We asked some of the city’s leading artists and creatives to tell us about how they decided to pursue an artistic or creative career. We’ve shared some highlights below.

Katy Rice | Cosmetic and Paramedical Tattoo Artist

I worked in the medical field for 6+ years and absolutely loved it. I loved the connections I got to make with patients and cohorts, and I felt good about the impact I was making. However, my job became very limiting and I was beginning to feel the “burnout”. Read more>>

Matt Howse | Tattooist / painter / illustrator

Since my earliest memories, I’ve been drawing, playing music, painting, sculpting, welding, playing music – making things.. obsessively. What was a the center of it all though, was the drawing and painting. My entire childhood was art classes, ceramics, lapidary, metal and wood shop, band, and pretty much anything they had a weirdo class for -I was there. Read more>>

Angela Hilario | Writer & Filmmaker

Being creative has always been something that was innate. Ever since I could hold a pencil, I was writing. It was always a form of escape for me but also as natural as breathing. I can’t imagine my life without being able to create worlds and characters and scenarios. My brain never turns off in that sense. Read more>>