The 16oz. Canvas - The Art of Craft Beer

The 16oz. Canvas - The Art of Craft Beer

A unique look at the artists that bring our favorite beers to life through their artwork, labels and design. This beer agnostic project will feature a new artist each week and explore their process, how they teamed up with the brewery and learn a little bit more about their story. Join us on this unique adventure into the Craft Beer industry.

Episodes

April 9, 2021
As we start to open to the idea of getting back to normal this year it makes me think of all of my favorite places and Chicago is near the top of the list. It’s a city that makes me smile realizing I have only scratched the surface. And for me Pipeworks is one of the beers that remind me of those adventures. We catch up with the man who brought Ninja v Unicorn to life to learn what he has been up to stay together during all of thi...
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For this Episode we literally go back to where it all started and the man himself, Dan Blakeslee. Dan is responsible for two of the most iconic labels in craft beer and some of the early inspirations for the podcast and project - The Alchemist's Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Dan has been an active part of our evolution and growth and it means a lot to us. From Episode 1 to appearing at two of our events. Summer ’17 at Kehler Lidd...
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This week’s episode we catch up with the gig poster guru and music fan after my heart, the amazingly talented and trippy artist Matt Leunig. A lot has changed since we last spoke back for Episode 44. Matt now lives in the Atlanta area, previously he was in San Francisco and he is also full immersed in doing the dad thing and crushing it. Fun fact is that because of Matt we have these create episode album covers. When he created th...
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We catch up with the machine David Paul Seymour who was part of our first 4 pack going all the way back to Episode 2. David’s labels are a key part of the amazing beer and brewery that is Burial - who’s got some of the Skillet Donut for me?! So good. From the beginning this episode has resonated with me because of his story and career path from Accountant to Rock Posters and Labels. He did what he loved and through support of fami...
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This week’s episode features Daniel Birch and Earl Barrett Holloway. Dan works for Barrier Brewing and Earl with KCBC and they are big supporters of each other which I love. Each of them have their own unique style and are key to the branding of their respective breweries which is awesome. We have had the opportunity to hang together on a few occasions and were even featured on the other side of the mic from Heritage Radio Networ...
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Mr. Matthew Ryan Sharp is good people. We connected over hard work and passion a few years back and have stayed in contact and he might even call me his friend. His style and attention to detail amazes me and knowing how focused he is on it all being hand-drawn and aligned with his vision makes them even more impressive.  I had the pleasure of hanging in Cincy at Rhinegeist with him and @warnick back in 2019 which seems like years...
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This week's episode features artist and designer Sarah Hedlund who works for Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. We catch up with her and life at the brewery during the pandemic. She shares how they learned some things and made changes to process and events for the future, finding a positive during a tough time. We talk about the virtual phenomenon that was her RBG VOTE graphic that was everywhere. It was a fantastic thing to see from th...
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This week's featured guest is one of our long time friends of the podcast, Dean McKeever. It was great to catch up with Dean on the podcast and update everyone on Keever Glass and the plans for the future.

Keever has become a household name with the labels he has done for Tree House and Vitamin Sea, but there is also Batter Steele and several others....

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This week's featured artist is Craig Gilbert of New England Brewing Co. Craig is a great man and friend of the podcast from the jump. We have featured his work at both of our CT events too. He is a staple of the #CTBeer scene and hanging in 3D has been missed during all of this. This season we go back to the beginning of the project and catch up with some of our earliest supporters and guests. Craig and I reminisce about our in pe...
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This week’s featured artist is photographer and all around good human, Melissa Jones. She is the eye and vision behind 'Beauty of the Beer' one of the great perspectives and celebrations of beer and the experience that brings us all together. I met her a few years back and am glad to call her a friend. I have long been a fan of her work and the moments she captures with it. Her photos allows you to feel like you are there in the m...
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Going way back with this one. Kent Ambler was a planned guest for Season 6 so we are very excited that we were able to connect with him from his home in Greenville, SC to close the circle and celebrate his unique story and passion. We came to learn of him and his work through a few one off labels he created for Blackberry Farm Brewery and have been following his adventures and creativity for the last couple of years. His story is ...
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November 20, 2020 82 mins
This week’s featured artist is BEEB. We came to learn of his work through the labels he has created for up and coming DTW Brewery, Smittox Brewing Co. The initial goal was for @habibeaux to be featured on Season 11 but things worked out great for us to connect now and hear what he has been up to during that time. A creative in all aspects of his life and family. Music, art, design, beer, life and even fonts are a part of the conv...
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We are proud to announce this week is the multi-talented creative Julia Green. We came to learn of Julia and her work through the labels she has done for Equilibrium. Now life happens and there have been a handful of guests that we have had slated for previous seasons and for whatever reason we are unable to get the interview locked down. These artists are on a list and I try and reestablish connections whenever possible, so when ...
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This week’s featured artist is Neale Playing. We came to learn of his work through his good friend and previous guest Darryl De Necker of Beerbliotek.Neal is responsible for the labels and branding for Stigbergets Bryggeri in Gothenburg, Sweden. Episodes like this are great opportunities to connect with creative and passionate individuals around the world. These episodes are special to me because of the reach of the project. Whe...
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This week’s featured artist is the talented Jeremy Backer. We came to learn of JB through the work that he has done for Ex Novo Brewing Co. and his unique textile like patterns that are vivid, creative and seamlessly unique. His love of music to snowboarding scratched an itch that had but he never thought that anyone made the things that he loved and was part of his story. He explored his options working different gigs in breweri...
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This week’s featured artists is Kevin Dyer. We came to learn of Kevin for the work he has done for Black is Beautiful and Weathered Souls Brewing Co in San Antonio, Texas.⁣ ⁣ Black is Beautiful is a collaborative effort to raise awareness for the injustice people of color face daily and raise funds for police brutality reform and legal defenses for those who have been wronged. The labels and design were created by Kevin in collabor...
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This week’s featured artist is Brian Steely. We came to learn of Brian through our love of live music and the incredible concert posters he has made for bands like Phish, Mumford and Sons and Widespread Panic. When we learned that he was doing labels and there were for a local CT Brewery, Nod Hill we were beyond excited. Interviews like this are easy because we both had so much in common that we could have spoken for hours. Brian...
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This week’s featured artist is Heinous. We came to learn of him and his work through our good friend and 16oz Canvas alum, Beer Zombies. This episode is an example of hustle, appreciation and going for it during these tough times. A fellow Philly sports fan, we connected on numerous levels and not just the pain and agony that is the state of our favorite sports team. Through unexpected means he has found a niche in creating work...
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