Alex Hernandez, who is otherwise known by the handle “Dig Out The Sky”, was on way back when I first started the podcast 4 years ago but then the show kind of fell off the rails and I didn’t release an episode for a number of years. But now that we’re back in business and releasing episodes as steadily as possible, I wanted to have Alex back for a part 2! He’s switched up his artistic style since the last time we spoke and he's worked his ass off to keep pumping out art pieces, and his hard work is paying off big time. His social media following has increased almost 10 fold since we last spoke. I’ve been following him forever and seeing the natural and organic growth of his fan base has been inspiring to watch. In this episode we discussed what drove his artistic style change, how Alex took full advantage of the pandemic by releasing a new piece of mixed media art almost daily, what his creative process is like, having his work featured in a brick and mortar gallery, and since we both live in the same city, we dove into a little bit of local hometown talk and discussed some nostalgic topics surrounding that.
Alex is a great guy and I love talking to him. He and I don’t do it enough but we always have a lot to discuss and I’m sure he and I will be communicating more often and I really think we’ll have to do a part 3 at some point because we have lots more to cover, and I’m sure Alex’s success is only going to continue to skyrocket. So, we’ll have lots of new stuff to talk about in the future.
If you don’t already know about Alex, check out his stuff by searching for “Dig Out the Sky” on Instagram and Facebook and go check out his website, which is www.digoutthesky.com. It’s laid out really creatively and is a fun experience in and of itself. You can check out his work there, shop for your favourite pieces and contact him with any custom requests! Check him out and hit him up!
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