I'm more than just a purty face you know

Hi. I just wanted to let whoever reads this know that I'm more than just a purty face, and more than just a stencil guy. I do websites too.

My most recent project has been the Garden City Downtown Development Authority's website. Take a look at it if the spirit is in you. Also, if you know anyone who needs a website done, just let me know. Email me. Call me. Send a carrier pidgeon. Smoke signals. Bottled message down a river. Bat signal. Banner behind a crop duster. Sky writer. APB. Notes under windshield wipers. Sticky notes on my back. Morse code. Bullhorn. Singing telegram. Serenade at my window in the moonlight. Write me a song, get a record deal, get that song played on the radio and I'll know what you mean as I drive down lonely roads with diamonds on my windshield. Write a message in the sand with a stick. Spray paint a dog with "I need a website" on his side and sic him on me. Carve it in a tree with a heart around it.

Whatever the method, let me know if you need a website. I need a frickin' job.

Cheers, Matt

Train Station

Hello, nice people. Just wanted to show you the train station one I did last week. This is the Michigan Central Railroad station in Detroit, Michigan. It is home to vagrants, birds, rodents and whatnot, but was once a shining gem in the town that was once dubbed "Paris of the Midwest".



Michigan Central Station. Google it.

Art Festival was good!

This past weekend I spent warming a chair with my butt, talking with oodles of good folks and digging the scene. The art fair went well for its first annual, and the Art Around Town people should pat themselves on the back for a job well done. There was only about twelve or so booths, but the talent they contained was aplenty. Leather art, woodburning art, great photography, jewelry, paintings and music. I don't think I saw anyone in a bad mood. I myself sold about five or six paintings; I can understand why folks weren't unleashing their folding money too easily these days. I myself made the stands which held my paintings with clothes hangers from around the house, borrowed the table, and was lucky enough to have been given access to a tent (or I would have been a little damp on Saturday morning). So it was good. Here's a picture of my inventory from Friday night:



This is of a girl from Texas. She's one of my Flickr contacts:



Albert Einstein: My buddy Suchan showed up on Sunday and purchased this one:



Dirty Harry. Yeah, I know stencilists the world abroad have seen this one done before, but I like it just the same:



This one prompted many a conversation over the weekend. Folks wanted to know who it is. Quite a few thought it was Clapton, but actually its Barry Ryan. He is an obscure sixties British pop star. I found his stuff on Youtube and it grew on me. He has since given up on being a pop star and is a photographer with some very cool work.



Blue girl on bike. My friend Michelle's husband bought this one. He's into bikes. Good man. He is the illustrated man, all tattoo'd up.



I did a couple honoring one of my favorite movies while simultaneously honoring one of my favorite books.





And of course, we mustn't forget Jack.



This was the first to sell, bought by a nice lady who I accidentally called Sir because I was talking to someone else and not paying attention. My apologies, nice lady. Won't happen again.



Our President of the United States of America.

Garden City Art Festival 2009

Its art fair time kids! The first annual Garden City Art Festival will be happening at Garden City Park at Merriman and Cherry Hill. There will be cool art, music, and activities for the kids. It takes place this coming weekend, July 24, 25, 26. So come and enjoy an afternoon Under the Trees and dig the art-mosphere. (Sorry, I couldn't resist) Also, bring your wallets and be ready to unleash your folding money as I will have a table with the coolest of the cool stencil art featured on this here blog. Soon I will post pictures of everything I plan to sell there, so stay tuned. Click here for more information regarding the festival.

A very good article

Just ran across a very good article on stenciling in the Toledo Blade. Here 'tis.

-Matt

Here's a coupla new ones

Robert E. Lee

Hello friends. Just letting you know that Encyclopedia Virginia has used my Robert E. Lee painting in their blog. Very cool. Its a very interesting site for you history enthusiasts out there. You should check it out.

Also, I'm not sure if I have mentioned this yet, but there are more stencil works on my Flickr account. Another also, if you haven't checked out my web design portfolio, do so. Your mother would approve.

--Matt, Uncannabeans Stencilationaryism