Q & A with Goodfibres artist Adam Smith

When the folks at Goodfibres approached me to work with them I was struck by the positivity.  I like that the brand stands for something, rather than being strictly about the dollar.  Plus I like the way you Brits spell "colour".

 

It's actually been a winding road.  I graduated from college with a degree in Metals and Jewelry.  I did the craft show thing for a few years and got burnt out on that.  Eventually I decided I would much rather be working two-dimensionally so I switched.

 

Philadelphia, my wife, my family, my friends, hard-working people, Jesus, skateboarding, tattoos, hand-painted signs, creative hip hop, urban fashion, country fashion. A lot of different things I guess.

 

Lately I've been really into watercolors because of the organic, sometimes serendipitous, results.

 

I've been trying to do more freelance design and illustration.  I'm working with a record label here in Philly on a T-shirt.  I’m also doing some branding design for another record label out of Texas.  I did a skate deck for a shop in Columbia, South Carolina that will be coming out soon.  I'm really excited about that one, because growing up skateboarding, it's always been a dream to design a deck.

 

That's a tough one.  I don't think I really know my work well enough yet to answer accurately. I’ll Figure it out soon.