hello loves,thank you all who stopped by open studios. it truly means a lot and especially nice to chat with y'all, however long or brief it was, it made my day. here are some bits of color & moments captured:heidi and i did a trade and i hope to score many of these...

*today i share this sweetness from risa in ecuador in the form of coral/glass bracelet (how did she know this is SO me?) and many tid-bits of her travels to argentina in the form of art postcards, a pin and handmade envelope. love.*a purchase of jenny's lemon drop...

always a fan of projects a la hula 70 (psst-- sign up for her summer postcard swap!), here is my contribution to the day.this was taken just... was it only 2... weeks ago? when my little brother andrew & our friend will were visiting. we were eating leftover pizza...

several of you have asked me for prints of a few of my "at the zoo" paintings inspired by simon & garfunkel's song. here you are for a limited time!i'm going on an overnight art education focused retreat... see you on the flip side.xo,mati

today was my day off and i took advantage of the weather and laid down and read in dolores park, and took polaroids when inspired... and then my camera broke:( i'll be on the hunt at yardsales for a new one!victoria of sfgirlbybay wrote the kindest post spotlighting...

my newest series of patchwork paintings are on the most beautiful thick handmade wooden panels made by my talented friend taylor. i've been terrified of putting paint down on them and recently broke the ice bit by bit... this coincided with a treasure trove of vintage...

my 16 year old little brother andrew and his friend since birth, will, visited us from maine last week! what a blast! thanks guys!they are 6 feet tall now and have no fear with the rides in santa cruz... i joined them for a rickety ride on a roller coaster and have...

i miss you big apple.highlights: running in the soaking rain with my mom all over chelsea (dragging her to galleries and she feigned interest, thank you for that!), sushi samba... brazilian & japanese fusion, oh my!, wandering brooklyn looking at jewelry with my BFF...

hello!i'm up at the crack of dawn on a saturday morn... so un-mati like, making calls to NYC for appointments to try on wedding dresses! yes, i leave sunday night for a week in NYC to meet up with 2 of my best friends and my mom... part of which will be filled...

hello out there,i have been thinking a lot about the creative process... of getting dressed in the morning and of painting.i think it is hard to start with a pristine canvas or birthday suit. once you have a starting point, like a found photo placed on canvas or a...