Chad Carothers

Chad Carothers began customizing articles of clothing for his classmates during his school days.^[2] He began his career as an artist in 1998, working in Los Angeles in the field of freehand painting.^[3] His work included the creation of custom surfboards and manufacturing designs for surfboard^[4] and wakeboard makers.^[5] He has also worked on the creation of custom hand-painted and designed trucks,^[1] including a 2015 Chevy Silverado Sport Truck.^[6]

Carothers worked with Adidas to produce limited-edition hand painted cleats for Justin Turner during the 2017 World Series,^[7][8] for which Carothers created different themes for each game.^[9][10] He has produced hand painted custom shoes for Nike athletes as well.^[11] In 2019 Carother's work was shown at the BET Experience festival in Los Angeles.^[12] Chad Carothers has also worked as a cover artist for musical albums.^[13]

In 2008 pieces from Carother's collection Lost Enterprises of San Clemente were shown in the John Wayne Airport.^[14] In 2009 Carother's work was a part of the Disney's Stitch Experiment 626 Project Custom Art Tour, in which he adapted a Stitch figure to look like Mickey Mouse.^[15]