Work In Progress - a conversation with DeVoCustoms - a podcast by John Roussos
from 2020-06-29T11:00
For this episode, I'm joined by my friend Nathan DeVaughn, also known as DeVoCustoms. He is an artist in Portland, OR who has had his work worn by CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic, among other athletes. He came on the podcast to talk about his journey as an artist and experience as a black man in the United States.
DeVoCustoms: https://www.instagram.com/devocustoms/
https://twitter.com/devocustoms
Claima Stories with Bimma: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/claima-stories-with-bimma/id1495113118
Here's My Thing: https://www.instagram.com/heresmything_/
https://twitter.com/heresmything_
0:50 DeVoCustoms origin story
3:56 does his work crossover at Adidas
4:55 being at Adidas
5:18 Everyone Is Creative
7:33 making art for CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic
12:42 working on clothing
13:50 where does he see himself in 5-years
16:17 not selling anything from his first collection
18:27 what did he learn from that experience
21:10 people who resonated with that experience
22:15 the story behind the Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor piece and why he chose to donate to Don’t Shoot Portland
28:27 his thoughts on Blackout Tuesday and social media
32:05 how should the social media narrative be pushed if we actually want to see legitimate change
33:43 how feels about the protests
36:32 his experience being a black man in Portland
40:57 unlearning and learning
44:14 being a black artist right now
47:06 Shout out Claima Stories
Further episodes of Here's My Thing
Further podcasts by John Roussos
Website of John Roussos