A lot can happen over the course of 10 years. Unexpected opportunities can take you in a new direction that you’d never thought of, or personal circumstances can put constraints on your life. Sometimes your dreams don’t seem so appealing when you get close to them, and it turns out that something entirely different is the right fit for you.
We asked artists what their goals were 10 years ago, how things turned out, and what they would say to their younger selves. What’s clear is that everyone’s journey is different – there’s no typical path, and you never know when a new discovery will change everything (if you need to change your own work setup for the next stage of your career, see our picks of the best tablets for digital artists and the best art supplies for painting).
