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Hailing from the rollings hills of Pennsylvania, artist Anna Leigh Moore earned a degree in journalism and fine arts and promptly took a job as a railcar porter on a westbound train after graduating in 2013. From the moment she glimpsed the ragged mountains the trajectory of her life was forever changed.

Molly Scannell began her artistic life as a pencil illustrator, making painstaking drawings that were as realistic as photographs. But as time went on, she found herself feeling trapped by the tedious medium. Read on to find out how she broke out of her style.

James Niehues is the artist behind pretty much every ski resort map in North America. To find out more about the man behind the maps, we caught up with Niehues over the phone while he was vacationing on the Oregon coast. This is what he had to say.

There’s a wonderful irony in the fact that Christopher Warren built a successful career by making art out of topographic maps: When he started, that path was nowhere on his life map. Warren created 4 unique skis of maps of some of our favorite places.

“I want to create extreme, juxtaposing emotions,” Miranda Pissarides says. Her work has won awards, including the ArtSlant Showcase Winner award and, most notably, the Saatchi Gallery Young Artist Award in Fine Art in 2018. Check out her work with us.

Rikke Jørgensen is a Danish artist whose artistic journey began with graphic design, evolved with her study of architecture and design, and has now begun to solidify in the world of illustration. Check out her collaboration with Wagner Custom.

Sarah Kinn was born in Ohio in 1971 and has lived in Boulder for past 20 years. She has a dog walking business to support herself and her art.

A Colorado girl from the start, Lindee Zimmer is a public artist, painter, curator, collaborator and teacher living in Denver. A public artist for over 6 years, she loves collaboration, optical illusions, and is a teacher and forever student. We caught up with Lindee to talk about her work.

Reed Weily is fascinated with nostalgia, obsolete technology and ephemera from the late 20th century. An immigration lawyer by day, we caught up with him to talk about his "other" job.

Originally from N.Y. and San Francisco, CA, Danielle DeRoberts (onerary) is a full time artist and collaborator. We caught up with Danielle to talk about her newest collaboration with Wagner Custom.

 

Swedish artist Cecilia Lundgren sees the world around her in terms of pure emotion, and translates this vision into her work. We snuck a few minutes into her busy schedule to find out more about this contemporary artist.

Monsieur Z is a French illustrator who combines the lush atmosphere of the French Riviera (circa 1950) with the clean lines of mid-century California architecture. He's teamed up with us for a second time--check his work out now!

Wendy Plovmand grew up on the coast of northern Denmark. Her courage in pursuing art has led her to working as a international professional artist. Read more on her unique point of view.

Danish illustrator Mia Marie Overgaard has always been an artist at heart, but her path towards a professional career in the arts has been long and winding. Find out more about the woman behind the work.

The custom-ski process gets really fun when it’s time to choose a topsheet graphic. We offer: stock topsheets, wood veneers, and custom graphics.