Michael is Blade's Christian name. (After Michael the Archangel.) Artist, Sign-painter, Sculptor, Tattooist, Wannabe Geek, Servant of God, Humanitarian, Outlaw, Surfer,
Mechanic, Skate Boarder, Electric SK8 Boarder, Mountain Biker, Archer, Musician, Tattooist, Jewelery Artist, and Dog Lover.
On his first day of Kindergarten class, Blade did a sculpture of his Grandfather's dog. The piece was
well done, especially for a five year old. It got the teacher's attention and more. She took it to the office
with Blade trailing behind. The school Principal and the office staff made a mild fuss over the work and the very young
artist. Being born with a natural talent was a life saving asset for Blade Nunez. He excelled at any job that required artistic
skill. The first job of that nature was working as a cutter for a stained glass company at age seventeen. Two years later he
became an apprentice to sculptor Ernesto Gonzalez who specialized in metal sculpture.
Nunez learned valuable technical knowledge from Ernesto. From there the next artistic experience was exposure to an art tool known
as an Airbrush. Thanks to his friend the famous Star Shields. With technical
training from Star, Blade rapidly excelled as an Airbrush Artist. He went on to become his own airbrush man and did designs on surfboards
before the shaped blanks were fiberglassed. Always a "free spirit", Blade happily lived the life of a surfer, using his art talent to survive.
Around 1970 Blade went to work at Lion Country Safari and ended up in the "sign shop" there. He was basically an apprentice to Warren Murrie.
Warren was an easy going person and Blade learned hands on about creating signage. This included using a brush to form the letters and how
to do the silkscreen process. Eventually he left Lion Country and worked in a few shops ending up at City Sign Co. in Costa Mesa Calif. That was
around 1975. After roughly eight years Blade and his friend Jeff Woodhouse bought the company and were well known in the Beach Cities area as
the local "sign men". Sign painters made very good money back then. A person had to have natural art talent to even attempt learning the
business. There was an abundance of "wannabes". People would have to call the journeymen to redo the bad work. All was well till around 1990.
The computer software for sign production allowed the average Joe to break into the industry. This technology ruined it for Blade and most all
of the real sign men. Through Blade Nunez, and a few others, the "Lost Arts" live on. He is ready to make your artistic thoughts a reality just for you.