#76: Nico LeBarge | Bissell Brothers

We enjoy the fortune of talking to one of our very own this week with Nico LeBarge!
In addition to her role in the BBB Portland taproom (or drive-thru at time of recording), Nico - an accomplished artist in her own time with a BFA and multiple residencies to her name - is responsible for a sizable (and rapidly growing) chunk of  BBB3R bottle artwork. We get into Nico's earliest memories of being grabbed by art, the long road toward finding your own voice as a creator, how being a D-1 swimmer during undergrad at UMass continues to drive her as artist, and what her artistic process looks like in at the seed of any project. Nico also tells us about when she realized that beer will always beat the hell out of fancy cocktails, what her experience working at the  perpetually-mysterious Ebeneezer's Pub was like, and why she believes the impact of reps trumps all else in both art and life. It was an amazing change of pace to hear about a world almost entirely  unknown to the guys, particularly with such a hugely talented lightning bolt of a lady. Prett-ty, prett-tyy, pr-et-tttttty good, in fact. ...........     ...........................       ..................................... ..............................Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill