by mati | Jan 10, 2011 | fear facing, goodness and gratitude, heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
I’m writing this quickly all fuzzy with an ear ache… because I truly believe this class is going to be incredible and potentially life changing, actually most likely it will change your life for the better. Both Mondo Beyondo and Brene have absolutely...
by mati | Oct 30, 2010 | heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
i want to wish my intern turned assistant crafty fanny a super happy birthday!!! here she is super cute in her bike dress on my back porch in her sweet red sandals that i have too :-)Can you see my meyer lemon tree behind her? Totally in love with it as well as CF.And...
by mati | Oct 18, 2010 | artist crush, heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends, sf love, upcoming show
i’m so excited to spread the word of andrea corrona jenkins’ solo show entitled “built like this” opening this friday at arkay workshop!!i am such a big fan of andrea aka hula and hot damn, it’s about time she had a san francisco show!...
by mati | Aug 31, 2010 | heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
Hey guys!My good friend Lisa Congdon is teaching a 3 day painting class in the mountains of Oregon… swoon! I would so love to be part of her class. Lisa is someone who I’ve admired from day one for her generousness, talent, passion, color and fashion sense...
by mati | Aug 10, 2010 | heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
artwork above by Oona Ratcliffe, Jill Bliss, Gwen Shlichta and Sarah RubensOver the weekend I got a sneak peek of my friend Shash’s new book and it is stunning, simply breathtaking:From Orchards, Fields, and Gardens: Art and rememberings celebrating sustainable...
by mati | Jun 15, 2010 | artist crush, heros/ people i admire/ artists i love/ friends
1. it’s really simple really, to paint is to trust to believe in our instincts; to become.2. painting is an investigation of being.4. painting is an act of devotion. a practiced witnessing of the human spirit.5. paintings are about: paint, observation &...