the reInspire store

Located at 145 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn, reInspire brooklyn is a store, gallery, and creative space who’s mission is to inspire people through apparel, jewelry, photography, paintings and other artistic elements. The new boutique is an evolution of the traditional store concept – it goes beyond the simple role of showcasing the threads, or displaying the arts; it provides an opportunity for the community and the artist to interact on a personal level, bringing the individual interpretations of life in DUMBO into a melting pot resulting in a delectable product, for the body, soul and eyes.

ARTIST: Craig Anthony Miller

Craig Anthony Miller, “CAM,” born in Brooklyn, New York started painting live at a venue in the Lower East Side of NYC. Surrendering in 1996 into a rebirth of art from childhood and truly emoting on canvas versus his trained background of computerizing his creative images.

Initially influenced by stained glass art, CAM now employs his graphic art training and the street art dominating NY’s boroughs to provide a rich cultural diversity from which he draws much of his inspiration. CAM’s work is a time traveling exploration of far-reaching distant lands run by tribal warriors who morph stealthily into todays urban landscape capturing moments of clarity amidst busy lives. The ongoing theme is the warrior known as the ‘Warrior Within,’ a symbol with which we can each identify.

In the past four years, Ganapati has become a staple in CAM’s paintings. Originally becoming intrigued with the deity from a friends introduction. Out of the many Deities, CAM’s connection to Lord Ganesh become the one image that he attached to. The remover of obstacles and the great lord of success was something prevelant in the painting theme over the years. Ganapati grew into a visual mantra as they morphed into over a dozen micro series covering brick walls, car hoods, and canvas. The series of the elephant god continues to grow through private commissions, graphic tees and a new jewelery line debuting in the fall of 2011. www.craiganthonymiller.com

Crossing Dumbo-Craig Anthony Miller from Blue Barn Pictures, Inc. on Vimeo.

ARTIST: James “Creative” Shields

Shields is a California-bred, New York based artist, teacher, and coloring book engineer. Two years ago he was laid off from his corporate job and decided that he wanted to be happy- so he started painting and made that his “real job”. His work is rooted in vibrant expressions of color and energy. His primary goal is to make dope art and have it better people’s lives. www.creativeshields.com

James Shields Tapestry Bridge 2 from Quawee Whitening on Vimeo.