Regardless of whether we throw paint, string together words, play music or capture pictures, we do what we do because we have an urge to express something inside that needs to be born. Most artists have a force within that propels us to create, and we use our body, mind and spirit in whatever way is necessary to give life and expression through Art. Art is what feeds our soul, Art is what we must do with our life.

Writer, Hubert Selby, Jr., once said “Oh, God, did it terrify me, to think that I’d live however long I was going to live and look at my life and be forced to say, ‘Cubby, you blew it.’ And then I’d be snuffed. Pmmfft! Oh, it was terrifying. So I had to find some way of doing something with my life. I couldn’t stand the idea of living and doing nothing with this thing.”

With the right information, support and inspiration it is possible to tap our creative passion and turn it into a profitable, life long career. Contrary to the myth, it is possible to make money in a creative field by working for yourself, and it is rewarding beyond measure.