We went west. Northwest. And we found some pretty awesome stuff. Beautiful scenery and a beautiful lifestyle. Centered on the culture of the outdoors. Hiking, climbing, camping, and adventure. Seattle has a lot to offer the creative and artistic spirit. That’s where we met Todd. A talented designer and artist who encapsulates that deep and wide outdoor ideal in his creation. Fun, approachable, quirky, outdoorsy, and brilliant. That’s why adventure brand REI came south to recruit this talented, curious and unique artist who sees things differently. It seems he actually drew his life into existence.  Where does it come from? Why does he do it? And what makes Todd Durkee tick? Well, let’s find out. Atlanta to Seattle, here we come. 

<p>We went west. Northwest. And we found some pretty awesome stuff. Beautiful scenery and a beautiful lifestyle. Centered on the culture of the outdoors. Hiking, climbing, camping, and adventure. Seattle has a lot to offer the creative and artistic spirit. That’s where we met Todd. A talented designer and artist who encapsulates that deep and wide outdoor ideal in his creation. Fun, approachable, quirky, outdoorsy, and brilliant. That’s why adventure brand REI came south to recruit this talented, curious and unique artist who sees things differently. It seems he actually drew his life into existence.  Where does it come from? Why does he do it? And what makes Todd Durkee tick? Well, let’s find out. Atlanta to Seattle, here we come. </p>

Artists are all around us. Maybe they left the corporate world for their artistic alter ego, or maybe they have always chased a life in art. From painter to artisan, designer to welder, photographer to writer, these are inspiring stories about unlocking the creativity inside us all. We dive in to find out how they do it, why, what they sacrifice and what they can teach us about ourselves. What muse or demons drive them to push their art form forward? And how they invent, innovate and create every day with passion and energy remaining wild at art.