Artists
Illustrator Gus Storms Kicking Butt At Image Comics
February 2014 | Fikriyyah George
If you saw Gus Storm on the J train you wouldn’t think he was a super hero. Well he’s not, but he does draw them for a living as the illustrator for EGOs published by Image Comics, the same publisher … Read More
Meet An Artist From Claver Place- Joel Mellin
September 2013 | Fikriyyah George
This is the second installment to Meet an Artist at 35 Claver Place. For the first installment we interviewed Kennis Baptiste.
Joel Mellin is a composer, engineer and web developer I met during the SONYA stroll. Since he moved to … Read More
Funding for Brooklyn Artists Made Easy
July 2013 | Fikriyyah George
Admit it, you’re broke and don’t have the funds for your experiential light installation, audio masterpiece or (insert awesome art form here). You can lighten the burden by doing things like making your own canvasses and printing out giclees … Read More
Meet an Artist from 35 Claver Place
July 2013 | Fikriyyah George
You might pass it by everyday and not even notice it if you live by the Franklin Ave. C stop, but the truth is 35 Claver Place is a building in Bed-Stuy that serves as living/work space for visual, and … Read More
The Evolution of a Brooklyn Distiller-Jack From Brooklyn
March 2013 | Fikriyyah George
Entrepreneurs know. You can consume it in a few gulps, sips or bites, but the road to our favorite foods and drinks getting to our mouths is a journey in of itself. Today, we’re taking a look at one entrepreneur … Read More
The Proof’s In The Whiskey
March 2013 | Fikriyyah George
Does following your passion always lead to success? Does Brooklyn’s rapidly changing landscape help or hinder small businesses? We talked to small business owner Colin Spoelman of the Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard about his and co-owner … Read More