We recently had the chance to connect with Tim Stacey and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Tim, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
My daughter Brilyn started a new job on Whatnot selling luxury accessories and watching her grow in it is amazing!
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Tim Stacey and I create hand drawn art using traditional methods ranging from pencils, pen and ink, colored pencil, acrylics, markers and watercolors. I render real life subjects, but I also create works using comic book styles. Other than the usual art classes in grade and high school, I’m largely self-taught.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
My relationship with my wife Brooke has shaped me to understand that success will come with staying true to who you are and what I want my work to be. She truly believes in what I do and has been an incredible source of encouragement and inspiration, which is just one of the many things I love her for.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Yes…very recently in fact. During the summer of 2024, I was really struggling with where my art was going. It don’t seem to have any real direction. Most of what I create is considered pop art, so when I’m not getting much reaction to what I’m doing, I start to question it. However, just as I thought about moving away from it, I submitted for an opportunity to work with the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team and was accepted. It was a fantastic experience and one that I feel helped me move to another level in my art.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
I feel like there are smart people in this world that are getting it totally wrong in regards to AI and what challenges it will present to us in the future. We’re now seeing computer generated imitations of real artists and personalities posing as “actors” and we’re so captivated by the spectacle of something we’ve never seen before that we’re not considering what kind of implications it’s going to have. It’s my belief that AI can be a powerful tool in assisting us with tasks, but when we allow and welcome it to mimic real people and blur the boundaries of reality , we place at further risk real truths and facts.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What will you regret not doing?
When it comes to my art, I regret not taking bigger risks and chances with it earlier when I was younger. I should have put more belief in myself and what I could achieve rather than questioning if it was good enough. It could have been a way to find more collaboration with other artists and guidance from mentors.. Early adopters of the social media platforms we now have saw wonderful success from an exposure standpoint that previously was much more difficult to achieve. Had I taken better advantage of that then perhaps I could have eliminated a lot of challenges.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/timstaceycreations
- Instagram: http://www.instagra.com/timstacey30
- Facebook: https://Www.facebook.com/timstaceycreations
Image Credits
Brooke Stacey Phorography
