Life at Starr Studios

In this episode, Sean talks with 2nd generation Australian sign painters, the Dobell brothers. Some of the topics are th... Read more

Sean tackles the topic of whether old school sign painters don't like the newcomers to the trade, or if its just a socia... Read more

Sean and Ken (a.k.a. @coolhandken) complain like two old grandpas about technology, social media and why painting signs ... Read more

Colt Bowden talks about getting into sign painting after studying as an Illustrator and has some tips for newcomers to t... Read more

Sean talks to Alex about his experience going through the Los Angeles Trade Tech Sign Painter's program and what motivat... Read more

In this episode Sean and Tom talk about their shared ignorance of sports, Morrissey, 1980s New Wave and, oh yeah... sign... Read more

Meredith fills us in on what the Pre-Vinylite Society is, how it came about and how you and other lovers of painted sign... Read more

With a couple years under his belt, James is a relative newcomer to the craft and has a lot of helpful insight for other... Read more

Sean and John talk coffee, sign painting, the vinyl years, world travel and paint brush choices. More info on John Lenni... Read more

Sean gives some ideas on what has, and hasn't worked over the years in keeping the studio schedule managable.

Sean talks about how the models of franchising, corporate greed and materialism are incompatible with a dude who just wa... Read more

Sean and Mathew discuss Mathew's history as a designer while working for the behemoth ad agency Wieden+Kennedy, his role... Read more

Sean talks about the ever changing reality of life and how change should be accepted as a sign painter (but not everyone... Read more

Interview with Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Curator Kathryn Hall. We talk about the current exhibit “For Hire: ... Read more

Sean and Tom catch up after a crazy January and Tom interviews the creative heavyweights of Piquant Media in Limerick.

Sean and Bob talk about the cost of living and doing business in San Francisco, living in cars and Airstream trailers, h... Read more

In this last episode of the year, Tom and Sean say fare thee well to 2016, roast Chris Dobell and discuss the current st... Read more

Gibbs and Sean discuss all sorts of things sign painter (and non sign painter) related in this episode, including Volksw... Read more

Director Sam Macon talks to Sean about working on the film Sign Painters, the effect the film had on them creatively as ... Read more

Tom does some rogue reporting with the folks at Canteen, a music centric cafe in the heart of Limerick Ireland.