i’m still fighting with my laptop (current score: laptop 3, grace 0) so unfortunately i can’t get things to load quickly enough to do a weekly wrap up today, but i promise next week everything will be back together. man, i’m glad it’s friday.
i wanted to wrap things up with these new prints and felted characters from matte stephens (click here, here and here for a look at matt’s house) and a video from my new favorite singer/songwriter- mia carruthers from mtv’s taking the stage. yes, it’s directed by nick lachey and no, it’s not design-related, but after 3 days of computer hell i need a little stress-relieving music. hope you all have a wonderful weekend and i’ll see you on monday- from a new computer. xo, d*s.
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Thank you so much for posting about my new stuff ,Grace!
Relax this weekend, Grace! You deserve it!
(and if you are at all considering a Mac — I highly recommend, but don’t want to be pushy — I’d be glad to offer any advice! They are wonderful machines and as you are brilliant in the design arena, I think one would make you happy.)
Cheers!
-Kelli
Thanks for the link to the Matte Stephens Etsy shop; I love felted wool critters, and what fabulous work!
Heh, that MTV show was filmed in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, and it’s great to see glimpses of my city on TV!
the cityscape is sweet! kelli gives good advice :)
I wish it were possible for etsy to have a wedding registry. If I could, I would put his work on it.
i am going to check out Matte Stephens etsy shop. thanks
Great links Grace—I love Matte’s illustration, it’s neat to see them as stuffed critters. And one other redeeming quality about Nick Lachey is that he’s a Cincinnati kid like me and proud of his home town. :)
Where can I buy digital copies of Mia music! It was balm to a terrible week… thx.
I just bought Matte’s larger owl- it’s A-W-E-S-O-M-E! So silky soft, too. He’s done such a great job translating his 2D work to 3D work. Way to go Matte!
Ditto on the cityscape! Love it!
OOOOH ! I’m a huge Matte Stephens fan – love everything he makes. Good luck sortin’ our your computer, Grace! That stuff is never fun.
Wow. Those prints incorporate all the elements of what I loved about my ’60s childhood books (passed down by my 9 year older sister.) I think I may have to get the New Orleans print to remind me of my favorite city.
And those felt dolls! Matt is a great talent.
The second image!!!! That looks like one of my dreams in illustration form!
My daughter and Mia were best buddies in elementary school. The show is silly, but Mia’s talent is for real. The boyfriend breakup was scripted – they broke up a couple weeks before and Brian had to go back and redo it! We’ve been listening to Mia’s music for quite some time. This is the break she needs! Thanks for posting about her.
I adore Matt’s prints but his felted figures are such a wonderful surprise!
Oh Matte! I’ve always loved his art. Now there are felted sculptures to love too?! So if we can get Amanda Visell and Matte Stephens together, the whole world will be full of rooster schoolbuses and evil poopicorns. Why did I ever grow up?
Thank you for all the nice comments! :D
I love love love these. Thank you!!
i’ve always liked matte’s work. a throw back to the fifties/sixties, but with a very modern feel. lovely use of gouache!
Don’t get frustrated with your laptop. These machines can be difficult sometimes!
Happy Easter :)
the 2nd print makes me think of th beginning of 101 dalmations when pongo is looking for a “lady friend” :)
I saw some of Matt Stephens original work at a gallery over the weekend and I love it! It’s even better in person.
Matte Stephens is fantastic. There’s something really French-storybook about his illustrations.
Un gran ilustrador, para mi un gran descubrimiento. Felicidades por este blog tan interesante y agradable. Lo sigo a diario. Un saludo desde España.
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