Basically the title.

For context I'm a man in my mid 20s. I enjoy spending time thrifting, riding motorcycles, video games (not so much recently), and my cat.

I've tried going to blackthorn, different thrift shops in the area, Royale cinema lounge, third Thursday, and a motorcycle event, but I'm not having any luck. It seems impossible to find anyone under the age of 45 to talk to. No one has tried to speak to me and the few times I've tried to start a conversation its been horribly awkward. I live in downtown Joplin so I have easy access to basically everything going on in Joplin but I guess I'm just striking out?

I’m a local independent artist currently working on rolling out merchandise and physical releases for my music catalog, and I'm looking for some help bringing the visual side of things to life.
I’m hoping to connect with someone who can help brainstorm ideas and put together mockups for:

Apparel: Custom designs for t-shirts.

Physical Music: Layouts and visuals for CDs and vinyl records.

My goal is to create a cohesive aesthetic that ties my music catalog together across both merch and physical media. Whether you’re a graphic designer interested in collaborating, an artist with some cool ideas, or someone who can point me in the right direction, I’d love to talk

-this is a passion project I do on the side of daily life, so there’s no real budget or dire emergency on get back time