This is me. That Guy, ridiculous beard and everything.
My beautiful wife and kids. If you’ve seen us in our natural habitat at a con, we’re probably tired and yelling at each other.
LAAANNAAAA!!!
WHAT??!!
Danger zone!!!
“With a bachelor’s degree in entomology and a Master’s in science education, Roman (That Guy with the Coasters) is the living embodiment of the American dream where you study hard, go to college, incur a massive amount of debt, get a job in a field completely unrelated to your degree (banking of all things), and decide to start a business selling handmade nerd decor. You know, the usual.”
The Story
I’ll try to make this short. I used to do theme rooms (like nurseries, man caves, etc), and a good friend suggested I do a small craft show to showcase my “skills.” I made some large refrigerator magnets, and my wife says to me, she says “Oh, nice coasters!” and I says to her, I says “No one’s gonna think they’re coasters, they’re made of wood!” Well, wouldn’t you know, everyone at the craft show asked about the coasters, proving me a fool. The rest is history.
Style & Quality
I like a nice, minimalist approach, when possible. As far as the quality, you’ll be hard pressed to find better coasters. It takes a lot more confidence than I have to say something like that, which is why I paid someone to write this part for me. Hope I got my money’s worth.
100% Handmade
Well, mostly. I do have a precision cutter and a photo printer to help with the vinyl part, but I paint the tiles, layer the vinyl decals, and seal them with epoxy all by hand, the way nature intended.