The Original Manhattanite : Some Creative Geniuses I love meet Jason Naylor, Jeff Cole, and Mark Brazil

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Some Creative Geniuses I love meet Jason Naylor, Jeff Cole, and Mark Brazil

Hello my amazing loyal readers I have missed you all. I have so much to write these days I am trying to keep up with everything going on it's so much for me to share and get out there. So I was inspired recently by some artists/businessmen who I think just get it. They have something special and I am sure some of you have heard and seen them around. I wanted to share this on my blog because they have that it factor. Please check it out thank you!

I don’t care where you come from, where you learned how to draw, design, paint, or where you love to create I love creative, talented, people who can “see” and imagine the world a bit differently. Someone said a quote to me that really stuck. She’s one of my recruiters for one of the agencies I work for actually. She said “Creative people they tend to see the world differently” it’s true especially when we are in that mode of making something amazing. It’s a different part of the brain that’s just a switch and it goes on and instantly you start making and creating something amazing. All of the stars align and come together.

I need motivation every single day sometimes to even get out of bed. I have a lot of inspiration now there’s so much going on right now that it’s pretty easy to seek and find that inspiration and motivation for people and myself that yes you can do this. You have to find your purpose and seek to find what just gets you going every day. For me what works is prayer, motivational videos, motivational quotes, and certain music is what gets me going every day. Then I came across an advertisement for Ikonick and was hooked right away. I have spotted two artists over the past two years since summer 2017 who just have a special something and these businessmen have that “je ne sais quoi” that magic it factor at this time. I saw a mural in New York City I love really cool murals especially with powerful messages. I spotted the first one in one of my favorite parts of New York City in the downtown Chelsea section which goes from about 28^th street down to 11^th street. It’s a small section but there’s so much creativity flowing through everyone. It’s been incredibly inspirational. In the summer of 2017 I spotted a huge mural that was black, neon green, pink, purples, yellows, and blues and the words said bold and loudly as if they could speak to every person walking by “Live Life Colorfully” there wasn’t a better time for me to hear that message. So I walked back down by West 16^th street and I knew you have to take a photo here this is something iconic and special. Street artist, Jason Naylor has created some incredible murals. I did exactly that I took the photo in a yellow cold-shoulder high neck collar dress. The dress I found as a steal in Ross Department stores for $14.00 dollars. This dress has kind of become my symbol for hope in a way. Naylor’s mural was the perfect backdrop to make the dress pop with its colors it matched my outfit, my purse, my Lucite and neon green sunglasses by Forever 21, and everything. It’s one photo I will cherish forever actually.

His work is amazing people respond to it well and he’s influenced many fashion companies an brands he was even picked up by Coach handbags a couple of years ago they did a whole Love Fall 2017 tribute to their handbags with his colorful designs. He also has worked Heineken, XBOX, and many other brands.

So his artwork has been purchased and inspiration by so many artists, musicians, writers, singers, and fashion designers. There’s no one else who I knew I would love to work with him in the near future. I know he’s here in Brooklyn, NY. So putting it out there Mr. Naylor I would love to team up with you! You can follow Jason Naylor’s art work and him on instagram as well. (@jasonnaylor)

The next artist I found who is not only an artist but actually an entrepreneurs, Mark Brazil (their instagram handles are both: @mark brazil and Jeff Cole @cole). He has created a pop canvas company called Ikonick it has been featured all over You Tube, and social media. His ex-girlfriend “Amy” was the one who first started him with this business. He was introduced to Jeff Cole and the rest was pretty much history. The two of them came together and created a pop art canvas business that has changed we receive motivation not just through listening and recorded messages or conversations. We can simply just look and memorize the words visually. The words have been in beautiful colorful iconic images, powerful creative words that just pop and make you pay attention right away. It’s something special about Ikonick that makes you feel sophisticated, classy, cool, and artistic too. I am loving every piece of work and cannot wait when I get my official first piece of real estate or my first apartment in my name. Other than a gorgeous balcony, French doors, a fireplace, a pino, a wall unit for my music equipment, yes I will have Ikonick’s beautiful photos displayed in my house. My family, friends, future visitors, and I will all be inspired. My favorite piece hands down is the Success Nutrition Facts, Expensive Taste, the Marilyn Monroe, Sade, Monopoly, and other pieces. I love them all and they’re pretty incredible. So to everyone out there jump on these three entrepreneurs who making our world a little brighter, colorful, hopeful, and more positive along the way.

For more information visit http://www.ikonick.com and follow them on social media. Visit Jason Naylor’s website at http://www.jasonnaylorcreative.com

For Artist, Jason Naylor visit his studio, his website, his amazing murals are all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. Check them out. Much love to all of you Besos, Bacios, Kisses, Hugs, and Thanks for stopping by I will have more to share coming very soon. -The Original Manhattanite,Chloe J. Riccardo