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.

Conrad Miszuk | Audio Fiction Creator

From a very early age, I realized that I wanted to pursue creativity for the rest of my life. It was pretty clear that anything else wouldn’t have been as healthy or satisfying for me. I also really enjoy the ability to create my own worlds and bring aspects of them to life through words and sounds. Read more>>

Andrew Vougazianos | Artist/Owner of Coolness68Art

It’s something that’s always been inside me from a very young age. It’s a passion. When I’m designing my art, I’m somewhere else away from the every day grind and forget all my problems. Out of all my lessons at school, Art was the main one that I excelled in. All my friends and family have always said to me how great my work was. Combined with my passion for old school cars, it was a no brainer for me to start my business and see if the outside world loved my art as much as I did. Read more>>

Jay Allan | Musician & Songwriter

I basically feel I didn’t have a choice. When I found music, or it found me, it was and continues to be what I want to do with my life and career. I remember vividly the moment when I was onstage and it just clicked and I knew this was where I was meant to put my heart and soul into.. I was playing bass in a band in CA called Cowspace. It was a Grateful Dead cover band/original band. I had lied about my age to the bar and the band and told them I had been playing bass for a long time (I hadn’t). Read more>>