Why they do what they do

We asked some of the city’s leading artists and creatives to tell us about how they decided to pursue an artistic or creative career. We’ve shared some highlights below.
Ever since I was little, I’d dress up in my mom’s and older sister’s clothes and be modeling all over the house. Haha. I have always been creative and use to draw all over my notebooks in school. In 2013, while living in Jamaica, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune illness and navigating it brought on a lot of stress. Read more>>
There are three factors that together have made me pursue a creative career. First, I have a very bad memory. It is very difficult for me to retain information, so it is not useful for me to store data. Read more>>
Jas and I realized that we were both at a point in life where we wanted to explore our creative side. We both have careers that can sometimes lack in the creative department. Read more>>