We asked some of the most talented folks in the community to talk to us about projects they’ve worked on that they still think about, projects that really meant something. Have you had such an experience? Are you looking for inspiration for your next project? Check out the stories below, they are exciting, entertaining, and most importantly – inspiring.

Erica Dansereau

Every book I’ve written has a special place in my heart, but my debut novel Come Forth As Gold is especially dear to me. More than a heartfelt story, this book allowed me the privilege of exploring my own family history as pieces of the novel were directly inspired by my granddad’s unique upbringing. Read more>>

Alexander Tovar

The most recent creative project I’ve embarked on was a sold out concert of a live-to-picture score for piano quintet set to the classic 1929 “Man with a Movie Camera.” Read more>>

Yining Ge

During my academic path at RISD, the first three years have been landing my focus on the very technical aspect of the design and making. Read more>>

Jordan Slaffey

The most meaningful project I have worked on is my most recent work ‘SadFerociousJoy’. This piece consists of original music that’s sung and written by myself and music produced by Cody Perkins. Read more>>

Crxss Bonex

Every project as a creative you embark on is an opportunity to level up from where you were prior. There have been multiple projects I can look back on and reflect on how that opened a new threshold for me to intake. Read more>>

Rachelle Gardner Roe

Thus far, an immensely rewarding project has been my commission for the new International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. Read more>>

Jai Knight

Throughout my lifetime art has been a way to process challenging emotions, creating a safe space to transform trauma. Read more>>

Jenliza

As of lately I have felt the most free spirited I’ve ever been with my music. Feeling experimental, I’ve composed a few different genres & styles of music that I am super proud of! Read more>>

Alexis Voss

Two years ago, I created the “Cleo Collection”. It was about 20 drawings of Women with Cleo Wade quotes on each page. This was one of the most meaningful projects I have done, simply because of how much I admire Cleo. Read more>>

Jonathan Shockley

In 2020, my manager and I were in a weird place where we weren’t sure if we wanted to keep doing the music thing. Covid had dominated the industry, we didn’t love the hamster wheel we felt like we were on, and we were just burnt out. Read more>>

There are too many to pick just one, so I’ll talk about a few. Last fall I premiered an intermedia piece titled “i am no longer afraid to run,” which I co-composed with my good friend M A Harms. Read more>> 

Drew Campbell

At this point in my life, I still work a regular full-time job in order to make a living and support my artistic goals. Sometimes I stare down at a salmon fillet (I cut fish at a poké restaurant) and wish I could just put down the knife, and pick up a pen. Read more>>

Raquel Mullins

One of the things that has propelled my practice along during seasons of life when time and attention are crunched has been collaborating with other artists who inspire me. Read more>>

Nathaniel Lloyd Richards

‘Ode To Black Women.’ my visual poetry film/short documentary was inspired by a deep desire to celebrate and honour the strength, resilience, and beauty of black women. Read more>>

Leslie Ferguson

The most personally meaningful project I’ve worked on is my memoir When I Was Her Daughter. This book was a lifetime in the making simply because I had to live the trauma before I ever knew I would write about it. Read more>>

Jasmine Robinson

In the Fall of 2023, I had the opportunity to set a new creation for an Advanced Composition show at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Read more>>

Forbs West

One of my biggest projects is the Media Industry Guru Podcast. I decided to launch this back in late 2021 in the pandemic when the entertainment industry was kind of on a hiatus. Read more>>

Emmett Furey

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on was “The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy,” a vlog-style webseries adaptation of “Peter Pan.” Read more>>

Bernardo Dalla

Throughout my life, my intuition has guided me towards connecting with like-minded individuals, leading me to direct projects involving cultural icons such as Jack Box and the legendary Snoop Dogg – that D-O-DOUBLE-G – as an Art Director at TBWA\CHIAT\DAY Los Angeles. Read more>>

Danny Kramer

While Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Marvel have all been wonderful and meaningful clients and projects to work on, particularly since I enjoyed them as a kid– the most meaningful to me would have to be Four Souls of Coyote. Read more>>

