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La Cigüeña: a note about my latest “featured comic”

January 22, 2018 by matt Leave a Comment

La Cigüeña: a note about my latest “featured comic”

A behind-the-scenes look at my comic, La Cigüeña (2011).

Filed Under: Blog, Comics Tagged With: comics by Matt, comicsedu, español, oubapo, process

My art store is open for business

January 12, 2018 by matt Leave a Comment

My art store is open for business

I recently opened an online store where you can buy a rotating selection of my books and prints.

Filed Under: Blog, Comics Tagged With: 20 Lines, art, comics by Matt, for sale, gift ideas, posters, prints

99 More Potential Exercises in Style

November 14, 2017 by matt 2 Comments

99 More Potential Exercises in Style

What if I were to draw 99 more exercises in style? I’m not planning to, but here’s a list of potential (and in some cases improbable if not impossible) candidates for a hypothetical second batch.

Filed Under: 99X, Blog, Comics, Oubapo Tagged With: 99X, comics by Matt, constraints, Exercises in Style, oubapo, potential, Raymond Queneau, refrigeration

99 Ways to Read a Book

October 30, 2017 by matt Leave a Comment

99 Ways to Read a Book

Check out my new interview about books and reading at The Reading Lists.

Filed Under: Blog, Comics, Creative Life, Writing Tagged With: blogs, books, interviews, literature, media, reading

The Ambient Influence of Art Exhibit Posters

September 27, 2017 by matt Leave a Comment

The Ambient Influence of Art Exhibit Posters

One of the most gratifying things about the exhibit I had of my 20 Lines drawings a few years ago was the chance to have my very own art exhibit poster. Imagining it hanging on strangers’ walls inspired me to write this short essay on the role posters play in our lives.

Filed Under: Blog, Creative Life, Drawing

A Year in Philadelphia

September 8, 2017 by matt 5 Comments

A Year in Philadelphia

The new school year seems like a good moment to post about my new life here in the city of brotherly love.

Filed Under: Blog, Creative Life Tagged With: comics, MdA, PAFA, parenting, Philadelphia

Five Exercises in Style: a Student Video Project

June 20, 2016 by matt Leave a Comment

Five Exercises in Style: a Student Video Project

Five short videos from Spain inspired by my 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style.

Filed Under: 99X, Blog Tagged With: 99X, oubapo, oulipo, Raymond Queneau, student work, video

Jessica and I Talk about Our Lives and Work on Swedish TV

June 15, 2016 by matt Leave a Comment

Jessica and I Talk about Our Lives and Work on Swedish TV

A professionally-produced video of me and Jessica being interviewed by Fredrik Strömberg during the Stockholm International Comics Festival

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Drawn Onward, interviews, Jessica Abel, oubapo, video

Teaching with Exercises in Style: a screencast lecture

June 2, 2016 by matt Leave a Comment

Teaching with Exercises in Style: a screencast lecture

A short and entertaining screencast of a talk I gave recently to show off some student work from a 4-day workshop based on the principle of “exercises in style.”

Filed Under: 99X, Blog, Teaching Tagged With: 99X, comicsedu, public speaking, teaching, workshops

iPhonic Haiku

May 25, 2016 by matt 4 Comments

iPhonic Haiku

A suite of haikus sent from my iPhone.

Filed Under: Blog, Writing Tagged With: constraints, poetry, writing

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I think that the way creators work within the constraints of genre can be extremely fascinating. Constraints are not only for the OuBaPian avant-garde, they also apply to those trying to write a six page story about a misplaced love letter or a duck trying to guard his dime.
—Bart Beaty

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