These NYC artists turned studio scraps into gallery art. Here’s how they afford to keep creating in the city.

The Nose to Tail exhibition ran from June through July at Equity Gallery in the Lower East Side. Yao Zu Lu The Nose to Tail exhibition in NYC highlighted art made from scraps never meant to see a gallery. Five artists discussed the financial realities of sustaining an artistic practice in New York City. From cheap materials and multiple jobs to affordable studios and housing, here's how they do it. "Let nothing go to waste" has taken on a literal meaning for these New York City artists. As…