I’m featured today at artistaday.com!

I am humbled and excited! Today, I am featured at artistaday.com

Here is what they do:

Artistaday.com’s goal is simple. We feel artists are under-valued, under-exposed, and generally under-appreciated. We want to bring attention to artists that otherwise don’t get the attention they deserve. If we can bring their art to one person that would have otherwise missed the opportunity to see it, we feel like we have made a contribution to the art community. If you like the artist’s work, take a second to leave a comment to tell them so. If you don’t, feel free to tell them that as well (constructive criticism is always appreciated). We don’t intend to showcase all the artist’s work, in fact we only show one or two images by the artist.
Be sure to continue through to the artist’s website to find more of their work.

Please drop by and leave a comment or even a rating if you’re so inclined. Thanks go out to Geoff for finding me and asking permission to feature my work.

Sweet Lime

Original Cut Paper 25.5 x 20″

Rita: What’s wrong with you?
Jack: Let me think about that. I’ll let you know next time I see you.

The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson

Wes is a marvel. He is the master of the slo-mo dolly shot loaded with moments, looks and gravity. But he is also the finest filmmaker that can celebrate dysfunction in an accepting manner, instead of passing judgement. A toast to Wes!

Sweet Lime is such a wonderful description for the turmoil in Jack, embodied in Rita and the moniker Francis gives her.

On a Neigh and a Sigh

Original Cut Paper 14 x 7.25 “

Prance, little dreams, prance.

Armistice

Original Cut Paper 25 x 34″

Arms lay down, webs dispel.

Baron Dreamcatcher

Original Cut Paper 20 x 20.5″ (Celebration! 100th piece)

Details:

Deeply rooted, twisted and tangled by what he touches, the Baron is a safe harbor for dreams, receiving them in his city-mind.

Kole Flowers

Original Cut Paper 12 x 12″ (Not for Sale)

When invited to dinner and it’s suggested to bring flowers, what would you do?

You Make My Day Award

Big thanks go out to Patrick Gannon, who is keeping alive an internet meme that has a good purpose. It’s called the “You Make My Day Award” and here are the rules:

• The recipients should write a post with links to 5 blogs that make them think warm fuzzy thoughts.
• Acknowledge in the post the award giver.
• Display the “You Make My Day Award” logo with a link to the original post (Optional)
• Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

Apparently, my site has a problem with leaving comments, which I will remedy shortly after posting this.

Thank you, Patrick, for thinking of me. I am humbled. Here is Patrick’s original post.

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Ages

Original Cut Paper 20 x 25.5″  {This one was too big for the scanner - so the image quality may not be optimal. Disclaimers aside, second piece on black paper.}

We all know the drill. Grow. Grow harder. Grow up. Rest up for a bit. Grow some more. Somewhere along the line the concept of age got tied to this whole process. They are not exclusive partners.

Tunes note: I had every intention of beginning one of my new ideas and posting some original music for your listening pleasure while looking. It’s a bit late right now, so instead I will share this with you: I was listening to Department of Eagles while cutting tonight and it was sublime. If you’ve ever heard of the incredible Brooklyn band called Grizzly Bear, you already know one of the musical geniuses behind Department of Eagles - Daniel Rossen. Albums I listened to tonight: The Whitey on the Moon EP, Gold Suits (Please treat yourself to watching this video of “No One Does it Like You”), Johnny Glaze Christmas (Classical Snatches and Samples a go-go), and from Grizzly Bear - Horn of Plenty (the remixes).

And you may hear more about Grizzly Bear… I just discovered they are touring with Radiohead later this year. AND, I just discovered a sold-out show with Paul Simon and Gillian Welch at BAM in 2 weeks. Sigh…

Anniversary of Cut Paper from Matt Hill

Today marks the one-year anniversary of my first cut paper. Hard to believe that all of this happened in one short year.

Deep thanks to all of you for your support, encouragement, appreciation, critiques, and for continuing to visit my little online home for cut paper art.

From tattoo designs to paper masks, the as-yet infant Tarot Project, my magical show at Thumprint Cellars, sometimes sketches, shirts (more to come!) and the new added content - the OnCreativity Podcast - more of those sure to come - I continue to explore my own expression of paper art as I see it.

Today I added a few links on the right, titled, “Friends and Artists”. Please take some time to visit other wonderful people that have touched my life.

I have other big plans for 2008, and I can’t wait to complete some of these larger, much more ambitious projects and share them with you. The act of creation is joy in itself, having you enjoy it only adds more to it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Matt

Parting the Divide

Original Cut Paper 13.5 x 7.5″

On one side, the past. On the other, the future. In between lies the parting.