ADORN: An Interview with Eric Elms
How did you tackle that?
It was kind of tough. It’s a totally different way of thinking. You have to draw it flat but then work in 3-D. I got a sample back and it was like my drawing, but not exactly like what was in my head. Too much of a traditional skater shoe. Once I got that sample it was easier to make changes and glue things on and re-sketch. The sample was about 95% there. It’s coming out in three colors, one’s canvas, one’s suede and one is a mix of the two.
What did you go in to it wanting to make?
Something that was more me. More of a casual shoe than a skate shoe. I have a casual style, and maybe something a little weirder. It wouldn’t make sense for me to make a skater shoe because that’s not me. It’s going be at all skate accounts. It’s not going to be limited which I’m excited about.
Any other projects you’re excited about?
I’m starting up a project called And Press, putting out art books, little
monographs of people. The first few books are Parra, a big book of his stuff. Then a book with A-Ron, his My Life in T-Shirts exhibition will come in printed form. Other participants will feature this photographer Todd Cole from LA and another guy named James Black from Brooklyn. Everything is in the almost-ready phase, so we’re getting close. They’ll be released as soft cover books. I’ll have an in house press with a printer and bindery to do the more art ones… perfect bound, proper books. I’m excited about that so it’ll hit the airwaves soon, getting the books out to cool book stores or other outlets like that around the country.
How did you hook up with SILLYTHING out in Hong Kong?
They wrote me two and a half years ago or so, to do a little line up of graphics for them. I did that together with them and some other stuff came up, like logos for Chapel of Dawn. They had a bunch of stuff going on at the time. So, since then I’ve been working on stuff for them, logos and weird stuff. Overall, keeps it interesting.
