Artist Bio

“I was born an artist and have been one my entire life,” Josh Stout says. “I am passionate about creating, exploring, and experiencing life and how it affects others. Life is a natural cycle, and we have a chance to leave behind our story and our legacy. The first time in my life that my hands hit a brush, an explosion of emotions manifested. There was this rush that I can’t really put into words, but it’s found in my art.

“Since then, I have never put it down. Art is embedded into my life and the experience of life. I am on a journey that includes all of my children, my wife, and all of the interactions in life. My family travels the world with me, and we get to experience a vast variety of people, cultures, and places. My children were born into art, so it is a part of who they are. I love finding people who are authentic in what they believe and what they do and question the world around them.

“The world is full of inspiration around us, and when we take the time to appreciate life, we can create something captivating. Life is a journey that is to be interpreted and experienced in oneself. Life is always moving like a river and evolving to the rocks around it. I have evolved into the place I am in life by following my path and embracing my soul. I get to take my life experiences and create art on my journey, and that I am thankful for.”

Piece Description

“Creating this AAA valve has personally strengthened me as an artist. Objects with no mind, soul, or energy can be made to feel alive by bringing them to light. Not because of what they can perform by their functionality, but because of what its brand delivers: life and freedom.

“I looked up the meaning of ‘man-made’ in the dictionary and it read, ‘caused by human beings, artificial, synthetic.’ As I met with Thomas, I was struck that the work done at Kimray is anything but artificial. The workers of Kimray have a great heart that measures its beats by the lives that are touched around them.”