My name is Josh and I live in Colorado with my lovely wife and two awesome energetic boys.  I attended Colorado State University for a business degree, which was really about as far away from art as it could be.  After my education, I worked a bit in real estate, tried to sell a few houses and failed (2008 real estate bubble bursting didn't do me any favors).  I then turned to commercial real estate appraisal, which was actually pretty fun, even if I was just the low guy on the totem pole, proofing what the other appraisers were doing.   It was a bit more analytical than I was expecting, but also narrative in a communicating way that I loved.   I could have seen myself in that position for a long time... in a different setting.   When I realized my boss didn't really want to see me grow as a form of more eventual competition, I realized my time there was limited.  The commercial real estate world I realized was more difficult to progress in than I had thought.   Maybe I was just tired of being broke, but I was about ready to do just about anything for a good paycheck.  Having worked in the sign industry during my younger years, I was offered and took an estimating position, and then later a design position with a local sign company where I am at currently today.

My free time activities includes a lot of art and design, and also getting outside with our family hiking, biking, exploring, etc.  Along with being a Colorado sports fan, I still enjoy playing basketball, football, and golf.

If you are curious as to the Brewery Art I do, that comes from the timing of my early adult life in Fort Collins, CO.  That was a time when a lot of breweries were located in back alleys and industrial parks, and a time where you were basically sitting alongside the brewing equipment in large garages and could smell and feel the entire brewing process.  I was enthralled by the unlimited aspect of creativity and when places like Left Hand Brewing, Odell's, New Belgium and others put out six packs with great art, I knew that was something I would love creating as well.  I continue to be a home brewer today, and still enjoy the creativity that goes into brewing beer.