We asked some of the most creative folks we know to open up to us about why they chose a creative career path. Check out their responses below.

Tiffany Allison | Photographer & Physical Therapist

Art is part of who I am. It is in my roots and feeds my growth. As a child, I performed gymnastics and dance. As I grew, I turned to performing music, painting, and swing dancing. However, as an adult with children now, I do not have as much time for group activities. Also, with children, it was hard to paint due to the mess. I had to turn to another creative outlook. This is when I found photography. Read more>>

Savannah Martin | Event Designer & Florist

I’ve always been one to live by the saying “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”. Being able to express creativity gives me the chance to forget about real life stress and focus on something fun. I have always loved anything to do with art or hands-on/creative learning, being an event florist is the best of both worlds! Read more>>

James Palmer | Classical Pianist, Collaborator, Educator, Presenter

I think there was never really much of a choice — from my earliest memory, I’ve always been naturally inclined toward the arts. My parents are both very musically gifted, even if they didn’t pursue it professionally to the extent that I have. As a child, I was very much into drawing and visual art, but I also adored music; I sang in choirs, acted in musicals, and eventually began to play the piano. Once I got started on the piano, it pretty much eclipsed all other major interests. I remember first being fascinated just by the shape and physical elegance of the piano as a very young child. Read more>>

Jamie McDonald | Songwriter/Content Creator

I’m not sure I have had a choice. I was an educator for a long time. Even in that career I was secretly creating records, writing songs, filming, etc. I ether will suppress that major part of my heart or I won’t. I have a hard time viewing that as a choice, to be honest. Read more>>

Rene Hernandez | Singer/Songwriter & Producer

I like to think that my artistic career chose me. My stepfather introduced me to music and performing at the early age of 6, when he would take me along to his own band’s rehearsals. They would play music in Spanish, covers of Los Tigres Del Norte or Fito Olivares. I never took my eyes off my stepfather’s piano playing. They even invited me to sing one of their songs with them. So I developed my taste for singing and playing music, and I knew then that this is what I wanted to do. Read more>>