Painting With Carrots

Pablo Picasso once imagined that, “Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” I am fortunate enough to be friends with two such people – Nick and Erin Potter. Happily married in March, 2006, they have one son – Atlas. Nick told me, “When we first met, [Erin] started asking me to work some drawings into her art pieces and we have never been able to stop collaborating since.” Erin and Nick – both vegetarian – are inventive, gifted artists that have emerged on the Salt Lake art scene. Starting out as screen printers, they were invited to participate in the 337 Project (Utah’s Art Experiment). This allowed them to broaden their art into other areas such as installation, mixed media and painting. I have attended a couple of the Potters’ screen printing parties. I was able to have them print one of their radical designs on a shirt for me. That shirt is one of my favorites – second only to my Neil Diamond and Malcolm-X shirts.