This site serves as a portal to the various interests of Bill Hood. Though mainly ensconced in the screenprinting industry for the past 60-years, Bill has many other creative interests, i.e. since 1981 he has been an acclaimed boot designer for the rich and famous, as well as ranchers and politicians at Texas Custom Boots in Austin, Texas. He also designs jewelry for which he has three times placed in the top at the Diamond International Awards in Paris. He is a fine arts painter of landscapes, an illustrator, graphic designer, and inventor. Since the early 1960s he has been a professional photographer and his photographs have graced covers of many magazines.
Bill Hood is truly a Creative Workaholic!
School of Screenprinting – Start your own screenprinting business from almost nothing or send your existing business into a whole new universe of profit and bliss! We help you capture your dreams.
Screenprint Store – Specially selected equipment to make your screenprinting desires a reality! We cover all types of screenprinting – from fine art serigraphy to textile and T-shirts to electronics and more.
Solutions Journal Magazine – If you can dream it, you can make the right impression! This journal gives secrets of over fifty years of experience in achieving excellent results in every type of screenprinting in shops both small and large.
Screenprint Books – As an author of over 40 books and 2,000 technical articles for the screenprinting industry, Bill is the most prolific authors in the screenprint industry.
Bill Hood Books – Artistic Books, Profitable Books, Books for the serious beginner, and Books for the seasoned expert in Screenprinting and life! All books are designed to help you achieve a life of bliss, fair trade profit, and a better world for all.
Bill Hood Consulting – A screenprinting consulting firm advising leading companies on issues of strategy, organization, technology, and operations. When you are ready to take your company to the next level give us a call and we will take you there.
Gallery Eklektikos – As an artist, Bill has produced pen and ink, acrylics, watercolors, serigraphs and digital prints.
Viva Cuernavaca – Since moving to Cuernavaca, Mexico, Bill has created this site for visitors and English-speaking expatriates who call the city home.
Viva Real de Catorce – When Bill moved to Real de Catorce 2006, he found that the city had no website to attract visitors to the village, so he created this site. While living in Real, he wrote the Guidebook to Real de Catorce.
Boot Design – Since 1981, Bill has been designing custom cowboy boots for a great many clients, which include Willie Nelson, Alejandro Escovedo, Tanya Tucker, Harlan Howard, Clint Eastwood, Ray Benson, Erik Williams, as well as politicians, ranchers, attorneys, business owners, and yes even people just like you! If you have ever thought about treating yourself to a pair of custom made cowboy boots now is the perfect time. The waiting list is short, the prices are down and you will get more bang for your buck. All of Bill’s boot designs are crafted at Texas Custom Boots in Austin, Texas.
This Week I Learned – This Week I Learned is a FREE syndicated column brought to you by Bill Hood. Published since March 1993, first as an Internet eMail Column and later as a blog. If you would like to join the over 40,000 others who subscribe to This Week I Learned and get it delivered directly to their email address, you should subscribe.
Web Design – Since the beginning of the Internet, Bill has designed and built website for himself and his clients.
Bill Hood Photography – Yes, Bill is also a professional photographer. His photographs are coveted by his many collectors and his work has graced the covers of many publications.
Screenprint Group – After becoming disgusted with the online forums within the screenprinting industry and seeking a place where professional screenprinters could congregate, Hood developed the popular Screenprint Group. The site is based on the Facebook concept and enjoys a professional ambiance.