A moonlit Blind Shovel, this time with painter and cartoonist Jonny Negron. We discuss the beauty and drag of comics, painting, night-life, depicting the contemporary world, and much more.

Jonny's Website

Jonny's Instagram

Chateau Shatto

Header image: Jonny Negron, "Poison", 2023

A long-awaited Blind Shovel, this time with musician and scholar Josh Ottum. We discuss surprising productivity, child-rearing, his approach to teaching, industriousness, and much more.

Josh's Website

Josh's Instagram

Header image: Aaron Redfield, "Josh Ottum", 2018

A Blind Shovel in the round, this time with seasoned illustrator Red Nose Studio. We discuss the origins of his style, the nature of editorial illustration now and then, the winds and turns of his career, and much more.

Red Nose Studio Website

Red Nose Instagram

Header image: Chris Sickels, "Newspaper Reporter", 2024

A two-headed Blind Shovel, this time the dynamic duo Lesley Wheeler & Karl McComas-Reichl. We discuss art relationships, teaching, contemporary poetry, a glimpse at social media fame and much more.

Lesley's Substack

Lesley's Textiles

Karl's Website

Karl's Instagram

Header image: Lesley Wheeler & Karl McComas-Reichl "Self-Portrait" 2025

A self-reflective Blind Shovel, this time the great JF Martel (of Weird Studies & Reclaiming Art.) interviews me on my latest book release, Saints & Sand. We discuss fatherhood, my process, the symbols found within the book, and much more.

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Saints & Sand Order Page

Saints & Sand Preview

Header image: Michael Olivo, "Front Cover" 2024

A screen-printed Blind Shovel, this one with illustrator Max Gordon. We discuss our college experience, Belmar, finding one's style, tabling goods across the USA, and much more.

Max's Instagram

Max's Website

Header image: Max Gordon, "Studio Portrait" 2024

A wood-fired Blind Shovel, this one with publisher and librarian Cullen Beckhorn. We discuss his new anthology Alive Outside, anarchy, the Lookout Arts Quarry, honing his printing processes, and much more.

Cullen's Instagram

Neoglyphic Media

Header image: Aapo Rapi, "Alive Outside Cover" 2024

A bellowing Blind Shovel, this one with musician and producer Jesse Korman. We discuss The Number Twelve Looks Like You, the practice of screaming, New Jersey, entertainment, and much more.

Jesse's Instagram

Jesse's Website

The Number 12's Instagram

Header image: Khalid Mohtaseb, 2024