We’re excited to have our latest mural installation featured in the SB Independent:
The finish line is nearing for Linden Square, downtown Carpinteria’s long awaited open format outdoor mall that will bring together several Central Coast favorites in one space, including the newest locations for Bettina, Third Window Brewing, and Corazón Cocina.
With the scheduled April 24 opening date just a few weeks away, the businesses are putting the final touches on the freshly constructed spaces, creating what is shaping up to be a hub of eating, drinking, shopping, and social gatherings and a key piece to the new look of the city’s downtown.
At Chef Ramón Vasquez’s newest seafood-focused spot, Corazón Cocina del Sur, artist Curt Crawshaw has been working on a 30-foot-wide mural that will serve as the centerpiece of Linden Square’s sunny outdoor courtyard.
Crawshaw, also known as Hello Coyote, is the founder of Foundation Press, a design studio and printing company that helped craft the aesthetic branding and merch for a long list of local businesses from Lucky Llama to Cajun Kitchen (and the artist behind the “Gator Boy” mural taken down by the city in 2014).
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Our homies over at @sanara_lifestyle unknowingly gave us a challenge with this one.
We screen print heat transfers all the time for hats and irregular placements but this was our first time printing poly ink transfers. It's already a very time consuming process but with poly ink, it opened a whole can of worms.
We learned a lot with these and for our printer friends out there, these are very sensitive and have a hard time getting cured. We had to heat press each location twice and ran them through our dryer carefully to ensure proper cure and reduce the chance of dye migration.
At the end of it all, they came out amazing!
Much love to JP and Rylan for rolling with the punches with us.
Shoutout to @velvetlune for getting us through this whole endeavor.
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Some days in the shop are smooth. Some days everything goes wrong.
We are constantly reminding each other that at the end of the day, we're printing shirts. It's not rocket science or the end of the world.
We truly have so much fun doing what we love and we are so grateful for having a crew that really cares about every client & project that comes through our doors.
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WE FINALLY DID IT!
FP Davis tees are hot off the press and you can find them at your favorite local shops in Old Town Goleta 🌴
@powellperaltaskateshop@surfcountrysurfshop@foundationpress
We just restocked hats at every location too, don't sleep!
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FP will always be for the community. Everyone who walks through our doors knows this. We are proud to be a small team of individuals who believe in helping their neighbor.
Today we ask that you remember to love thy neighbor as thyself.
As a small business we remain open during the shutdown to take care of our staff and to support all the local businesses that rely on us.
There's many organizations that you can support during this time. Get involved today!
@the805undocufund@carpchildrensproject@805respuestarapida
We are nothing without our community.
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We had an amazing time hosting a tour and talk for an incredible organization today @freedom4youthorg !
We shared our whole process at Foundation Press, from screen printing to design, and connected over art, entrepreneurship, and building creative pathways for our community.
These moments are very special to us because the youth we meet remind us of the importance of guidance, opportunity, and the potential each young person holds to shape the future. Freedom 4 Youth uplifts and empowers young people impacted by the criminal legal system, providing individualized support, programming, and family involvement to help reduce recidivism and create pathways to self sufficiency.
They're building safe, compassionate, communities where young people can find hope, opportunity, and belonging. We're honored to be part of that conversation.
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