by mati | Sep 19, 2014 | fear facing, feast on your life, goodness and gratitude, heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
Yes. In my writing class my teacher Laurie Wagner always reminds us to write as badly as possible. Like it’s the goal. Messy. Imperfect writing. I never thought I’d take a writing class. That sounds way too scary! I’m not a writer! Then, I signed...
by mati | Apr 23, 2014 | heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
Hi friends, On Sunday I heard my friend Monica’s beautiful new song and immediately thought about my recent painting ‘Let Go’ and offered to contribute it to her campaign. Monica and Josh are raising money on Indiegogo to record an album. The...
by mati | Feb 20, 2014 | heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends, upcoming show
Courtney Cerruti conceived of and curated this fantastic Spoon Show opening tomorrow night at Paxton Gate Kids. When I told my beau Justin that I was in a Spoon Show at a Taxidermy Shop… he didn’t quite know what to say and laughed. It does sound a little...
by mati | Feb 13, 2014 | artist crush, collabs, feast on your life, goodness and gratitude, heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
If you’re familiar with my dear friend Kelly Rae’s soulful art, you know that she has a gift for translating her heart to the canvas + weaving in words of comfort, grace, and authenticity. Good news for the rest of us: her new e-course teaches us how to do...
by mati | Feb 7, 2014 | artist crush, artist spotlight, heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
Have you ever tried image transfers? It’s an awesome technique to combine with painting and just on its own! I’m excited to share Courtney Cerruti’s “Playing with Image Transfers” book with you today. It is chock full of great ideas and...
by mati | Jul 27, 2011 | heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
ok bare with me, i’m a little shy on camera… but i love my friend willo and we always have the best conversations while hiking, biking and at LIDL our design league, that i gave a taped interview a whirl. willo and her team did a great job putting it...
