Death By Papercuts

David Glinski is a stencil artist based in Orlando, Florida. Topics include: getting started with stencils, waiting for inspiration / motivation, finding your style as an artist, learning the business side of art, and training for Ironman. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidglinski/

Colin Mitchell is the CEO of Stencil Stop, a custom stencil company based in Sacramento, CA. Topics include: starting the business, the process of designing on a large scale, stencils as art vs. business, growing social media. Contact Info: Website: https://stencilstop.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stencilstop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFAF_3go0S8Hr8JSljg0Dw

Episode Notes Blake Jamieson is an artist based out of Brooklyn, NY. Topics covered include: quitting his job at 30 to pursue art as a career, working with Topps baseball cards, discovering stencils, approaching art as a business, evolution of his stencil design process and NFTs. Website: https://blake.art/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athlete.portraits/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/blakejamieson

Episode Notes Rich Simmons is an artist based out London. Website: https://www.richsimmonsart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richsimmonsart/ Art Is The Cure: https://www.artisthecure.org/ Topics include: Transitioning from street art to galleries, going viral, being good at business, murals, fair use, using art as narrative.

Episode Notes Emerson is a stencil artist based out of Los Angeles. You can contact her on Instagram at mrsnstencils or at her website, mrsnstencils.com. Topics include: learning stencils in art class, materials to use for screen stencils, being a female in a mostly male space, sharing a studio with other artists, her Malcom X / Muhammad Ali piece, learning how to draw.

Episode Notes Zob is a stencil artist based out of Portland. You can get in touch with him via his website or on Instagram at inzobwetrust. Website: https://www.inzobwetrust.com/ Topics include: getting started in stencil art, teaching stencils to kids, progression as a stencil artist, favorite podcasts, the joy of the reveal, picking an artist name, and tricks learned along the way.

Episode Notes Joseph Steininger is a stencil artist based out of Seattle. Contact him at josephsteininger.com or on Instagram at joseph.steininger. Topics discussed include: going from printmaking to stencils, doing gallery shows, finding the pink & blue color scheme, registration marks, what makes a photo a good stencil, Photoshop videos and stencils, digital vs analog, finding an art community, art studios, and his unusual cutting technique. J Rinehart Gallery video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfRt72-gi54

Episode Notes Get Pinned Art is a stencil artist based in Michigan. Contact him at getpinnedart@gmail or on Instagram at get.pinned.art. Topics: Getting started with stencils, stencil process, art background, Liquitex vs Mtn 94, murals, handcutting, background techniques, erotic art, writing process, advice from Elki, tip and trick for new stencil artists.

Episode Notes 00:20 - Getting started with stencils 02:35 - Graphic design background helping with stencils 03:34 - Stencil design decisions 05:06 - Symmetrical stencils 06:09 - Spratx 08:45 -Stencil process 11:15 - When You're Strange (mural) 14:40 - Mural process 18:43 - Handcutting vs laser 30:15 - Accounting for your time as an artist 32:58 - Choosing what to paint 36:45 - Text vs stencils 37:50 - Inspiration from outside of street art 38:48 - The Young (CMPRMS) 40:45 - Taking the time to be inspired 45:18 - Artist vs stencil artist 47:20 - Being intentional in your work 51:11 - Choosing photographs 52:53 - Merlin Carpenter 55:00 - Stencil shows in the US 58:28 - Putting in the time 1:01:00 - Tip and trick

Episode Notes 2:35 - Getting started with stencils 6:47 - Stencil artist community in Arizona 9:07 - Koleszar's color pieces 12:45 - Developing a background style 15:15 - Inspiration for centering images 16:35 - The levels of stencil art 18:35 - Designing for laser cutting 22:00 - Mural process 24:15 - Getting started with murals 26:20 - Building a laser cutter 28:22 - Transition to laser cutting 32:45 - Design process - hand vs. laser 37:57 - Choosing what to paint 43:40 - The meaning behind pieces - should they all have one? 1:01:10 - Stencil videos on YouTube 1:05:15 - Proficiency with Photoshop 1:06:54 - Chalk and public art 1:09:15 - Tip and trick

Episode Notes 2:15 - How Mowgli got started with stencils 5:26 - First stencil 7:40 - "Why do you paint?" 8:25 - Choosing commissions 10:20 - Balancing motivation vs. necessity 11:40 - Why he likes doing pop art 13:20 - What goes into a release 14:35 - We've all been ghosted 15:05 - Free art Friday 16:15 - Hosting an art show during Covid 17:45 - Why stencils are hard to explain to people 18:40 - Hand cutting as therapy 20:45 - Teaching stencil classes 22:00 - Learning with pre-cut stencils 24:30 - The stencil kit 25:05 - Stencil spiders 25:40 - Using spray adhesive 26:25 - Transition to laser cut stencils 29:14 - Finding a lane 32:00 - "Stealing" from other artists 34:05: - Reflecting on earlier work 36:35 - Favorite movies 38:35 - Over the Top 41:15 - Metal intro and my podcast failure 43:05 - Using my kids in my work 44:45 - Being an artist with kids 46:20 - Using your own photographs 49:20 - Dealing with success 50:55 - Doing murals (public funding) 52:45 - Setting goals 54:20 - Dealing with Covid disruptions 55:45 - Having a good support system 56:35 - Dealing with criticism and honest feedback 01:02 - Being self critical as an artist 01:04 - Mural process 01:05 - Applying screens to stencils 01:07 - Projector vs grid 01:10 - The reality of painting walls 01:12 - Educating new mural artists 01:16 - Mural proposals 01:18 - Castle Hill in Austin 01:20 - Using marketing background in art career 01:23 - Working solo vs. working with a team 01:25 - Calvin & Hobbes piece 01:26 - Tip & trick