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- We're out here in Nevada, and I'm getting ready
to pick up my buddy, Travis Bone, from the Reno airport.
He's from Salt Lake City
and he's an illustrator and graphic designer
who silkscreens concert posters.
Together, we're going to be checking out
Nevada's awesome art scene, starting in Reno.
Exploring the mural district,
hanging out with Burning Man artists,
and then changing lanes, literally,
where we're going to be heading to Elko
for some serious cowboy culture.
I think there could even be some yodeling in our future.
♪ Yo-de-lay-de-lay-hee-hee ♪
- And we'll be finishing off the trip
in Salt Lake City, where we will see
a poster inspired by this trip come to life.
So I guess you could call this Art Tripper.
The bone, what's up man?
Let's do this!
Woo!
Our first stop is a larger than life art studio.
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Hello, welcome to The Generator.
- Tell me what this is.
- So what you're looking at is
a community art space, maker space.
We've about 35,000 square feet,
three quarters of a million dollars worth of tools,
about 200 people a month come through here to use the space.
During build season, from about May 'til August,
we help produce 25, 30 pieces for Burning Man.
And it started out, really, as our bread and butter.
That's what brings everybody together.
- This place is incredible.
I don't think they realize how lucky they are
to be in a place to have something like this,
where they can learn and they can create on a massive scale.
- The next stop is mural district.
How the hell do I drive this thing? (laughing)
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- [Travis] Those murals are incredible.
Just being able to present some really heavy social ideas
in such a beautiful way is just magnificent.
- [Female] What was is like seeing the muralist in motion?
- [Travis] I felt like from the ground up,
we're kind of approaching things in the same way.
Depth that he was able to achieve was really impressive.
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- Dude, how wild was yesterday?
- [Travis] When I think Reno, I don't think art.
But now I do.
- [Female] Look at all those cowboys.
Where's my stop sign?
No stop sign. - [Travis] No stop.
- [Female] We are in Elko for the Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
- [Travis] The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
- [Female] I mean, look at this warm welcome here.
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Do you know how to two step?
- Uh, no. (laughing)
I'm a musician.
- [Travis] I think I'm remembering.
How did you end up out here in Elko doing this?
- I met this old cowboy in Wells, Nevada
and started reciting these poems,
and all of the sudden this world opened up
of horses, and wild pines, and I was sort of smitten by it.
- [Female] Tell us why you love this gathering so much.
- [Male] Well, it's always a surprise.
Just eternally cool every year. (chuckles)
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- I've been coming for 15 years,
and it's my 5th year as a performer.
And I love it so much, and every time I discover
an old piece it's like a treasure.
♪ On my cayuse ♪
- [Female] Being able to talk to Brigid,
things are a blur after she was
whipping me around the stage.
Ooh! Ooh!
- [Travis] The wild west is alive and well in Elko.
♪ Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses ♪
♪ I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences ♪
♪ Don't fence me in ♪
- So I know we've missed a couple key steps,
I've just come for the fun part. (laughing)
- [Travis] Well, I'm just about to mix up the paint
for this last color on our four color poster.
- [Female] Looking at it, you've dialed
all of the key moments from our trip.
- Well, I wanted to try to kinda
touch a little bit on everything,
without being too granular with any specific thing.
I want it to be relatable to a lot of people.
- I know this might sound really cheesy,
but why I really have always liked screen printing
is because it reminds me of a good trip.
There's a lotta layers that go into it.
- [Travis] Oh, I like that.
The screen printing journey.
- [Female] And we've taken quite the journey.
- [Travis] Yeah, it's been a heck of a ride.
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