We were lucky to catch up with Stephen Rullo recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Stephen, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

My parents have always been there and supported me from the beginning, and had my back. In elementary school, they always supported the arts and gave me words of encouragement, which leads you into doing more of the thing that you love. When I was in the third grade, the nuns in my Catholic school used to call my house and tell my mom “Your son is drawing on the test again “ to which my mom replied. “well did he pass the test? Yeah, well maybe he needs a piece of paper to draw on, obviously you’re not challenging him enough.”

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Stephen Rullo and I’ve always been passionate about the things that I love creating. Growing up in queens New York City I had a lot of love for graffiti and Street art. I love working large and working on murals, canvases, as well as making my own clothes, pins, blankets, disc golf discs and more. I love working with others and collaborating to help bring an idea to fruition. There are infinite ways to create any idea and exploring a multitude of styles has always peaked my interest. I love making other people happy and that is part of creating art for myself and others. Spreading love and bringing joy into others lives through original works of art from my imagination can help bring people together and celebrate life. The amount of people that have been brought together and friendships that have been formed out of my clothing alone are countless. I have currently been focusing on limited edition runs of T-shirts, button ups, shorts and more to help diversify the amount of creations that I’m bringing into the culture.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

The lesson that I had to unlearn would be associating work with a negative connotation. By observing my peers as a child and teen, I mostly associated work with something that people were unhappy to do as most people don’t enjoy the jobs that they have. As I have matured and learned through experience and through my craft, I’ve learned to enjoy the process and the act of creation and to work harder into my field as a professional and not think that I couldn’t do something I loved because it would maybe perhaps pull the love out of it. Following your heart and doing what you love will always yield the best results to follow your highest passions, and the things that you love most will always be appreciated by some field of your peers. If your heart is in it, it will be perceived that way.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

The mission of creating art is to explore the unknown and learn about ourselves and each other. There are infinite possibilities of creation and a multitude of ways to look at anything. Having fun and doing what we love can be reflected in our crafts and our daily habits and I think choosing healthy happy things can yield excellent results. To be more loving and open my heart through my craft will in turn bring joy to others and help them in doing the same for themselves.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Stephenrulloart.com
• Instagram: https://Instagram.com/stephenrulloart
• Facebook: https://Facebook.com/stephenrulloart