The Caffeine Fueled Creative Podcast started as a pet project by Chopsy, but after years of starting and stopping finally got a format to stick. But it stayed as a pet project until he interviewed Sam Fortner.
The chemistry between Chopsy and Sam was instantly noticeable, so after a short conversation, they agreed that Sam should come on as co-host, and that’s where we are today.
And now, a little about your hosts…
Sam Fortner
Sam Fortner was born in the middle of the desert, twenty minutes after midnight in a snowstorm. Sam graduated high school while homeless, moving on to do more different jobs than can be counted on the standard humans fingers and toes. He now has a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in illustration.
While earning that degree he was the cartoonist for the campus paper producing two strips, “Please Don’t Shush Me” and “Caught on Campus”, one of which featured a piece that was highlighted on the local news. Before that, he studied karate in Japan and taught English in China.
He is now working on his own comic series, “Kitty Ears” which is a wordless fantasy comic about him and his dog, Xuch. He loves drawing, carving wood, smoking, and scary movies. And being a silly goose.
You can find all of Sam’s work at https://www.instagram.com/thesamfortner/
Chopsy
Ryan “Chopsy” Harrison is an Illustrator, Writer, Graphic Designer and the Self-Proclaimed Psychic Historian of Moss, Idaho.
Chopsy Started his professional career as an illustrator and graphic designer in 2009, with the release of Demoni’s “Dawn of Demoni” album, where he created the artwork and did all the design work for the CD release.
Chopsy is most well known for his work with Washington based PIG Records and Boise,Idaho’s now defunct Swell Artist Collective.
Since his humble beginning of album artwork and craft fairs, Chopsy has grown to illustrating comic, books and zines, custom paintings, and working as a sketchcard artist. By day, Chopsy also works as a headstone designer.
You can find Chopsy’s work at https://itsmechopsy.com/links
