We’ve been busy making Hempsmith clothing as well as a few customs for good friends and local businesses.

I first started screen printing my artwork onto thrifted t-shirts in 2017.

From then on I’ve immersed myself in learning about clothing production—adding new skills and techniques to my repertoire while continuing to find ways to minimize my environmental impact.

My work today is an amalgamation of sewing, screenprinting, airbrushing, and embroidering to create unique, one-of-one garments made from repurposed clothing and textiles.

I got permission to burn a screen and try out a brand new, print-on-demand model. We did a bunch of tie dye and when the festival came, we set up a pop up shop at The Plant.
Customers picked their size and color, and we printed the shirt right in front of them.
Let it dry for a few minutes, throw it on the heat press and voila! A fresh pepperfest shirt.
The whole process would take maybe 10 minutes.

Anthony and Arlo attend a hemp conference in Raleigh and tour the hemp fields!

Spring Shakori of 2016 was kind of Hempsmith’s Debut. We were learning how to make our hemp tees and brought a backpack out to the festival. My friends and I threw a blanket down and spent the weekend selling shirts.