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Ep 3: Julie Becker Episodes United States

Chronic pain with tattoo artist Julie Becker in Joshua Tree

June 1, 2018 11:04 pm June 1, 2018

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Julie Becker is an independent tattoo artist currently living out of an airstream in Joshua Tree, CA. After being in the tattoo industry for over 20 years she’s had to…

Julie Becker is an independent tattoo artist currently living out of an airstream in Joshua Tree, CA. After being in the tattoo industry for over 20 years she’s had to take a step back to better deal with her chronic pain. Under The Canvas wanted to explore how it is for an artist to step back from the workshop but how it has encouraged her to explore new ways of making art.

beadwork by Julie Becker

Julie Becker Interview

Julie Becker

Julie Becker, self tattoo session

artwork by Julie Becker

artwork/beadwork by Julie Becker

Leather and acrylic by Julie Becker

It’s an artist’s dream to see the walls covered top to bottom in her interpretation of other artist’s work that had made deep impressions on her. Frida Kahlo is the most prominent figure showing up in most aspects of Julie’s artwork along with the name of her Airstream.

Making art is tedious work and physically demanding on the body, it made the most sense to cater the episode around her current struggles with chronic pain and being a tattoo artist. We wanted to focus on how her personal experience has been a constant challenge, but also allowed her to explore other avenues of art. Julie is currently traveling to Spain and New York and is taking clients while she is abroad, please contact her!

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Julie Becker, self tattoo session

Etsy Shop: Beadwork/Leather

Leather Eye by Julie Becker

beadwork by Julie Becker

Leather + Acrylic by Julie Becker

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Ep 2: The Citizen Ten Episodes United States

San Francisco artist Citizen Ten describes juggling multiple creative talents in a fast paced world

May 18, 2018 12:42 am May 18, 2018

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We’re excited to bring one of our dearest friends into this second episode! Justin has been a huge supporter of this series and is our music supervisor for all the…

We’re excited to bring one of our dearest friends into this second episode! Justin has been a huge supporter of this series and is our music supervisor for all the great music you’ll hear in each episode! Having an infectious personality that is equally colorful to the many talents he has, our primary focus for his episode was to center it around the multiple projects he is consistently doing and how that shapes his life as an artist. While exploring various avenues of creativity he struggles most with keeping on top of multiple projects, but in the long run has found it to fit perfectly to his energetic personality. We hope Justin’s episode will help others realize there is an ebb and flow to the time that you put into your work, and with multiple projects it’s okay for them not to all be accomplished at once. Contact information and current projects of Citizen Ten are found below, thanks for watching!

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Justin Alexander Tuan Smith: Writer/Director

“UCIT Vietnam – The Adventures of Optimistusey” (Director, Camera, Music Supervision) Featured on Juxtapoz Magazine
Screenplays – TBA

Citizen Ten: DJ Producer

Album Smart Bomb Sound Cloud

The Zap Tap: Rapper/Co-Host of Smart Bomb Oakland

Facebook Page The Zap Tap Digital Track

Lil’ Zen Ten: Visual Artist/Illustrator/Graphic Designer

Cave Boyz by: The Citizen Ten

Illustrations by: Citizen Ten

Illustrations by: The Citizen Ten

The Remorse Code: Live Music Project (TBA)

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Ep 1: Brent Benaway Episodes United States

Brent Benaway paints his first Mural in San Francisco

April 27, 2018 8:23 am April 27, 2018

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Brent Benaway is a San Francisco artist who typically struggles with finishing projects and having the confidence to pursue his artwork publicly. Now with the opportunity to travel and interview…

Brent Benaway is a San Francisco artist who typically struggles with finishing projects and having the confidence to pursue his artwork publicly. Now with the opportunity to travel and interview artists from around the world, he gives us insight to his experience painting his first mural and how most artists can get lost inside their heads.

Brent Benaway Mural – San Francisco, CA

Mural – San Francisco, CA

It’s only fitting that you get to know the man behind the project and really why this vision was so important for him to share with everyone else. As a self taught artist he experienced a lot of trial and error, lots of ups and downs, doubt, questionable experiments, and never-ending thoughts and visions about his work.

It’s always nerve racking being in front of the camera rather than behind it, we figured if we were going to roam the world asking artists to open up about themselves, we should do the same. For his theme we focused on his struggles with finishing his work, as well as painting his first mural here in San Francisco. The process presented itself to be more complex and challenging than he imagined yet helped him gain the confidence that he needed as an artist.

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Brent’s Mural can be found at ‘Sweet Passion Bakery’ located in outer Sunset district in San Francisco, CA.

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