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.
Natasha Estrada | High quality English bulldog breeder
I chose this because I have ALWAYS had a huge passion and love for English Bulldogs. Breeding them is really a hobby , that has turned into a full time job. I love all my pups and dogs and they all live indoors and get tons of love and attention daily. Read more>>
Susannah Lago | CEO and Founder, Style Up Group LLC
In my past, while working in Corporate America, I was limited in my creativity. I was promoted through the ranks, but even when you get to the top there are restrictions on what you can and cannot do creatively, artistically. Read more>>
SoundAphx | Artist
This outlet in fact chose me. I had a rough childhood so I had to be creative with the simple things. A pen and paper became the place I would let everything out that I kept bottled up. It became my safe space in a very chaotic environment. Read more>>
peter lehmar | Chef, family guy, bicyclist, dog lover
in a kitchen. I just could not see myself sitting behind a desk all day. Being a chef is physically demanding and being an athlete, this too lured me into the kitchen. Read more>>
Jenni Pirmann | Artist
In the film about Van Gogh, “At Eternity’s Gate”, his character said, “In order to be a painter you must be absolutely incapable of doing anything else.” I don’t know if he said this in real life or not but hearing it gave me such a sense of validation. Read more>>
Kristan Salvador | Model & Homemaker
I am naturally artistic but not to be cliché, this life chose me. A great sun of my professional life has been in hospitality and customer service, making modeling new territory for me. Read more>>
Joshua Essenburg | Horror Filmmaker and Movie Critic
For me, being a horror filmmaker/movie critic has always been more than just a hobby. It’s a lifetime commitment. People often ask me why I decided to pursue a career in making films that exist solely to unnerve and terrify. It’s required me to reflect a little bit, and I believe I’ve come up with a reasonable answer. Read more>>
James Pack | Writer and Artist
I have always had a passion for the arts. I wrote my first short story when I was 6-years-old. I participated in a lot of performances in elementary school and I always enjoyed the freedom I had in art classes. Read more>>
Karina Moreno | Comic Artist and Illustrator
Art is my prerequisite for existing. I cannot live without creating. I suppose you could say I’ve always been an artist, even when I was a small child. Of course back then, I wasn’t a good artist. But it didn’t matter – it made me happy every time I picked up the pencil. Read more>>
Warren Thomas Fenzi | Musician, Songwriter & Producer
Because even as a younger person, I had a hard time imagining myself being truly happy doing anything else. I was certainly given a lot of encouragement by my family and friends growing up, which I do feel had a big impact on my life decisions, but at the same time it never made much sense to me why anyone wouldn’t follow and pursue what makes them happy. Read more>>
Kalae Nouveau | Chanteuse & Creative
Growing up in New York City, in the heart of art and culture, I was heavily influenced, almost by osmosis, by all of it surrounding me. I don’t think I perused a career in art more than it found me and let me shine as the artist I had always been. Read more>>
Abimael Acuna | Tattoo Artist
Because it’s what I love, I feel free when I’m drawing, when I’m sketching a new design for my clients. Read more>>
Shina Reynolds | Award-Winning Author
Creating is in my blood. There’s hardly a day that goes by that I don’t think of something I might want to create in the future, whether it be a story idea for a book or a screenplay, a business idea, or an invention. Read more>>