We asked rising stars from the community to open up to us about their end goal. We asked them where they want to be, professionally, by the end of their careers and have shared some of those responses below.

Gaby Espinoza

That’s such a great question! I feel like it has changed and evolved over time and will continue to do so. I’m currently passionate about holding my dual identities as an artist and art therapist. With that being said, I want to continue being an artist and that may not be professionally, but I want to continue making art for the rest of my life without having to worry about finances, time and space. In addition, I’m an art therapist that is in the world of infant and early childhood. I would love to consult, teach, mentor, supervise and add meaningful research to show the benefit of art therapy and infant and early childhood mental health. Read More>>

Stephanie Peraza

It’s a chaotic field so you really have to love the process to pursue it. More than anything, my end goal is to deeply affect audiences and earn respect amongst my peers. I’d like to look back and say: “I gave it my all, I took care of the people I love. There was a purpose to all of this”. Existential questions will always emerge, artists are drawn to that–especially because personal fulfillment is subjective. Heaven on earth to me is storytelling, in any medium. Films always just clicked for me and now, I find that it is the most striking way to explore my innermost thoughts. Sometimes I frighten myself, reflecting on all the odd stories I’ve concocted. I’d like to be a well versed traveller of my arcane mind, all the crevices of it. Better yet, I’d like to take others on these reeling rollercoasters with me, that’s the truest goal I can think of. Read More>>

Devon Sedrick

I think this is one of the hardest questions to answer because my philosophy is about always expanding. Constantly reaching, expanding and trying new things. It’s hard for me to think of the “end goal” because then what? What comes after that? Nothing? Or do we just try on something new.

Right now my main focus and goals are around music and creating multiple brands. My goal is to bring to life what happens in my mind and my body and try to portray that through music and visual mediums so other people can see it and recognize the same feeling or experience within themselves. Alongside that I have a media and marketing company that I have to help push products and movements that I believe in. One of my clients is a functional mushroom gummy called OMFG Gummies that I really believe in. It is by far the best functional Read More>>