In a former life of mine, I used to tour the world with bands, mostly selling their merchandise, like t-shirts and records. Sometimes I wore two hats and would also tour manage. Nine months out of the year, I was on the road. And nine months out of the year, I was surrounded by lifelong […]

In a former life of mine, I used to tour the world with bands, mostly selling their merchandise, like t-shirts and records. Sometimes I wore two hats and would also tour manage. Nine months out of the year, I was on the road. And nine months out of the year, I was surrounded by lifelong friends. Sometimes I might just cross paths with an old friend for a day or two and then sometimes we’d be alongside one another for six to twelve weeks on tour. It was great for awhile, but I began to feel the pull to put down roots when I turned 30 — much like my lifelong friend from my tour days, Andrew Everding. Andrew spent his 20s crisscrossing the world with his band Thursday. When the time came to slow down on touring after 14 years, he and a friend started a music production company called Tiny Lion. He was finally able to settle down in Richmond, VA. “Immediately upon buying [my] house I was drawn to doing something with the entryway wall, something that would hold some inspiration for me,” Andrew shares. “With the extensive traveling and countless moves into different apartments, I never really amassed much artwork (nor furniture), and hanging pictures up a s...