Over the past 6 months, the aftcra team has been blown away by the excitement, growth, and feedback from our sellers and buying community. We are excited to communicate some of the new enhancements inspired by you, our community, this summer.
We are reminded everyday when we explore aftcra that the site would not be possible if it weren’t for our amazing sellers. As such, we are are beginning a blog series we are calling the ‘summer of sellers’ to highlight some of the amazing artisans that call aftcra their home.
The first valued artist we’d like to introduce is Scott Hatton of ‘Hatton Custom Design’. Scott and the aftcra team met during a meet and greet social sponsored by ‘Art Milwaukee’ (www.artmilwaukee.com) in Milwaukee, WI earlier this year. Scott has impressed the aftcra team since that first introduction as we continue to experience his unbelievable artistist talent. Be it a painting of the ‘Milwaukee Art Museum’ (http://www.aftcra.com/item/732) or a moment of ‘Solitude’ (http://www.aftcra.com/item/470), Scott is sure to impress you by his creations.
As such, we’d like to introduce Scott and provide our community a little more of who Scott and Hatton Custom Design are. Please see a recent Q&A discussion between aftcra and Scott below. We hope you visit his shop, purchase his product, and spread the word about his art. Visit Scott at www.aftcra.com/hattoncustomdesign
aftcra: Scott, give us a little background on who you are? Scott: I’m an architect by trade and naturally a designer. I do many things: paintings, murals, custom motorcycle paintings, corporate logos, tattoo designs and anything else in the design realm the peaks my interest. Painting is a passion of mine, It’s a short release from life where I can let my mind wander on canvas, whatever that canvas may be…
aftcra: How would you describe your art? Scott: Typically I’ve done nature scenes for friends and family, you know for weddings, birthdays, house warmings, Christmas etc. But recently I have been branching out and diving into rustic old Milwaukee and it’s roots. My latest series “Gritty Milwaukee” takes a closer look at how the natural world transforms the man-made, and how rusty old things of the past can become beautiful artworks in the present. Plus it’s just cool old stuff, the kind of stuff that built the backbone of this great country.
aftcra: What gives you inspiration? Scott: I’m inspired by many things, beauty is everywhere. What drives me is wanting to become more than just another artist, I want to set myself apart and share my art with the rest of the world. That’s what constantly inspires me to do bigger and better things.
aftcra: What is your favorite part about Milwaukee? Scott: I love all of Milwaukee, the great buildings downtown, the festivals, the music, the people, the art scene and of course the beer…
aftcra: As an American artist, how important is “Made in America/supporting local” to you? Scott: It’s huge! If everyone in this country focused on buying American we wouldn’t be in such trouble. We would again be a prosperous nation, not sending all our hard earned money across the ocean for cheap crap that’s mostly made in China.
aftcra: What makes you excited about aftcra? Scott: The fact that I can sell my art to anyone in the world, people who have never met me and don’t know my story, people that like my art for my art.
aftcra: Which fictional character would you like to be? Scott: I’d have to say Iron Man, when you have the option, always be iron Man… 😉
aftcra: Where can we find you this summer? Scott: You can find me all over this summer doing live paintings at Art Milwaukee’s Jamborees and occasionally at Rogues Gallery downtown. Or on my custom painted motorcycle enjoying the breeze. The rest of the time I’m spending at home with my family enjoying the beautiful weather and creating more paintings of course.
aftcra: Do you have a song that motivates you? Scott: I don’t have a particular song that motivates me, it’s just always part of my life. I often listen to music as I paint. And it may be hard to tell from some of my serene and peaceful landscapes that I’m typically listening to hard rock and heavy metal or as my wife calls it my “angry music”… Tool and Alice in Chains being some of my favorites.
Thank you Scott for you time and for supporting aftcra.
Please visit Scott’s site at www.aftcra.com/hattoncustomdesign