Q:: Why do you call yourself G Clef G Note?
G Clef G Note was my name way back in the day when we first started Group Home (ex-rap group).
Q:: What started the Do-It-Yourself shoe design idea?
Actually it was my girlfriend Bri’s idea. She really loved my drawings so she went out to Wal-Mart and bought some piece-of-sh*t white shoes. I bought some markers and that’s how it started. All her idea.
Q:: When was that?
I’m gonna give it six months. I have no idea really, I don’t have a specific date. It was spur of the moment.
Q:: How many people have you designed shoes for? Is it just word of mouth? What’s the process?
Just six as of now. It has been pretty word of mouth, just through friends.
Q:: Pretty cheap?
I haven’t been trying to figure out an actual price. It just depends on the amount of work I have to put into it. The most I’ve charged is $35 and I don’t want to charge anyone anymore than that.
Q:: For the very detailed [shoes] you’ve done, how do you start? Is it stencil-work?
I do stencil, pencil everything on the shoe before I start it. The first pair I mostly did freehand but everything else has been laid out before. I haven’t found a better way yet.
Q:: Is there a specific type of marker you use?
I’ve been getting the thin-line fabric markers from Jo-Ann Fabrics and they’re perfect. When they’re fresh I can get some of the finest detail and that’s perfect. I’m all about the detail and I love the intricacy.
Q:: Is there something you use to coat it or waterproof it?
I’ve been using the waterproofing for shoes. It’s a spray and it seems to hold up great. The more coats you use the better it brightens the color. So far I haven’t had a problem with blending at all. The marker hasn’t bled anywhere but they do fade over time, it just depends on how much you wear them. It ages with the shoe.
Q:: How will you spend your summer?
Working. For these arts and crafts-type stuff we’re spreading into other areas, not just shoes. She had an idea for a lamp shade and I thought that’d be sweet. We can do anything.
Q:: How about this table?
Absolutely. I love to paint. I love any medium of art, anything I can throw some color on and design. Sh*t, I’d paint your stove if I could. Everything in my house will be loaded like a canvas.
Q:: Are there any boundaries?
No, there really isn’t. It’s right along the lines of what a lot of kids in town are thinking, especially downtown. Absolutely everything is a medium. Anything blank is a canvas and every item you own can be customized if you want it to be. It’s definitely the age that we’re in, an independent/everybody’s gotta have there own thing … Everybody needs to have that artistic connection, whether you’re wearing it or putting it on something. It’s the Black Swamp and we need to have that.
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