FluxBlog

  • The Four-Twenty Five

    by Jake Reif
    Five Fitness Focuses for Mental and Physical Freedom   Yoga Mysofacial Release Temperature Regulation Body Chemical Control Strength Training   |...

  • Life, a Playlist

    by Jake Reif
    Music has always been my lost art. I tried to learn the drums when I was younger, but gave up too quickly. I learned rhythm, but was frustrated by ...

  • Why Your Purchase Matters

    by Jake Reif
    Have I caught your eye? I’m so thankful you’ve decided to give my wearable art a look. The next step, of course, is to make you a part of the Flux ...
    Posted in Confidence, Ideas, Positive Vibes

  • Pride Month: Time to Thrive

    by Jake Reif
    It's been a while since I've updated this blog, but it's time to step back and see where we are about 6 months into this journey. This is Pride mon...

  • The Tank Top

    by Jake Reif
    Oh the places we’ve been! This photo is two years old next month. That tank top was my piece de resistance. I spent probably a 100 hours or so on i...

  • Music Festivals and EDM Shows and Circuit Parties

    by Jake Reif
    I worked at a bar for four years, but I've never felt like bars were a place for me. Bars feel like a place made for extroverts. You're supposed to...
    Posted in Art, Circuit parties, EDM, Music

  • What's in a brand?

    by Jake Reif
    First came the drawings. I turned those into paintings. Then I got bored with canvas and started drawing on my clothing. I doodled on my speedos. I...

  • The Artistic Process

    by Jake Reif
    I love making art. I love the process. I love the feeling of a completed work. Each piece is personal to me in the most intimate way. While abstrac...
    Posted in Art, Ideas, Paintings

  • The Anxiety of Business Building

    by Jake Reif
    Anxiety in some ways consumes my whole life. Even when I work to quiet the voices telling me I'm not good enough or that everything will soon start...
    Posted in Confidence, Ideas, Positive Vibes

  • What does it take to build a brand?

    by Jake Reif
    To be honest, this experience is both thrilling and terrifying. I left my job and my friends back in Washington, DC because I needed a change. I ne...
    Posted in Confidence, Ideas, Positive Vibes

  • Learning Online Marketing

    by Jake Reif
    The one skill I need most right now happens to be one of the ones I have the least experience in: marketing. I believe I have a good idea and good ...
    Posted in Ideas

  • Fear of Failure

    by Jake Reif
    Entrepreneurs fail. That's what I've always been told. Watch an episode of Shark Tank and you're sure to hear horror stories of deals gone awry, ho...
    Posted in Confidence, Ideas, Positive Vibes