David Allen is an world-renown tattoo artist from Chicago whose work grows more popular and in-demand seemingly by the minute. David joins Chuck in Chicago for the first live & in-person Life + Limb interview to talk about his humble beginnings as a tattoo apprentice, his growth as an artist, working in a regular shop versus a private studio, being a father, learning to paint, and much more.

Episode 10: David Allen

Life and Limb is an interview show hosted by artist & designer Chuck Anderson featuring conversations with some of the world's most creative, passionate, and interesting people about their lives and work. The show includes a wide range of guests and topics, yet the backbone of it is simple: a celebration of creativity in all its forms. Art, music, design, business, sports, fashion, the internet, and everything in between.

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Episode 20! Artist, designer, and technologist Joshua Davis joins Chuck to talk about life, work, changing technology, and everything from his earliest beginnings to his latest endeavors. Josh is truly one of the pioneers of digital art and a huge influence on an entire generation of artists. Josh and Chuck have known each other for about 10 years but this is the first time they've ever really kicked back and just talked in a non-client-project capacity, and it was a lot of fun. Friendly disclaimer: More swearing in this episode than usual. Hell yeah.

Episode 20: Joshua Davis

Timothy Saccenti is a photographer & director from NYC who has worked with some of the most acclaimed musicians around today such as Flying Lotus, Pharrell, Depeche Mode, and Animal Collective, among many others. On episode 19, Timothy joins Chuck to discuss his photography, directing, the challenges that come with constantly changing budgets and concepts, and staying creative in the internet age as nothing ever seems to stay the same in the world around us.

Episode 19: Timothy Saccenti

Joel Flory & Greg Lutze are the co-founders of VSCO, an art and technology company that has earned the respect and praise of photographers and artists around the world for the tools, services, and communities they have created. In episode 18, Joel & Greg speak with Chuck about their individual backgrounds, the inception of VSCO, the creative challenges along the way, their VSCO Artist initiative - a scholarship fund for artists, and what they hope to do with the bright future of their company.

Episode 18: VSCO: Joel Flory & Greg Lutze

Ryder Ripps is a NY-based conceptual artist & creative director. He joins Chuck on episode 17 to talk about the work he does with his agency OKFocus, his wildly creative and prolific personal projects & art, his obsession with keeping lists of ideas, and much, much more.

Episode 17: Ryder Ripps

Brandon Stosuy is the senior editor and director of events for Pitchfork.com as well as one of the founders of the acclaimed Basilica Soundscape Festival, a 2-day music and arts festival in upstate Hudson, NY. Brandon talks with Chuck about his life in music and journalism as well as his role in Pitchfork.com, reviewing & scoring records, the process of creating and curating a music festival, and much more.

Episode 10: David Allen

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