{"id":4354,"date":"2010-06-23T06:35:15","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T14:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2010-06-23T06:35:15","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T14:35:15","slug":"brophy-converse-chuck-collection-has-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/brophy-converse-chuck-collection-has-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Brophy Converse Chuck Collection has Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/drew-brophy-converse-chuck-taylor-designs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4355 alignleft\" title=\"drew-brophy-converse-chuck-taylor-designs\" alt=\"drew-brophy-converse-chuck-taylor-designs\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/drew-brophy-converse-chuck-taylor-designs-420x545.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a>We are so excited to announce the new Brophy Converse Chuck Collection!<\/p>\n<p>Drew&#8217;s always telling people to paint their own stuff and customize their lives. \u00a0Converse shoes are a great way to do that.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you want Drew&#8217;s art on your shoe, now you can have it.<\/p>\n<p>When Drew was a kid, he&#8217;d doodle dragons and waves on his Chuck Taylor All Stars. \u00a0His friends wanted him to draw on theirs, too.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration started almost 3 years ago when Converse sponsored our video <a href=\"http:\/\/store.drewbrophy.com\/products\/Paint-Pen-Techniques-with-Drew-Brophy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAINT PEN TECHNIQUES WITH DREW BROPHY<\/a>. \u00a0A section in the video shows how to paint your shoe with water-based paint pens. \u00a0That led to a brainstorming about putting Drew&#8217;s art on production shoes. \u00a0Drew came up with a couple dozen designs (see the photo above) and they chose a number to move ahead with.<\/p>\n<p>The collection is available at Converse retailers nationwide, including Journey&#8217;s, select Nordstrom locations and Converse.com.<\/p>\n<p>Check this out: \u00a0Converse&#8217;s super cool blog features many different artists. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/play.converse.com\/play\/talk\/?p=1223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TALK<\/a> interviewed Drew and featured a<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> <a href=\"http:\/\/play.converse.com\/play\/show\/?p=1487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video <\/a>of him painting a Chuck Taylor All Star.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NORDSTROMS EVENTS FOR KIDS<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; Kids can help paint their own Chucks!<\/p>\n<p>Drew will personally appear at 3 Southern California Nordstrom locations (kids shoe dept) and will sign Converse shoes purchased in-store during the events. \u00a0Kid will be encouraged to join in on the creativity by adding color to their shoes. \u00a0It will be fun &#8211; <strong>Converse has lined up many activities for kids and there will be giveaways of Drew Swag like skateboards, art prints and books.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoptheirvinecompany.com\/FIEvents\/3239.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordstroms Fashion Island<\/a>, Newport Beach CA: \u00a0Sat April 24 from12-3<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/about.nordstrom.com\/MapPoint\/MapResults.aspx?bizid=349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordstroms The Grove in Los Angeles<\/a> (Store#349): \u00a0Sat May 1 from 12-3<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/about.nordstrom.com\/MapPoint\/MapResults.aspx?bizid=326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordstroms Mission Viejo Mall, CA<\/a> (Store #326): \u00a0Sat May 15 from 12-3 &#8211; ONE FREE DREW BROPHY ART PRINT OF SUNRISE (MOST POPULAR) WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO EVERY PERSON WHO BUYS A BROPHY CHUCK ON SITE!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/samples-of-brophy-converse-collection-summer-2010-rs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4356\" title=\"samples-of-brophy-converse-collection-summer-2010-rs\" alt=\"samples-of-brophy-converse-collection-summer-2010-rs\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/samples-of-brophy-converse-collection-summer-2010-rs-545x172.jpg\" width=\"545\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so excited to announce the new Brophy Converse Chuck Collection! Drew&#8217;s always telling people to paint their own stuff and customize their lives. \u00a0Converse shoes are a great way to do that. And, if you want Drew&#8217;s art on your shoe, now you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,15],"tags":[714,1040,1041],"class_list":["post-4354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-licensing-story","category-press","tag-nordstroms","tag-shoe-art","tag-shoes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brophy Converse Chuck Collection has Arrived! - Drew Brophy - Surf Lifestyle Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/brophy-converse-chuck-collection-has-arrived\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Maria Brophy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/brophy-converse-chuck-collection-has-arrived\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/brophy-converse-chuck-collection-has-arrived\/\",\"name\":\"Brophy Converse Chuck Collection has Arrived! 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