No Life Without Art: An Interview with Tom Fisher
Tom Fisher is an illustrator, street artist, graffiti artist and up and coming tattoo artist, working at Nauti Studios in the Blue Mountains. We asked Tom some red hot Qs to get a behind the scenes look at their world, and the inspirations behind their work.
Tom Fisher is an illustrator, street artist, graffiti artist and up-and-coming tattoo artist working at Nauti Studios in the Blue Mountains. We asked Tom some red hot Qs to get a behind the scenes look at their world, and the inspiration behind their work.
Tom working on his beautiful jellyfish mural at Nauti in the Blue Mountains.
Tea or coffee?
Tea
Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset
What scares you?
Reality
When did you start drawing?
I started from back as far as I can remember, especially with my grandma taking me to art classes and introducing me to different galleries around Sydney at such a younger. I was always really drawn to cartoons as a kid.
What inspires you and your work?
Usually seeing what my mates are working on whether that be through spray painting, tattooing, fine painting or even music. But definitely having a background in graffiti definitely still has a lot of influence on my art and where it's going.
What’s your fav thing about Nauti?
I love how it's such a great environment where people can be their selfs and not be judged but also feel comfortable to express themselves. It feels like a second home. It’s quite a social environment and there’s always somebody around to have a chat with.
What is the piece of work you are most proud of?
Probably the large scale jellyfish I’ve painted on the wall facing the front entrance of Nauti. It was great to have a nice big space to fill and I really enjoyed the creative freedom I had with it. It was painted alongside the Porthole Gallery paintings as part of the last Nauti Studios Open Day.
What are you working on at the moment?
A whole bunch of stuff and hopefully bigger things to come. I’m hoping to find more time to work on my own designs in between my work and other commitments.
What are your favourite materials to use?
At the moment I’m really enjoying getting into using ink pencils. I’ve also been using spray paint for a long time which began when I started venturing into my own creativity more.
A pic of Tom’s big beautiful jellyfish painted on the walls of Nauti in the Blue Mountains.
If you weren't an artist, what would you be?
I honestly don't know to be honest, can't really imagine life without art.
Have any artists changed the way you see the world?
Definitely mates of mine that are pushing their careers with tattooing or art that they’re bringing to the streets.
To keep in touch and up to date with Tom and their work you can follow
them on instagram by clicking here.
If you want a creative space of your own at Nauti Studios like Tom,
by getting in touch by clicking here.
Come Alive: An Interview with Mailer Daemon aka Sina aka MixedBySina
Sina Djavadkhani, also known as the producer Mailer Daemon and 'Mixed by Sina’ has been working at Nauti Studios in Sydney. With a passion for music that runs deep Sina has established himself as a highly skilled and sought-after professional in the realm of music mixing and mastering. We asked Sina some red hot Qs to get a behind the scenes look at the world and inspiration behind their work.
Sina Djavadkhani, also known as the producer Mailer Daemon and 'Mixed by Sina’ has been working at Nauti Studios in Sydney.
With a passion for music that runs deep Sina has established himself as a highly skilled and sought-after professional in the realm of music mixing and mastering. We asked Sina some red hot Qs to get a behind the scenes look at the world and inspiration behind their work.
Tea or coffee?
My parents are insane tea drinkers, at least 5 pots a day! But personally I'm a morning coffee dude, home espresso machine during lockdown was the boss move!
Sunrise or sunset?
Sunrise has good memories of young times partying with friends or all night DJ/music sessions. I love that spiritual wonder of the morning session but these days I'd super value a good healthy sleep schedule.
What scares you?
Not accomplishing career goals, health concerns, family fears, loved ones anxiety, existential dread, financial stress, running out of time, just the usual for everyone I guess.
Sina and his fam on the gram.
When did you start making music and producing?
I've been making music and playing in bands and programming since the age of like 11. Before then I was doing musical theatre in years five and six. I've been performing rock in the underground scenes since I was 13.
What inspires you and your work?
I have quite a multicultural perspective on things, so I feel like that adds a dimension of oxymoronic depth to what I reference or how I twist it in my music. I'm inspired to stay consistent and have a graceful career like an athlete, there's something truly viscerally rewarding in the full physical dedication to the performance craft.
What’s your fav thing about Nauti?
Nauti is such a cool space and community! Having a room here for the past year has been such a solid boost to my craft and career. I was able to truly apply myself in a professional capacity and that had been a lifetime goal for so long.
Sina and collaborators vibing Nauti Studios Sydney.
What artwork / project are you most proud of?
I would say my latest song called Come Alive (Mailer Daemon). It's a culmination of my new rock hip hop oasis anime type beat breaks crossover vibe that I developed during lockdown and it's great to have it out.
What are you working on at the moment?
Currently I'm working on the rest of the song series, of about 40 songs and I'm about 10 deep. I'm finding that balance of serving clients and dropping my own stuff, but I've got another 10 lined up ready to be rolling out this year.
If you weren't doing this, what would you be doing?
I dunno this is kinda what I do and I guess it's my personality too, but I dunno maybe design, concepting, game design, visual, video directing. That's kinda what I do anyways, heh.
Cover of Sina’s instrumental mix ‘Come Alive’ released on instagram. To hear some check it out here.
Have any artists changed the way you see the world?
Art translates the sublime and is the soundtrack to your life. So yeah, imagine your favourite movie but without music. The 80s taught me about songs and how they can interact with sonics, the 90s was kinda the power of the band, 00s was like the power of production, 10s was kinda like a combination of all the above. Now it's kinda like back to basics vibes.
If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, who would it be?
Well I think I'd like to have dinner with someone who is alive, I think dinner with a dead person would be pretty gross. Lol, ok so alive person, let's go with my wife and maybe someone we admire from a TV show or something like that.
Sina, aka Mailer Daemon, and 'Mixed by Sina’
A glimpse inside Sina’s productivity station at Nauti Studios in Sydney.
To keep in touch and up to date with Sina and their work you can follow
them on instagram, check out their website here, or to hear Sina’s latest track click here.
If you want a creative space of your own at Nauti Studios like Sina,
by getting in touch by clicking here.