Daniel Acevedo

Last fall, I had an exhibition at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). It was a joyful and beautiful project that I dedicated a lot of time to. Read more>>

Jerri P Beasley

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on was my legendary stage Play When Momma Prays, this story is true to life and deals with the struggles of a young girls who life was destroyed by an abusive husband and drug addiction, Read more>>

Melissa Stern

In 2012 I created an interactive exhibition of my work called “The Talking Cure.” It consisted of 12 sculptures, 12 drawings, 12 writers, and 12 actors. Read more>>

Sarah Schira

While so much of what drew me to knitting was the warmth and style it provides, knitting playfully has turned out to be the real gift. When we create something with “no purpose”, we are playing. Read more>>

Ella Greenwood

I’ve been fortunate enough to be involved with so many wonderful projects, but one that’s particularly meaningful for me is ‘Why Wouldn’t I Be?”. Read more>>

Isaias Badilla

My brothers and I created an independent film company a couple of months ago. We have been making films since we were kids, homemade films that are proof of how much we love cinema and the incredible joy that brought to our lives. Read more>>

Jenni Welsch

Since I was a teenager, I’ve turned to writing as a means to process my life. Back then it was in journal after journal, filled to the brim with my daily experiences as well as my hopes and dreams. Read more>>

Sonia Cabrera

When I started my art journey, I was very naif and thought only in terms of producing images. Pretty soon, I questioned myself what is it that I was doing and why. Read more>>

Nicholas Buamah

During Christmas of 2020, while COVID was devastating families, I initiated an event through my nonprofit, Books Without Borders, Inc., that we called “Nick’s Christmas Extravaganza.” Read more>>

Laylonna L Hurley

I’ve been a photographer for 35 years, I’ve captured it all..( senior photos, engagement, maternity, weddings, boudoir, portrait etc liked creating ) however when I started doing fashion, Read more>>

ZeWei Peng

I want to share a series of projects I’m working on, but I’m not sure they’re meaningful. I hope the series is based on something that consistently connects our traces, histories and environments. Read more>>

ALTI BASSI

ALTI BASSI is composed by Jack Hops & Elon Mark. It all started in 2012 when for the first time, for fun we played in a small disco in our city and having never touched a cdj, we produced 2 hours of Live Set on Ableton and played during all the first gigs AB. Read more>>

Suzanne Cope

Right now I am in Italy, finishing research for my next book Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Couriers, and Spies Who Helped Defeat the Nazis (Dutton, April, 2025). Read more>>

Lauren Brill

When I was working as a sportscaster, I decided to write an open letter to sexual assault survivors (before the MeToo Movement). I told them what was once my deepest and darkest secret. Read more>>

Hunter (Huntorprey) Turner

The most meaningful project I have worked on to date would be my 3rd project Hy-definition. It was a project that I really wanted to test myself as a writer as well as add all of my musical influences. Read more>>

Johanna Canales

My main goal from the very beginning of my photography journey was to create meaningful projects. I wanted my creative sessions to have a true meaning and sympathise with people. Read more>>

David Herrera

Throughout my career I have had many meaningful projects for various stages of my career and varying reasons….concept, community impact programs, cast, creative process, touring, and scale of performance. Read more>>

Lily Berg

One of the most meaningful projects I have completed so far is my short film Boots! I have a very difficult time throwing out objects I’ve hung onto for a long time. Read more>>

Kim Noltemy

At the Dallas Symphony, we decided that we would expand our work in the community and for students K-8 because we know this would make a very positive impact on our city. Read more>>

Andrew Murrain

The most meaningful project that I have worked on so far is a song called “Pursuit”. I say that because first, the song is made for my mom and starting out, I was not making a lot of things my mom wanted to listen to. Read more>>

Tillie Howard

In the last year I was fortunate enough to combine my work as an actor and as a counselor for a bilingual industrial shot for the Reproductive Health National Training Center. Read more>>

Victor Plank Harms

Introduction to Victor Plank Harms: Victor Plank Harms, a Danish-born filmmaker and TV producer residing in the US, explores the intersection of personal and political narratives within the cinematic space and unscripted television. Read more>>