LOS ANGELES — Pushing beyond creative limitations is what many artist strive to do and that’s where artist Flewnt finds himself at this stage in the game, using patchwork and fabrics to create what he’s calling “motor shirts.”

“Whatever you can put your hands on you want to be able to run with it. Be able to be good at it. At least make some money at it. That’s always been my thing in learning something new,” said Flewnt.

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Not just try, but actually doing, as the shirts he creates go for over $100 a pop.

Flewent is the manager of Resist 323 on Melrose, a pop modern store selling custom clothing and art.

Two years ago he was a street artist selling his creations on Venice Beach. After building a relationship with one of his collectors over the course of eight years that same collector gave Flewnt an opportunity to use his design concepts to create the interior of this shop.

“I just put them all together, all my little mediums, all my little textures and backdrops that I use, I just put them all together and just made this one big piece,” said Flewnt.

“Well, yeah that’s what happens when you make a mistake and you have to redo something you have to redo it,” Flewnt said to his son, who is working on the same sewing machine he just got up from.

Having spent the first part of his son’s life in jail, the best part of it all for him is being there to be the father that he always knew he could be.

“Every day I wake up I wish I could stay up a lot more hours so I could do more you know now that I am here. I’m just comfortable you know as an artist, as a father, as a human being,” said Flewnt.

A FaceTime call comes in from the shops owner, Flewnt answers.

“Everything is everything. It’s slow today just a couple of patches,” he said.

Flewnt and the shop’s owner Yuta Sakurai, who lives in Japan, have these daily check-ins.

Sakurai said their relationship has grown much deeper over the years.

“Yeah like family. Since the first time I meet him in the street at Venice Beach to right now, me and him are really close like brothers,” said Sakurai.

From the relationship he’s built with Sakuri, to being there for his son, this whole experience is a dream come true for Flewnt.

“I remember it being far out of reach and me wanting where I’m at right now and wanting it. I remember when I got it and when I do get it, I was going to appreciate it. And now I’m here I’m going to appreciate it to the end until the wheels fall off,” said Flewnt.