My little lucky ellie is HUGE in NYC!

photo by Stefanie Renee

A few friends tweeted me photos* recently of my lucky elephant art displayed in NYC on Pier 1's windows! I never thought that when I started making art that I would have my art sprawled across several windows in Manhattan! Wow!

photo by Stefanie Renee

Than the other day my husband Hugh was shopping for a basket at Pier 1 and said, "Wait, that's my wife's art all over the gift cards!". Yay! He brought one home for me to see! I love how it folds open and the actual gift cards have my ellies on them as well.

*If anyone out there lives in NYC or is visiting and can take a higher quality photo, please, please, please do! I'll send you some love in the form of art. Thank you!

it's been so long.

hi.

i have so much to talk about from this summer i don't even know where to begin! it's been an amazing and hectic summer. thank goodness for the calmness of fall. bring it!

i miss you and this space. in short, i'm revamping my website... to be launched soon, writing a painting book, illustrating 2 kid's books, teaching online and running a studio! phew!

for starters i'm posting over at our teahouse blog weekly. check it out.

don't you love our calendar?

photo by stef, our resident THS photog :)

be well,

mati rose

An Artful Journey= Collage on Steroids!

Kelly and I taught a Chunky Funky Coffee Table Book (CFCTB) this weekend in the Santa Cruz mountains, or as we coined in our class- collage on steroids! We had the best time! It was amazing to see the transformation of not only the students, but from the clean classroom to the creative explosion it became! The students were so positive and full of energy and enthusiasm! We painted for 3 days straight and many students kept on painting to midnight. Thank you everyone! I loved every second with you and feel so filled up. We even had a little harlem-globetrotters-esque cheer at the end as we piled into the assembly to share our work cheering the CFCTB with the books held up high. It was a definite highlight. Thank you especially to Stella & Louise for the photos! I'll be sending y'all a follow-up email soon with all your contact info :)
xoxoxoxooxox

make new friends, but keep the old

being in Maine last week reminded me filled me with nostalgia. 4 of my best friends from childhood--Kate, Bekah, Lynn and my sister Jesse are my gold and i feel so grateful that they are all part of my life. riding home from the memorial with Jesse, Bekah and i were all seated in the back seat of Bekah's mom's car as she drove, while we looked through a box of old photos and laughed. Then we stopped at DQ and had soft serve and i felt like we were 10 again. it was one of the most healing moments of the trip for me.

these pictures are cracking me up! the first one is of my sister Jesse, Kate and myself. love my beads and bathing suit. Jesse's scrunched nose and how tiny and cute Kate is. the 2nd one is my sister and i... we were "hot stuff". i was especially trying to look cool with my stance and collar up! i LOVED purple. and unicorns. and that slinky bracelet. and the oversized lunch bag. wow.

I also am feeling very grateful for my lovebomb peeps, although i missed the actual retreat, i got kissbombed with photos and added into the group shop. thank you lovebombers... i'm feeling the love rubbed off.

thank you to all of you for supporting the mere idea of my new biz! you guys are the BEST. 

if you have written to me, i have been away for a week and am VERY behind in my emails, but will get back to you soon.

xxxx
m

um, the cutest ever

viv, harlan, ida and of course niece lily in that order wearing my tiny tiger tee with a stache! there are just 2 left in the lil' shoppe:)

if you haven't heard from me...

all i have been focusing on is the Renegade Craft Fair!

please come visit me & hugh--check out his new website by clicking his name! we've never done anything like this before and are a bit nervous and hopeful.
xoxxo
m

folks, the time has come to cast your ballots...

for fredflare's NEXT BIG THING contest!


of course, i'd love it if you voted for me. it only takes 1 second and i would be grateful from here to infinity! vote for me: mati rose mcdonough, it takes 1 second. i would win $1,000 towards art making endeavors to make you all more art and giveaway treats!

speaking of giving... fredflare is offering free shipping on my prints if you put in "bigbang" in the discount code and it automatically calculates $7.95 OFF at checkout. yay!

on a silly note, i was just writing to my friend diana that i feel like a politician garnering votes, and that if i were president,art supplies for everybody!!! wouldn't that be nice? congress could break out their crayons and draw pictures instead of funding war. hmmm. ok, there's a reason i'm an artist and not a politician, but a girl can dream... vote for me please!

blowing big kisses!
xxxxxx

NBT!

Peeking out again from Maine to say how psyched i am that i was included in fred flare's "Next Big Thing" Design competition! Sweet! Thank you Keith & Chris for staying cute. Read my interview here if you'd like. Off to celebrate & make mojitos now!
xoxo
mati