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 Rowdy Hide Outfitters was founded by me- an artist, Skilled welder, and craftsman who started airbrushing at a young age. What began as graffiti along river psylos turned into airbrushing Tee- shirts, then professional work on Harley- Davidson Motorcycles and helmtes. My artwork was featured in American Bagger Magazin and American Cycle back in 2010.      Like many artists, i learned early that the term "starving artist is real. So i learned to weld- working in production shops around central illinois before finding my way back to art. I eventually took airbrushing back on the road, traveling coast to coast with a mobile airbriush setup, often making just enough to reach the next stop. That road led me to the East Coast, airbrushing shirts by day, and selling fishing and scuba charters with my friends at Coastal Scuba in the afternoons. I spent my summers as a scuba diving mate/charter fishing mate and my winters spent traveling the country welding structural and pipe jobs.     That journey earned me multiple welding certifications and eventually my credentials to teach welding eduaction in Illinois. I spent years training hundreds  of students how to make a living as a career welder.  I later walked away from that role duie to moral differences- nut here we are, a year later, building something again.     Today, Rowdy Hide Outiftters is run by a family of seven. We still weld to keep the lights on, but were tired of the layoffs and seasonal instability. We want something better- something we are proud to put 50 hours a week into. Something that builds oiur dreams instead of someone elses.   We blend skilled craftsmanship with creativity, offfering custom athletic apparel, airbrushed designs, quality leather goods for daily use and personal protective equipment for those welders. Backjed by real-world grit, certified welding expertise, and a lifetime of hard lessons, we stand behind everything we make with pride.    Some love us. Some dont. But we wear our pride on our sleeve, work hard, and strive to be better then we were yesterday.   Welcome to Rowdy Hide Outfitters.