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.

April “Angel” Cain

I think I have pursued a creative career because I love seeing peoples face light up at the different things I create. I used to just make things for myself, family and friends. Then I thought why not sell stuff, so others can be happy too. I try to not make the same thing everytime. Read More>>

Katey Allen

Ever since I was younger, I never fit in a box. I didn’t care much for school or sports. I always wanted to just be drawing and creating. As I got older people started asking me about college and a career, I never saw myself doing anything but art! Despite being made fun of for choosing a creative path in the past, it’s always what I knew I wanted to do. Read More>>

Janet Redmond-weber

I am an artist who works in watercolor, oils and sculptural painting. I grew up in a very creative home. My mother was gifted with a great imagination along with a talent for handling color. My uncle, who lived with us was a fine artist. They were always creating things together: paintings, murals and furniture. Their creativity knew no bounds. We did a lot of projects together. Read More>>

Brieannon Dubois

From a young age, I was always creative and loved to draw, paint and do pottery. I loved mixing colors, patterns and textures. I’ve also always been drawn to beautiful spaces. As a teenager, I worked at a local restaurant in the summers, busing tables to save up enough money to decorate my bedroom. I bought new furniture, bedding and throw pillows. Read More>>

Garrett Day

For as long as I can remember I have been “pursuing” an artistic life. Beginning with making music with family when I was very young, I suppose that caused me to constantly reach for that thing we all love about art. My own drive to make music, and art drew me more and more to others that did the same, and were actually much more adept. Poets, musicians, photographers, painters, sculptors, writers, filmmakers, on and on. It is the best stuff of life to me. Read More>>

Sylvia Castro

Ever since I was young I have these memories of being so drawn to create things with my own hands. My mom really had a big impact on motivating me to pursue my dreams and that I could create anything I wanted. My creativity began with my love for baking. My grandma would bake and I would be right there with her learning everything along the way. Read More>>

Lia Shields

I create book content on TikTok. Before I started, I found that I was missing community in my day to day life. I had friends that I would talk to about my personal life, but I didn’t have anyone to talk to about books. Creating content on TikTok was always something I had thought about, but I didn’t really know what I wanted to post. I finally decided that since I had no one in person to talk to about books, I would talk to the world about books instead. Read More>>