Joplin Toadcast: Eric Haun (Audio/Visual)

Interview by Mark Neuenschwander
Assisted by Table #37
Mixed and Edited by Jeremiah Jones

Welcome to The Joplin Toad’s first semi-official ToadCast. Our first artist interview is with Joplin painter, bottle-cap muralist, hairdresser, sculptor and neighborhood improver, Eric Haun.

Many folks know Eric’s brother Jeremy, renowned comic book artist who is also a Joplin resident, but not everyone knows Eric. We’re about to change that by letting you listen in here. Find out what got Eric started, why he does what he does, how he got over 5,000 bottle caps from local business owners, and how it ties into the bigger picture of contributing to local culture.

The first few minutes of this interview were, for the sake of ambience, recorded in the alley where some of Eric’s work currently resides. You can even hear the chimes that Eric hung there, as mentioned in our group interview with the artist alley contributors. 
 
With ambience, comes wind- so pardon the disruptions of wind, background noise, and mic distortions for the first portion of our time. 

want to follow Eric and see more of his work? Find him on instagram: @erichaun.