First Post

Welcome to the introduction to theBOUGHTONcollective. 

This was an idea I have been working on for a couple of years now ever since college. While I was in my senior year at college I developed a student created and operated store that was geared towards the art majors. Although it was geared towards the art majors themselves, in no way would I turn down other fellow students. My goal was to make a place where we could take what we were learning and turn it into physical pieces. Then in turn take our art and sell it. Going to college is supposed to give us the education to be able to make a living for ourselves. With all of this in mind I created Digital Signature. We worked with other names but since the bulk of the work that was being produced was digital based this seemed most fitting. We were placing our "digital signature" on the world.

This store ended up including just my buddy Dan and my own work. With a lot of help from another friend Jeff, we created a ton of t-shirts and prints via screen prints. This was our back bone. Along with a digital website and some other store attributes we were ready to present the night of our senior projects gallery which was placed in the library. Sales went well but that wasn't the true goal of the store. I was kicking myself for not starting it sooner. It was the taste I needed at that school to make it all finally seem worth it. The combination of artists to create work that was physical and could be spread out into the world.

The best feeling in the world is walking down the street and you see a poster you designed or a t-shirt you printed.

This is my goal. Join me.