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The Slate, American Craft Spirits Conference & Dever Art Museum
Informational and inspirational trip to Denver to attend the America Craft Spirits Associate 2024 conference. Stayed at The Slate Hotel a former Denver Public School and attended the three day trade show and conferences meeting lots of interesting folks.
nature island — Rosalie Bay Distillery
Trip to Dominica, a.k.a. “Nature Island”, to meet and work the team on the initial test bottling of Rosalie Bay Distillery Organic Single Rum which I have developed and designed the brand and packaging. The world’s first non-profit distillery established to fund ocean conservation and research supporting local coastal communities to protect endangered sea turtles, sperm whales and coral reefs.
Detroit Rock City
While visiting Jack White’s Third Man Records vinyl pressing plant in Detroit, Michigan for a tour I was interviewed for a CBS news story on vinyl record collecting. Also visited the historic Pewabic Pottery plus wandered the city photographing vintage typography and one super-cool little dog.
Museum of Neon ARt — Glendale, CA
Randomly discovered the awesome Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, California while exploring Los Angeles.
HollywoodLand — Los Angeles
Explored Hollywood and visited Dodger Stadium shooting a bunch of photos for inspiration while working on-site with Misha’s Kind Foods vegan cheese, who I created branding and packaging for, in downtown Los Angeles.
Lyon Distilling Co. – Saint Michaels, Maryland
Awesome summer road trip to Saint Michaels, Maryland to visit long time patron Lyon Distilling Co. Enjoyed doing “research” drinking lots of rum cocktails, eating tons of crab and sailing out to catch the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Races.
Farnsworth House – Plano, Illinois
Great visit to The Farnsworth House, designed and built in the International Style by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Dr. Edith Farnsworth from 1949 – 1951.
NYC : Brooklyn Bridge, MOdern Sculpture & The OcUlus
While working in-house with Urban Umbrella modern scaffolding in Tribeca found some time to explore and shoot some photos.
Sea, Stars & Sand – Los AngelEs to Palm Springs
Exploring Venice, Griffith Observatory and the Art District in Los Angeles, as well as, Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Springs.
American Sign Museum – Cincinnati, Ohio
Finally visited the amazing American Sign Museum the last time I was in Cincinnati, Ohio and was overwhelmed with the awesome collection.
The Switzerland of North America – DENVER, Colorado
Winter trip to work on a new venture and explore Denver shooting photos of vintage signs and scouring vintage stores searching for inspiration.
Zion National Park, Provo & Salt Lake City – Utah
Explored Provo, Salt Lake City and took a road trip to Zion National Park while meeting with a new patron Rustica Hardware.
The MET & Manhattan – NYC
After speaking at the Etsy Up conference at Parsons The New School for Design I stayed a few days exploring Manhattan, shooting photos and visiting museums, boutiques and restaurants.
Adobe Max, The Broad, LACMA & Theater District – Los Angeles
After a successful speaking engagement in Indianapolis at the Adobe Creative Jam I was invited to attend the Adobe MAX Conference in Los Angeles. 7,000 attendees came to be inspired, learn, network, party and hear about new Adobe technologies.
Exploring the pacific northwest – Portland to Seattle
Spent an amazing week exploring The Pacific Northwest crashing on the couch of one of my oldest friends and mentors who lives south of Portland.
Pittsburgh Pilgrimage to The Warhol
Weekend road trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to explore the city, catch a Pirates game and visit a shrine to one of the biggest influences in my life and work : The Andy Warhol Museum.
Hatch, Husk & Honky-Tonk – Nashville TEnnesseE
Quick winter weekend trip to Nashville, Tennessee for some letterpress history, honky-tonk and grits.
I LEFT MY HEART — San Francisco, California
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