6: Brick by Brick 06.13.14
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Photo by Jeff Stoddart Photography
This week, I interviewed my friend and all-around-artist/maker Cullen Purser. By day, he's a handyman, but by night, he's creating community at The Cavalcade, an art collective in Fruita, Colorado.
But what's so fascinating about Cullen is that he's made it his life's goal to learn how to do everything. And he does everything just a piece at a time; he doesn't focus on huge tasks. Instead, he takes everything "brick by brick." And before he knows it, he's built a huge wall and learned a thing or two about art and life.
Check out:
- The Cavalcade: www.cavalcadefruita.com
- Short & Hat (our 2011 travel blog I mention in the podcast): www.shortandhat.com
![Photo by The Cavalcade](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9bfae4b06a680652ccb5/1402641415392/315701_411223802300618_2038230968_n.jpg?format=1000w)
Photo by The Cavalcade
![Photo by Michael Wong](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a981fe4b0d8404e8ebb5c/1402640690707/V13_2_calvacade010MW.jpg?format=1000w)
Photo by Michael Wong
![The Cavalcade in Fruita, CO](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a981ce4b0e32f379d7805/1402640706775/972254_341456479314370_276573263_n.jpg?format=1000w)
The Cavalcade in Fruita, CO
Photo by Jeff Stoddart Photography
![Cullen was an extra in The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a981ae4b0a5492748e330/1402640573333/10155425_10152704722108356_2074692165_n.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen was an extra in The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp
![Seth Schaeffer, Daniel Suelo, & Cullen Purser](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a981be4b0e32f379d7801/1402640711989/10367157_10152441360937629_1116606944589916332_n.jpg?format=1000w)
Seth Schaeffer, Daniel Suelo, & Cullen Purser
Photo by Stephanie Summerfield
![Jeannine (Cullen's wife) & I](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a981ce4b0e32f379d7803/1402640607484/983696_10152441360927629_7569113368992371480_n.jpg?format=1000w)
Jeannine (Cullen's wife) & I
Photo by Stephanie Summerfield
![Cullen's shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a982ce4b0e32f379d7813/1402640720098/Photo+May+23%2C+11+44+46+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's shop
![Cullen's shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9830e4b0e32f379d7818/1402640728857/Photo+May+23%2C+11+44+55+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's shop
![Cullen's shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9833e4b0e32f379d781f/1402640733988/Photo+May+23%2C+11+45+13+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's shop
![Cullen's shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9838e4b0e32f379d7825/1402640739411/Photo+May+23%2C+11+45+39+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's shop
![A passage from the Tao Te Ching hanging on Cullen's shop wall](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9841e4b0e32f379d7832/1402641503960/Photo+May+23%2C+11+47+15+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
A passage from the Tao Te Ching hanging on Cullen's shop wall
![Cullen's shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9849e4b0e32f379d7839/1402640766800/Photo+May+23%2C+11+48+29+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's shop
![Cullen's drawings in his shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9850e4b0e32f379d7849/1402640778820/Photo+May+23%2C+11+58+10+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's drawings in his shop
![Cullen's drawings in his shop](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/532870d7e4b0fe7a8e483f8b/539a981ae4b0e32f379d7800/539a9854e4b0e32f379d784b/1402640784629/Photo+May+23%2C+11+58+27+AM.jpg?format=1000w)
Cullen's drawings in his shop
Music:
"Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod
"Watching Seabirds Soar (Harmony)" by DoKashiteru
"Reverie (small theme)" by _ghost
An original by Cullen Purser
"peaceOut" by airtone
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