Why did you pursue an artistic or creative career?

Artists and creatives face innumerable challenges given that their career path often doesn’t come with a playbook, a steady paycheck or any form of safety net. It’s definitely not easy and so we asked a few of the artists and creatives we admire to talk to us about why they chose to pursue an artistic or creative career.

Nia Lancit | Model

I never was the school person. I always found the artistic side of things way more interesting then being in a science class learning about things I would never use in life outside of high school. My dad & mother both work within the hospital and sometimes I do wish I could be able to work a hospital type job. I never could see myself working a 9-5 job sitting at a desk, never ever that. I love movies, art, paintings , especially music, everything I genuinely love is artistic. The way that people put everything into what their doing is so beautiful to me, so growing up seeing the way that models move with grace and the way they move their bodies without saying anything but still having a thousand words within the picture was so inspiring to me. point being I knew modeling was the thing for me it’s something that makes me happy even on my worst days, something that truly inspires me is modeling. Read more>>

Sarah Miller | Owner & Photographer of Wolfden Collective

Throughout my teenage years, the years when you start to think about what you may want to do in college or what you may want to pursue afterwards, I never mentioned or thought about doing your typical, 9-5. It was always something along the lines of owning my own salon or photography studio. After my first semester in college, I didn’t know what I was working towards. I was unhappy, stressed-out, and on the verge of a mental breakdown. Something was wrong. That’s when I sat down and seriously thought about my future. Although throughout the years, I’ve had jobs in offices, retail, and in call centers, all while pursuing my creative endeavors. Before taking my business full-time, I was employed full-time elsewhere. While it was still a creative position, when I got laid off and started looking for something else, it hit me – let’s finally take this full-time. There’s no better time for me than now. Read more>>

Donald Gaines | Interior Designer

I have always had a vision for being creative by doing interior decorating on my own home so I decided to take my vison and make it my own. Read more>>

Daneon | Singer/Songwriter, Music Producer

Music has always been my passion since I’m very young. My parents always encouraged me to learn music and I grew up around music all the time. It was definitely engraved in me since an early age. Read more>>

Annastasia Mondragon | Resin Artist

I have always been a creative person, I was always the one who figured out a way to bring my idea to life. I absolutely love everything artistic, and I love to try new ventures when it comes to the creative world. In the past I used crafts and projects as an outlet to relieve stress or as a hobby and now I have found a way to pursue it as a career. Going from a “hobby” to a career might sound like a big change but because I enjoy putting my creative spin on things I have found that everyday is a fun day. I truly enjoy to take a customer’s idea or wants and make it into something that brings them and their love ones joy. Now having a creative career does have its failures but that is what makes the journey fun and spontaneous. Read more>>