We were lucky to catch up with Steve Ehret recently and have shared our conversation below.

Steve , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Was there an experience or lesson you learned at a previous job that’s benefited your career afterwards?

Luckily I got to experience a few gigs before going into a full on art career. My first ever job was a paperboy for the Canton Repository. When I was 10 until I got out of high school. That job taught me how to talk to people of any age. I got to know most of the people on that route over the years. I learned to stop and listen to whatever they wanted to tell me about that particular day. Some of them I actually saw as real friends. That job just showed me how to be consistent. I had to get those papers out no matter what was going on. I look at art the same way. It has to go out. Make sure you keep moving.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I felt the need to draw, sketch, doodle from the time I was probably in 3rd or 4th grade until the present day. I just kept at it. Didn’t let it slip to far. I luckily am just pretty curious. Its not something you can force. I think I realized when I was younger that the more I put myself fully into art the more one can get from it. Just staying in a groove is so important. Im always wondering.. or thinking about different color combinations, textures…movements. Trying to come up with different approaches for painting, drawing..etc. I feel proud or grateful when someone comes up to me that I’ve never ever met and they let me know that they dig my work. Its the best thing in the world. I impacted someones day? mood? Maybe they got something from it that they needed. That’s the coolest. Im, often alone when I work. Day to day, usually alone. So when I get to see the outcome or the effect it had on a real person in real life it just blows my mind. Never does that get old. I also love giving younger artists or new artists tips and advice. If they ask for it naturally. Something about handing down knowledge just feels right. Like here I had to dig and dig for this to find it and now…here. You take it. Run with it. I think its important.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My main objective was t0 some how and some day become great at what I do so that I can add to my subculture. Maybe if I work my entire life and pour myself into this one thing that it will make some positive impact on kids coming up. I also have always wanted to be a part of something. A community. I found that in art. I love trying to keep up with my peers. Im grateful that I get to do this. I hope to not let myself down.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

I get to wake up every day and decide how I’m going to handle the day. I get to do it my way (for better or worse)…almost every day. I’m also incredibly happy when I make something I like or something just works and I wasn’t expecting it to. Learning. Soaking up my environments at my own pace. I get to still make mistakes and I’m not pinned down to just one thing. Forever grateful for my abilities.

Contact Info:

• Website: stevenehret.com
• Instagram: Monster Steve

Image Credits
Alexander Tang