We think the world needs more artists, more creatives and more folks unwilling to spend their days as a cog in a giant corporate machine. We don’t necessarily dislike cogs or machines but we think the world clearly needs more artists and creatives and so we wanted to try to figure out how more artists can make it work financially since this is one of the major obstacles blocking so many artists and creatives from pursuing their art full time. So, we asked folks who have been able to make a full time living through their creative work, how they did it.

Chris B

Yes — but it didn’t happen overnight, and it definitely wasn’t easy. My journey started with nothing. Literally nothing. I didn’t have formal schooling — I didn’t even graduate middle school — and I didn’t have anyone handing me connections, money, or a safety net. Read more>>

Joseph Borzotta

I graduated in Graphic Design from RISD, which was fulltime unless you free-lanced – which I did many times doing paste-up/mechanicals. I was very lucky and got a part-time graphics job w Arthur Andersen & Co (with benefits!). Read more>>

Marc Feliu Gomez

Yeah I do music full time, but not in the way most people think. It wasn’t like I just dropped a track and suddenly I was living off Spotify streams. I work in the music industry and that pays the bills, but at the same time I’ve been building Felium in my own way. Read more>>