One of the most daunting aspects of pursing a creative or artistic career for many aspiring artists is not knowing how to learn the craft. So, we asked some very talented artists and creatives to talk to us about how they learned their crafts and we hope their stories will help you in your journey.

Diane E Boden

I learned podcasting largely through hands-on practice, YouTube tutorials, and paying close attention to listener feedback – especially the tough reviews about sound quality that pushed me to improve. Looking back, I could have sped up my learning process by investing in better audio equipment and sound outlets earlier, since so much of my trial and error came from working around limited tools. Read More>>

Savanna Hulbert

I learned to do what I do by immersing myself in stories and studying the artists who came before me. My passion began in middle school, devouring Teen and Urban fiction, and it was nurtured by my family—my father, mother, older sister, and aunt—who instilled in me that writing is in my blood. Read More>>

Autumn Mallard

I gradually learned about the many facets/ hats within music at a young age. The moment my toddler-self heard music (whether in person or on TV), I was quickly drawn to it. From then on, I always wanted to be involved in something music related. I started learning that to be really skilled in what you do, you gotta work at it. Read More>>

Joseph A’Hearn

I’ve always believed that we learn to do something by actually doing it, by creating, evaluating, and iterating. That mindset has shaped the way I’ve developed my craft over the years. Writing and speaking are the two main ways we communicate ideas, and as I explored different mediums for those skills, I found myself experimenting with everything from blogs to videos to podcasts. Read More>>

Mars Attax!

I’ve always had the performer bone in me. As a kid I’d join every dance battle and talent show that came my way. I suppose it’s both the thrill and having something that feels like a consistent return to self that makes performance art so necessary to me. I started technique classes recreationally throughout my school career. Read More>>

Kayle Rice

I was never creative as a child; I loved art but told myself that I ‘couldn’t draw a straight line with a ruler’ and thus shied away from taking art classes in high school and college. Yet, every career assessment test I’ve ever taken listed ‘artist’ in the top ten recommended professions. Read More>>

Paridhi Chawla

My parents like to say my journey in interior design began the day I took a crayon to their living room wall—but in truth, it officially started during my undergraduate studies in interior design at Pratt Institute in 2019. Interior design is fundamentally about shaping the spaces where humans spend most of their lives. Read More>>

Winona Kieslich

I became a digital artist through a lot of trial and error. It was a typical example of „trust the process“ and stick to it. I’ve always been really artsy growing up and later in life while traveling I decided to buy an iPad and see what I can do digitally. From then on, it’s been an amazing journey. Read More>>

Anna August

Learning how to write began in my childhood via weekly creative writing assignments in elementary school. That combined with a lifelong love of reading taught me story structure. Read More>>

Rochelle Stanley

How did you learn to do what you do? Lately I’ve been reflecting on the difference between intuitive gifts versus intuitive skills. We all have intuitive gifts – but some of us are guided to use these gifts in service to others – and this requires skills. In my thirties I went through a profound awakening that disassembled every aspect of my life. Read More>>

Amanda & Britney Rindom

Honestly, learning to do what we do wasn’t a straight line—it was more like building a toolkit piece by piece while running full speed. We learned through doing: deciding to showcase each artist as if they were the only big name out there, covering shows, staying up until sunrise editing photos, and figuring out how to tell stories that felt real. Read More>>

mikel Arrindell

I’ve failed a lot — and honestly, failing has been one of my greatest teachers. I started by literally taking things apart just to understand how they were made, then putting them back together in my own way. Every time something didn’t come out right, I learned what to do differently and how to let my own style come through the process. Read More>>

Shawn Salomon

Film School is a very interesting place to be. On the outside looking in it seems like a waste of time and that everything that can be learned in film school can be learned by just doing. Read More>>