s changed.

But…

Everything’s different.

See you Monday.

SLART

P.S. Stephen Wright from The House of Dreams did a wonderful talk today. I’ll be sharing it soon.

Below: SLART, Stephen Wright and his Husband, Michael.

Here’s a sneak peek…