mid career change - how to start

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from young, i have always been artistic. I draw extremely well and have always do well in art subject and score misrable for maths subject. Unfortunately my parents do not believe that artistic people have trouble earning a good living. With my best interest at heart, they educated me constantly that been artistic will eventually lead me to proverty. Being young and not sure of what i want in life, I give in to pressure from my parent and took a degree in computer study. Now i am a successful IT consultant earning a reasonable good pay for my job. But i have never been more miserable in the 14 years of working in IT field. I work very hard, but have no passion nor ethusiasm for my job. I belong to the category of "work to live" and not "live to work". Now that i am into half-time of my life, i finally realise i only get to live once. I should be doing things i love but am totally lost now.... I am thinking of starting with consumer product design as i have always been draw by beautiful design.I know i am abit old and late for entry into art. But isn't it better to be late than never? I don't want to die knowing i have not persue my gifts and interest given to me :-( Anybody can help or guide me in this area? What are the path or steps one have to take to get started? Thanks for any help in advance!