Artistic and creative careers are among the most rewarding, but they also come with unique challenges. We asked some of the city’s best creatives to tell us why they choose to pursue a creative career.

Jake Mulder | Owner / Artist

I feel like I pursued an artistic career because it gives me an outlet to unleash my creativity. Since I was young, I’ve always been interested in creating different types of art, whether it be painting, drawing, sculpture, etc. This is not to say I’m good at all of those types of art; I have never been a good technical artist when it comes to drawing, but I still enjoy the artform. In 2017, I started working with epoxy resin and created several large-scale art pieces using a variety of mica powders, alcohol inks, crushed glass and crystals. Read more>>

Cameron Bruno | Professional Makeup Artist

Now that I’m a professional makeup artist, I still get to obtain my childlike spirit through my career. I’ve always been into performing arts since a little kid from drawing to singing and dancing. The arts were a form of expression for me and gave me lots of peace. Even as I faced challenges in my upbringing as a creative, my passion for it gave me a thrill to become better. It’s truly a treasure to be able to maintain the purity of passion as I do it for a living. Read more>>