Deciding to pursue an artistic or creative career path isn’t for the faint of heart. Challenges will abound, but so many of the artists we speak with couldn’t be happier with their choice. So, we asked them about how they made the decision in the first place.

Ash Soriano | Digital Illustrator & Comic Artist (my pronouns are they/them/theirs)

I’m in the very beginning of my career, so I’m still finding my footing, but I will say that being an artist and a writer has been one of my biggest dreams as a kid! I grew up with people wanting a medical or engineering career out of me, but I really struggled with fitting myself into that box as I got older. Read more>>

Melinda Curtin | Artist, Illustrator, Sewist

I believe you are born an artist. I knew at age 9 that I wanted to make things. That year I made my own paper dolls- then my own Christmas cards – and then owl candles from a candle making kit I received. I was hooked. I took home ec at first year in high school and asked my Dad for a sewing machine after that. Read more>>

Nohealani Sentenac | Interior Designer

As much as I tried to deny it or think otherwise of myself, I have always been a creative and I finally decided to stop fighting it and fully embrace it. For context, my career before I started an interior design business was in marketing. Although my marketing career morphed into the analytics side and eventually grew into operating businesses…I actually fell into the field through being a creative! Read more>>