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.

Simone Deacon | Screenwriter & Director

Even from a young age, I was engulfed in Cinema. My parents bought me the one thing that would ignite my passion for filmmaking….a DVD player! The beautiful thing about DVDs was that while you still had the movie, some extra perks like the behind-the-scenes option. I found myself mesmerized by the process of how a film was made, specifically the behind-the-scenes of Jim Carrey’s The Grinch. Watching Ron Howard yell action, and this whole world unfolded! It was magic! Read more>>

Alex McCrary | Artist/ Songwriter

Like most people, music has been apart of my life since the beginning. From school choir performances to a full fledge concert, i enjoy listening & at times find myself appreciating the artistry. There are so many inspiring artists, it’s hard to narrow down favorites. We all have different walks of life. Music brings us closer together and so i decided to share a bit of my walk of life with everyone through music. Read more>>

Mariana Medeiros | Private Nail Technician

Pursuing a full-time career in nail artistry was never the full intended plan; I blossomed where I was supposed to be planted. As I always remember, I would keep myself occupied in my young years with creativity. Besides playing in the sun and streets all day, I was cutting up random things like sewing clothes for stuffed animals or cutting up materials to make them houses like their lives depended on it. During the summer, instead of summer camps often, since kids my age were acting their age, I’d attend art classes at Palm Beach State College. Some professors would teach all types of art/creative classes where every week I was learning something new from photo skills, ceramics, and painting like Picasso with people who also wanted to learn as much as me. After dropping out of the Medical program in high school and feeling stuck for months, I realized that creating murals for friends and family or selling my paintings could be more. During quarantine, being with more time than ever to myself, I left it with a career. Read more>>

Ariana Jemison | Singer/songwriter

I pursued an artistic career because I knew I had something to offer. If I didn’t pursue my career as a musician, then I would be doing a disservice to myself, and others that could be impacted by my art. When I started to share my music with family and friends, I started to see that my music was more then just a hobby. With the help of supportive people around me, I started to see my art as a potential career. Read more>>

SUARE | DJ/Producer

I needed a different and genuine method to express. I really like the fact that SUARE is genuinely me. My music and my performances are consequences of my life experiences. We all need a reason to get off the bed and start our days. For me, it’s my music, besides those who I love, of course. Music just keeps me sane and alive, allowing me to deal with a world that never stop and changes every second. Read more>>

Max Raymond | Creative Director

I pursued a career as a creative because after years of being an athlete it just felt natural for me to able to express myself. For years I was able to express myself thru my sport but with many restrictions because of the aspect of team, this was finally my opportunity to allow my imagination to run free and fully express myself and use it to fuel my passion in creating. Read more>>

vanessa penaranda | makeup artist

growing up in a very culturally rich city as Barranquilla, colombia, art was always around me, dancing in carnival since the age of 3 got me immersed in the artistic world. Backstage at the dancing shows, I fell in love with all the creative process behind a show, the direction and scripting of the spectacle to the small and fine details in costume and makeup molded me into the artist I am today. I started painting from a young age, but when I connected that with the art of makeup my whole life changed, i knew that I wanted to do this for my entire life, creating and designing a character fitting for a show, TV, fashion editorial or any visual media space became my passion. Read more>>

KARINE GIFFONI | MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST

Painting and the emotional connection I have with it entered my life due to an illness called LYME, and art stayed to fill me with what the disease had taken away. Thanks to my illness, my dream of being an artist began to take shape; it was what made me get up and move forward. Suddenly, art entered my veins as if it were the Borrelia Miyamotoi bacteria, the culprit behind chronic Lyme disease. What the bacteria took away from me, art gave back. Read more>>

Dorlene Pierre | Content Creator & Brand Manager

I pursued a creative career because I have always been fueled by a multitude of ideas swirling in my head (Virgo Mind lol). The joy of being creative and bringing these concepts to life is immensely fulfilling for me. In the earlier days of social media, particularly Instagram, I found a platform where I could share my world and life experiences. Witnessing the positive response from people who enjoyed the creative aspects of my content sparked a deep passion within me. Read more>>