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When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So in celebration of our Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives.
Bob Roman describes himself as a bit of a vagabond, and the Phoenix metro area as the closest thing he has to a geographical notion of home. He travels, draws, gives Ignite talks, and encourages everyone he meets to wander.
“I place a premium on new experiences and try to keep my life in perspective with the idea that experiencing more will leave me open to fullness that is evasive in the routine,” he says. “Always on to another adventure.”
I came to Phoenix with … a Bible under my arm. I graduated high school in 2002 and came out to Tempe to go to a small (tiny) Bible college. I dropped out and went on to become a youth pastor in Southern California. Always amazed at where I’ve ended up since.
I make art because … I need to participate in shared space in a meaningful way. You don’t need permission to change the cultural use of shared space. Participating in the social contract shouldn’t mean that you have to see advertisements everywhere you look. If you’ve got a dissenting opinion, let’s hear about it. Stop asking permission and start making this the world you want to live in.
I’m most productive when … I’m surrounded by imaginative and creative people who are in an imaginative creative state as well. Mutual cooperation leads to mutual benefit. It’s nice to listen to poet friends share their work or listen to songs my musician friends are breathing life into. I’m always the best version of myself when I’m in good company and in lifted spirits.
My inspiration wall is … a bathroom stall covered in paint and marker. Do justice.
I’ve learned the most from … Matthew McConaughey in How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days.
Good work should always … feel good. As a creator, the Process is infinitely more layered and meaningful than any tangible object that is the result of it. It’s nice to create and give life to ideas plucked out of a sea of infinite possibilities. What a wild fucking idea.
The Phoenix creative scene could use … some more local support. There’s no reason local art shops like Wet Paint should be going under in a place like this. We need to watch out for one another. We’re in this thing together.
The Creatives, so far … (And while you’re here, check out 100 Tastemakers on Chow Bella.)
100:Lara Plecas
99. Isaac Caruso
98. Brandon Gore
97. Kelsey Dake
96. Hector Ruiz
95. Caroline Battle
94: Jennifer Campbell
93. Jeff Chabot
92. Tiffiney Yazzie
91. Daniel Germani
90. Irma Sanchez
89. Daniel m. Davis
88. Kirstin Van Cleef
87. Emmett Potter
86. Sarah Hurwitz
85. Christine Cassano
84. Fred Tieken
83. Lindsay Kinkade
82. Ruben Galicia
81. Robert Uribe
80. Heidi Abrahamson
79. Josephine Davis
78. Travis Ladue
77. Taz Loomans
76. Mikey Jackson
75. Alex Empty
74. Joe Ray
73. Carol Roque
72. Daniel Funkhouser
71. Carla Chavarria
70. Hugo Medina
69. Cavin Costello
68. Claire Carter
67. Lindsay Tingstrom
66. Catherine Ruane
65. Christopher Crosby
64. Aaron Johnson
63. Brenda Eden
62. Colton Brock
61. Ernesto Moncada
60. Benjamin Phillips
59. Brad Armstrong
58. Angela Hardison
57. Tyler Quinn
56. Andrew James Benson
55. Charles Anthony Darr
54: Tiffe Fermaint
53. Eric Cox
52. Victor Vasquez
51. John Randall Nelson
50. Lauren Lee
49. Kyle Jordre
48. Julie C. Kent
47. Sean Deckert
46. Niba DelCastillo
45. Joseph Benesh
44. Ashley Harder
43. Dan Vermillion
42. Daniel Shepherd
41. James B. Hunt
40. Lori Fenn
39. Seth Gideon Fainkujen
38. Wayne Rainey
37. Christian Filardo
36. Melissa Cody
35. Jason Rudolph Peña
34. Cindy Iverson
33. Ryan Gentry
32. Sebastien Millon
31. Andrea Beesley
30. Chris Pruitt
29. Robert Diehl
28. Rachel Malloy
27. Jonathan Simon
26. Ann Morton
25. Kim Moody
24. Kevin Flanagan
23. Such and Champ Styles
22. Julia Fournier
21. Rebecca Green
20. Jules Demetrius
19. Averian Chee
18. Sara Cochran
17. Daniel Mills
16. Nina Miller
15. Robert Brandan Martinez
14. Rachel Bowditch
13. Ashley Macias
12. Eddie Sparr
