Wanting to be an artist or creative is step one. Following through means investing in learning your craft, but we’ve heard from so many aspiring artists and creatives who feel unsure about where to start and so we’re incredibly grateful to the artists and creatives who’ve agreed to share their stories of how they learned their craft.

Arienne Lepretre

When I was in art school we had to first learn to draw, all the various aspects of drawing, the line, what each graphite grade can do, space, the human figure, value, gestural versus informational line, and on. Read more>>

Kmaia Mix

I am currently in the learning phase of this process. In order to grow in this field you have to constantly learn new things and test yourself. I have been singing at open mics for the past 3 years. I have become more comfortable. Read more>>

Camila Varon

I’ve been painting and drawing from a very early age, although I didn’t know what art was at the time. I simply loved grabbing markers, tempera, or color pencils and a block of printing paper and just go through it with whatever came first to my mind, and it was so freeing. Read more>>

Sylvia Fugmann Brongo

I enjoy the adventure and challenges of living in the Cave Creek, Arizona, artist community. I continue to explore the natural wonders of my environment to further inspire my artistic creativity. Read more>>

Eric Jacobsen

Though there are many ways to often get a quick answer, there is no shortcut for learning a craft. Everyone has their own speed in which they absorb information and how they become a more whole person. Read more>>

Angelo Hopson

As far as learning the craft three things are true; you learn the craft but you also never stop learning the craft. The creation and understanding of art of any genre is not finite. Read more>>

Katherine Bridges

I was still in high school, and initially, I was just in it for an easy paycheck. As a teen, I had my eyes on the coolest new fashion at Hot Topic, but that didn’t come cheap. Read more>>

Amy Cooper

What started as a backyard hobby in July of 2021 quickly turned into a passion for me. In my time off from my career as a Dental Hygienist, I love to spend it outside, on my porch , in my garden soaking in all of the beauty & sounds of nature all while creating fresh food & drink recipes, “The Perched Porch”. Read more>>

Cole Lyons

I went to art school for illustration right out of high school. Learning from my peers and being surrounded by people also passionate about art was the thing that made me so excited and work very hard. Read more>>

Virgil Bozeman IV

I sang in choirs starting at age 14. Though I started college as a voice major, I knew from my first collegiate choir rehearsal that I was going to move in the direction of choral conducting. Read more>>

Tiffany Lujan

My mom taught me the skill & patience of making pie. I remember standing in our kitchen as a teenager and I would get so frustrated by the dough. Read more>>

Cody Pomeroy

I specifically learned to drum by simply listening to lots of music. I think I always had a sense of rhythm and coordination, which really helped in many different creative aspects of my life, but music gave me the perfect outlet for it. Read more>>

Ernest Magero

It all started back in 2014 when my friend told me about a program called FL Studio. I downloaded it and didnt do much with it. I always had passion for music and one day I felt like trying to make a beat. Read more>>

TR Barnard

I never would have thought that FAMILY would be considered an obstacle to creativity. But now I have to wonder. Did my ultra conservative stay at home mom, and my wonderful, funny, support the family dad have dreams beyond what we knew? Read more>>

Tim Powers

A lot of people think that voice actors simply contort their voices into wacky sounds and read scripts from a piece of paper. That’s reasonable, because when I was a kid, that’s what I saw Mel Blanc do on TV all the time. Read more>>

Reagan Bitler

I learned to work with gourds as an art medium through a combination of self-teaching, workshops, and community involvement. Initially, I discovered the art form by stumbling upon a basic primitive gourd piece sitting on a relative’s dining room table. Read more>>

Sadee Bee

For art, I started off making collages, both physical and digital. One, because they were fun, and two, because I did not believe I could actually draw anything. Read more>>

H.L. Boney

Stand-up comedy is a craft that can’t be taught, only learned through experience. It’s like inventing, trial and error. You learn from your failures, not your successes. Read more>>

Shamar Smith

To a degree i feel as if it’s innate, the curiosity and creative instinct, i would say taking the risk of diving head first and trying on my own with no prior knowledge to the game made me yearn for more as well as seek out the knowledge. Read more>>

Ant Pruitt

I learned the craft via trial and error in my own time. I practiced a lot of photographs of various subjects, landscapes, cityscapes and so forth. I also spent a lot of time trying out what “felt” right in post-processing. Read more>>

Joe Neri

Like millions of people, I’ve played guitar most of my life, starting at age 9 with a hand-me-down guitar with 2 broken strings, to my first real guitar purchased in Greenwich Village (NYC) when I was 14. Read more>>

KING DAWIDALLE

I grew up playing music with my dad as well as learning music by ear and learning the business side of music via personal research and networking with other artists. Read more>>

Travis Price

I’m a man that moves at my own pace in life. I work extremely hard in the studio every day and with some luck, that brought me to the door of countless learning opportunities and moments of growth. Read more>>

Adam Crowley

My daughter is seven, and when my wife and I found out that we were having a baby, we talked to each other about the things we wanted to maintain in our personal pursuits after the baby was born. Read more>>

Adam Nish

I first picked up a camera to stream live college hockey. When the season ended, I decided to explore the creative capabilities of the device, and found my home in landscape photography. Read more>>

Clint Esposito

People say learn to love the process. I don’t agree, find something you love and do the process because you want to. Read more>>

Simona Gocan

I remember being very creative from an early age. I loved drawing and painting, and I loved music as well. I started to play piano around the age of six, I went to music school for 8 years but in the end I chose fine arts, without ever abandoning music, though. Read more>>