We had the good fortune of connecting with josh hailey and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi josh, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
I actually think I started my business just out of pure insanity. I was 23 and had worked over 10 jobs in the last two years and just had an opportunity to rent a room and decided what the hell, let’s just go for it that was 20 years ago and I’m so glad I made that decision.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am rebranding at the present moment after 20 years in business. I’ve been thinking a lot about who we are as an artist and I think it comes down to being a mixed media folk style artists from Mississippi. I like to use found elements and items and repurpose them and create something beautiful. Plus I think what makes us different than others is that we create an a very process oriented way. We usually produce about 20 or more pieces per series to get to the end result that we want and in doing that we produce a ton of art that go really well in the commercial settings

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I’m a big fan of just wandering around everywhere, build your own adventure tour style. I love going in parking at some place downtown, be at the rhino or Down near the museum and just wondering. Denver is so beautiful and obviously just taking a drive anywhere in any direction in 45 minutes or less you’re going to see the most beautiful scenery plus have another adventure

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Well that’s a huge shout out, I really have to think everyone who has supported my business from when I started in my early 20s and Family and friends. Without our community we really can’t do much. So manly my family and then obviously everyone they really likes our art and has bought some thing and shares that with others.

Website: www.joshhaileystudio.com

Instagram: @joshhailey

Facebook: joshhaileystudio

Image Credits
These are all on my images for my Colorado map series

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