This week’s featured artist is Tobias Lund of Omnipollo.

Join us as we connect with this international traveler, musician, and artist on his adventures, love of music and him having his dream job all while enjoying the experiences of fatherhood and being a proud father.

Sweden to San Fran to Berlin and now back to Sweden is a great path filled with perspective, experiences, and adventures. A very open-minded and creative individual who has a persona that is full of life and Mother Nature. We got him to take a break from creating new music, forage for shrooms and take time to get weird with us. This connection has me more excited for the future 3-D or maybe a new level of dimension interaction with Tobias. It is sure to be a vivid and beautiful trip.

This week’s featured artist is Ken Weaver of Massive Potions. A unique interview with writer turned illustrator and comic book creator. 

Ken has been involved with the beer scene for longer than I am allowed to share with you. Learn about his career, his adventures and what gave him the guts to make the right turn to create Massive Potions. 

A fun conversation where we discuss his most recent judging experience at GABF, how a beer category can not have a gold medal winner, who the people are in his made up post apocalyptic universe and what he uses for his inspiration for their adventures. We recommended that they go on an award winning beer podcast in a future episode (I know we haven’t won any awards but this thing takes place in the future and a boy can dream!!).

This week’s featured artist is Frank Gaspar with Buttonwoods Brewing. This marks another first for us as our first guest from Rhode Island and also our first brewery in Rhode Island - bonus points. A private guy who lets us get nosey and creep on his IG too. 

We take a dive into his story, how he ended up calling RI his home and even a little bit about his day job and other passions. Each label tells a story and is part of a process with the owner of the brewery and has some correlation to the style and series of beers that they are making there. There is a method to the madness. They like to approach each label to make them feel like an album cover.

We’ve said it once and will say it again. (NOTE: We don’t know who said it originally) Beer labels are the new album covers. A laid back conversation that dips out of design into email marketing, the top cities of Rhode Island and much more.

This week’s featured artist is Richard Hatter of Hired Guns Creative. We have long been admirers of their work especially the unique labels that they have done for Driftwood Brewery amongst a vast portfolio of over 300+ labels.

The team at Hired Guns Creative is doing a lot of great things and has assembled a great team to bring their clients’ brands and designs to life. This episode is a great opportunity to learn about a successful business that has committed to offering its clients unique designs and creations that have become their Hallmark. 

The current state of the business is just a part of the story, so take a trip with us down memory lane to see how the trials and tribulations of yesteryear helped them decide to form their own business and do it on their terms. Richard is a great example of the power of hard work and doing what you love. He is passionate, no bullshit and badass.

This week’s featured artist is Will Parr of Parr Studios. We have been a fan of his work for sometime now, especially the beautiful illustrations and labels for Siren Craft Brew.

A fun introspective look at his career, journey and how he work with each of the brands in his portfolio. We are lucky to have the opportunity to make these connections and share them with you. The work that Will is doing is unique in his passion for printing and making truly unique one of a kind labels by pushing the limits of printing utilize patterns and even mathematics. His designs range from the modern to folklore and a few in between across all of the key libations of life - beer, wine, coffee and spirits. Maybe he needs to do a water label ha.

This week’s featured artist is Zach Woomer checking in from the 215 which is always a treat for me. We came to learn of Zach via one of our supporters and listeners Phil of @pairedpints who shared the work that he does for Levante Brewing .⁣

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A great perspective on his journey and following in his brother’s footsteps, finding a job he truly loves and continuing to challenge and push himself with styles and opportunities. It was nice to speak to someone who wakes up each day and feels lucky and blessed to be doing what they are doing and it shows. He’s a versatile artist who likes to experiment with different processes and we dive into that too. A laid back episode that has become a trademark of the project. Maybe we do know what we are doing at this point? Nah.⁣

Do what you live and it won't seem like it's work. I think that is how that one goes right?

This week’s featured artist is Caleb Luke Lin. We came to learn of his work by way of Michelle, The Brew Babe and her love of cider and advocacy for gluten free beverages. He does the labels, designs as well as story telling for Graft Cider which makes this a first for us, our first cider featured here. When you listen you’ll hear we had some fun with it and referred to this episode as the 12oz. Canvas - the Art of Craft Cider.

We took the time to explore his style and the foundation of his work and were able to draw an instant connection to two classes he remembered as being influential in school. To be able to tie it all together like that was a really enjoyable takeaway from the interview and episode. I wonder what experiences throughout our adventures has shaped us and who we are today. It is a nice introspective exercise that I am sure you will benefit from too. Looking at this layouts and designs (and even the photography he shares) can you guess what the two classes were?

Learn about his process, how he ended up in Brooklyn by way of Baltimore and even his love of the Ravens. We were happy we didn’t jinx them and they won last week.

This week’s featured artist is Adam O’Day from Abington, MA. We came to learn of this fine artists through his work with Aeronaut Brewing. ⁣AJs for life.

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“Couldn’t have gotten here without giving up a few times” - a quote from Adam that really resonated with me.

The paint is still wet on this interview as we recover from HUBBUB and Adam is fresh off his most recent gallery show at Curation 250 in Lowell, MA. This talk was eye opening for me to get a perspective into his process, gallery shows and ask some basic questions in a safe space. It was great to learn about his career path, love of music and what he is thinking for his next series. ⁣

Great insight into his story, process, understanding the fundamentals of art as well as some great career and life advice perspective from an honest place. That question is always a tough one and puts the artist on the spot, but the beauty of these conversations is that the answers aren’t planned and from the heart which is why it works and makes for great advice.

⁣And lastly we had the opportunity to learn about an exciting new project and collaboration between Adam & the crew at Aeronaut. Big news and something that we both agree is rare and special for a brewery to do. We won’t spoil it here, but hats off to Ben and the Aeronaut crew!!

This week’s featured artist is Hugo Trejo. We came to learn of Hugo through his work with Saint Errant Brewing & More Brewing.

This hard working passionate artist and father is really inspiring. His love of art and drawing is part of his core makeup and something that is drawn to do every day. His versality and willingness to try different things is part of his style and why people enjoy his work. Many of these mediums that he utilizes are self taught with a focus on just doing good work. We would say that his work is great and that it continues to impress and wow us with each piece. A craft beer enthusiast that is playing a key role in the growth of these breweries and their brands which makes it even more exciting.

Learn about his holiday cars - Halloween and Christmas, his stunning portraits as well as his process. We are happy that we have made the cut and will be on the list for this year’s version. The bar is set pretty high for what could be next in that adventure which started off as a personal project for him, which I think is great advice for someone starting out and looking to push themselves.

We are getting back into our groove and still need a new machine, but McGyvering it together and will be getting a new machine soon. Thanks for your patience during this time.

This week’s featured artists are Vicky Carr & Chris Shearston who together make up Textbook Studio . We came to learn of their story and work through their designs and labels for Cloudwater Brew Co.⁣

Learn about their process, how they are always on the search for unique textures and patterns so much that you may find them on the floor scanning at a pub or getting excited during the next time your computer crashes and displays the ultimate glitch. We also spend a little longer than usual discussing toilets, but it all ties things together.⁣

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This team is creating unique works for Paul Jones and the team at Cloudwater, but are also doing a lot of other wonderful projects that make their story special. Believing in themselves from the beginning and deciding to go for it by being true to their visions is inspiring and motivation. ⁣

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I took a lot away from this one and know you will too. Enjoy and let us know if you can find a good island for us all to use for the next event.⁣