One on One Interview with Brolicdesign owner Rafael Colon

If your looking for a way to add some flare to your everyday shoes, Brolicdesign can help.  From wedges to converse this artist can transform a regular pair of chucks to a walking canvas.  Continue reading to learn more about Brolicdesign.

Tell me more about your company and how you got started.

It all started when my daughter, ERIN, 10 at the time,  dared me to make a design better than she saw on a sneaker at a shoe store. I did make the design and made it better. She then started challenging me to make more drawings on different sneakers and there began my love and passion for drawing on canvas sneakers.

What gave you the idea to airbrush shoes?

I don’t airbrush on shoes, i used fabric paints and mostly fabric markers which help in making the drawings more detailed. I did some research on what paints would work best on canvas that would not bleed on the material and would be waterproof.

What other ways do you express your artistic talent? I mostly do it all through drawing on sneakers but have been doing wedges/espadrilles, tote bags and canvas military bags and hats.

Name one outlandish or fun design you have been asked to create? All the designs are pretty unique since its tailored to the individual and everybody has a different tastes and likes. so every shoe or sneaker is fun to make, not one is the same.

If you were not a designer what do you think you would be doing? Well, I’m also a fitness trainer and have been doing it for 12 years so i would be doing that since fitness is another passion.

Where can you Find BrolicDesigns?

If you like what you see and want a pair of your own email him at recolon2458@yahoo.com