Justin Stilson - Old-World Artisan: Pinstriping & Antique Sign Painting Guest Friends

My guest for this episode of the Guest Friends podcast is my nephew - and hands-on renaissance man: Justin Stilson.

Justin and his wife Brittany live just outside of Bay City, Michigan. Having grown up in a family that valued working with their hands, Justin experienced everything from construction work, to restoring muscle cars, to tending to goats, to trying out crafts like scrapbooking. With a willingness to learn new things and to put in the hard work, it's not a big surprise then that he eventually took the leap into entrepreneurship by starting his own business: Stilson Sign & Custom.  

I met up with Justin in his home/workshop to discuss how he's become a devoted old-world artisan with pinstriping and antique sign painting. Amongst other insights, Justin shares why the D.I.Y. ethic is just a way of life (especially when your family never called a repairman); how his toolbox involuntarily became his first pinstriping canvas; and why ambition is the ultimate call-to-action.  

 

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LINKS RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:

Logo Credit: Saint-Creative.com

Music Credit: Of Asaph (James Alleman)

 

Recommended Resources:

Social: Stilson Sign & Custom (FaceBook)

Social: Stilson Sign & Custom (Instagram)

Place: American Gasser - Saginaw

Video: "Von Dutch - Legend of Pinstriping"

Tools: Mack Brush Company