06.15.08

My Interview with Brian, Owner of Brian Kenny Chicago

Posted in Uncategorized, shopping, site promotion, interviews, paper crafts at 1:15 pm by KellyM

Please meet Brian Kenny, Owner of www.briankennychicago.etsy.com.

Where are you located? Chicago, Illinois.
What do you design? Note cards, custom made occasion cards.
Where/How did you learn this? Self Taught, trial and error, observation.
Favorite Artist who inspires you? Cedric Gibbons.
Where does your inspiration come from? Anything and everything.
What do you do to combat creative block? I run. I watch old technicolor movies, go to the paper store, pour over the police blotter.
Where do you design you creations? On my sofa, laying eveything out on my coffee table.
What does your work space look like right now? The wreck of the hesperis.
How does your family feel about what you do? My siblings have been most supportive. My parents are still on the fence.
Do you have any advice for someone looking to make their own creations using this method? Do it because you love it and never judge your work by others opinions.
Best advice you received when starting your own business venture? Do not undersell your talent.
Favorite part of owning your own business? The flexibility of hours, being able to make the pieces I love and not have to go through committee or proxy.
Least favorite? Sales Calls! God invented sales reps for a reason and as soon as I sell enough cards I am getting one. Keeping track of office supplies.
How do you relax? I run or lift. Go to the museum, go shopping, have something polished, tweezed, waxed, peeled or injected.
Favorite color? Bruma (it’s the color of frosted glass).
Does this color show up in a lot of your work? Occassionally. It is very hard to find paper in this color.
If there were more hours in the day, what would you be doing? Taking on more retailers, making more cards. I have 27 years to make up for, so there are never enough hours in the day!!