Host Joe Baron sits down with Cleveland muralist and illustrator Lisa Quine for a conversation about how she built a mural business that actually works and what she's doing now to get back to the creative work that fills her up. From landing the Cleveland Guardians to writing a book to designing a Phantom of the Opera cover, Lisa's career has never followed a straight line. That's kind of the point.
What we cover:
- How Lisa went from chalkboards and lettering to 150+ murals and counting
- The Cleveland Guardians mural trilogy — and how Progressive Insurance got involved
- Why she invested nearly five figures in SEO and how it's paying off
- Her approach to presenting one concept (and why it works)
- Balancing commercial work with the creative identity underneath it
- What makes a truly great art director or creative director to work with
- The solo art show coming in November — A to Z, every letter a chapter
- Rapid fire Questions: favorite books, paint markers, and more!
Timestamps / Chapters
- 0:00 — Intro
- 1:52 — Lisa's reaction to the intro
- 2:13 — The Third Cleveland Guardians mural
- 5:25 — Balancing two brands in one mural
- 8:18 — Painting a Cleveland Guardians mural than T-shirt
- 9:05 — Throwing out the first pitch. Twice.
- 11:31 — From chalkboards to murals: how it happened
- 13:25 — Outdoor vs. office murals
- 15:18 — How Lisa actually gets work
- 19:04 — Staying current without chasing trends
- 24:21 — Presenting one concept vs. multiple directions
- 27:19 — What clients are like when they've never worked with a mural artist
- 30:50 — What makes a great art director to work with
- 33:47 — What people don't expect about painting murals
- 38:04 — Smart business cards
- 40:34 — Big Magic, ideas, and the cost of not executing
- 43:26 — The Dreamy Castles deck of cards (still in progress)
- 47:32 — Lisa Quine, published author of Vintage Hand Lettering
- 51:44 — Designing the cover of Our Strange Duet for Andrew Lloyd Webber's team
- 55:09 — ABC Around CLE: painting letters with Posca markers on canvas
- 57:30 — Speaking at conferences and building authority (or not)
- 1:01:15 — The November solo show: A to Z, the full story
- 1:04:06 — Craft but Struggling
- 1:06:11 — Rapid Fire
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Lisa Quine is a Cleveland-based muralist, illustrator, and author known for bringing strategy, joy, and bold design to blank spaces. Named Best Artist in Cleveland in 2024, she's completed over 150 murals across the US and internationally, collaborated with brands including the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Cavaliers, DoorDash, Meta, Mercedes-Benz, and the Holiday Inn, and authored Vintage Hand Lettering.
- Website: lisaquine.com
- Instagram: @lisaquine
- LinkedIn: Lisa Quine
- TikTok: @lisaquine
Joe Baron - Creative Director of the design and marketing New York boutique agency Branded Baron and host of Mark It 2 Me
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