We were lucky to catch up with Diego Manrique recently and have shared our conversation below.

Diego, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

Since I was a child I always liked art, drawing and being creative was one of my qualities, I participated in drawing contests and won them but thinking and making a living from art was not in the cards since my family did not consider it since they always saw me with a university degree. That’s how I finished my degree in accounting but I had yet to finish what I was passionate about. I took several drawing and painting courses to enrich what was innate and a friend made me think about what I should do with what I was passionate about, so I quit. to my career and my office job and I started in art

Diego, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I have been a tattoo artist for 10 years. I have always liked art and I was fortunate to have the skills. Tattoos always caught my attention to be able to represent what people love. Thanks to my skills I had accelerated growth since in a short time time I had recognition, the culés opened many doors for me in the world of tattooing, like any beginning it is difficult but the conviction of loving things makes one do great things, I consider myself a perfectionist when it comes to interpreting the client’s idea, I try to generate that connection where I draw what the person wants and what I want to do. That trust that the person gives me is what motivates me and makes me think that he will carry what he loves and what he likes forever

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

Perhaps the most difficult thing to understand and that many people do not understand, is that as a person you must do what you love more than what you do and do not find it boring. That is the potential that each of us has and we must exploit doing things in the right way. heart and with love will always bring good fruit and you can reflect it with your work or what you do for others. Doing things with love and passion is the key that we must all understand

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most gratifying thing is when people see the result of my work and I see happiness and gratitude on their faces. That makes me feel very good because I know that the things I do come from my heart and I try to reflect it in my work to see that. happiness and joy in people makes me feel very good

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