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Having loved his graphics
classes in high school, he got
some graphics software and
installed it on his computer.
This led to the founding of
his first business, Artbox
Graphic Design.
Our company was founded in 2004 by our
Owner & Operator Stephen Wilson, but
his journey to start this company and build
it into an industry leader began a decade
before that.
Back in 1994, Steve was 24 years old and
working as an electrician with his father.
He never felt like this was something he
wanted to do, and decided to search for
something more fulfilling. This is about
the time he bought his first personal
computer and thought, “There has to be
a way to make money with one of these.”
Having loved his graphics classes in high
school, he got some graphics software
and installed it on his computer. This led
to the founding of his first business, Artbox
Graphic Design.
Now, you might be wondering when we
get to the embroidery part. Well, a lot
of screen printers Steve was working
with started asking him about designing
embroidery for clothes, which he had
never done. At around the same time,
Steve’s mother had attended a home
embroidery party, much like a cooking,
candle, or jewelry party. She came home
very excited and told Steve, “I found what
you are going to do next!” She explained
how the demonstrator would show what
he created, take orders, then deliver the
finished goods a few weeks later. She
said, “We can do that too!” Steve agreed,
but quickly realized he had no idea how
embroidery was made or where to get a
machine. He then remembered all of the
screen printers he worked with requesting
embroidery and thought, there may be
something to this.
After a lot of searching, he finally found a
distributor and made the trip to see what