July 08, 2009
Summer Giveaway: Mati Rose McDonough print*
I have been decorating my house these days, slowly but surely, finding great prints on Etsy and 20x200 to adorn the walls in unique and affordable ways. My favorite print though is the one above. (I have three of Mati's prints!) As you can probably guess from the banner on this journal, I have a thing for stripes and pyschedelic colors. Mati is masterful at both and I love her quirky, childlike, and sophisticated style.
Today, one lucky winner will receive a print from Mati's Suspect Shoppe. Leave a comment and win!
And if you are in San Francisco this Friday night, we will be celebrating Mati's work at the Curiosity Shoppe in the Mission.
Giveaway Guidelines:
-You have until 9AM PST on Friday, July 10th to enter this giveaway.
-Just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter.
-This is a random drawing
-One entry per person, please. (Just push "post" ONCE and wait a few seconds. The comment should appear)
I love her style and palette!
Want. Please.
What a beautiful painting....I have a 3 week old daughter and I am in the process of decorating her room and this would be a perfect focal point.
Love the site by the way!!!
Pure exhilaration ....dharmakaya!
Posted by: Anne at July 10, 2009 09:38 AMi am excited to start collecting art for my one year old, and to
make my home beautiful with mati's artwork!!
That's some happy magic I'd love to have on my wall.
Posted by: Kelsie at July 10, 2009 07:44 AMWhat a beautiful happy and colourful piece of art. It would look fabulous and cheery in my otherwise beige home :>). Having this hanging on my wall would make me as happy as wearing my colourful Superhero beads.
Posted by: Leslie at July 10, 2009 06:55 AMit would be a wonderful gift for a very dear friend.
Posted by: marina at July 10, 2009 05:04 AMthe mati rose print looks wonderful. our house is almost without pictures at the moment. it would be great to change the white walls into colorful walls. wish you a happy weekend*
Posted by: april at July 10, 2009 03:37 AMlove deer!
and need to do some decorating.
blessings.
i love deer!
and need to get some decorating done.
blessings....
I've been looking for something beautiful for the wall above my couch. This would do it.
Posted by: Annie at July 9, 2009 11:48 PMWhat a mind-blowingly colourful creation! It reminds me of different cultures intertwining or drinking in a new one!
Love it badly!
xxxxx
Posted by: Jo at July 9, 2009 11:48 PMI love the deer! They are so darling. I've also been trying to decorate my walls recently, but I'm not doing nearly as good of a job as you must be.
Posted by: Eliza at July 9, 2009 11:17 PMTotally dig these colors!
Posted by: Tamera at July 9, 2009 09:55 PMMy wish list is growing...and my heart is smiling!
Posted by: nina at July 9, 2009 08:55 PMI love Mati's work as well!!! Etsy is such a wonderful place to discover unique artwork - believe me I have a ton of it hanging on my walls as well :-)
Posted by: Heather at July 9, 2009 08:25 PMI love Mati's work - it's magic!
Posted by: Samantha B. at July 9, 2009 07:51 PMOh wow...I JUST printed her small draw for my daughter to color (and one for me to color, too) she loved it!
Posted by: candace at July 9, 2009 07:02 PMThis picture makes me give thanks to Mother Nature!
Posted by: Ilene at July 9, 2009 06:59 PMBeautiful - I would love to have this in my house!
Posted by: Paige at July 9, 2009 06:07 PMWhat a great print....I want it!
Posted by: stella at July 9, 2009 06:01 PMJust love it! Would like to add it to my collection of beautiful art!! Mati is great & so inspiring!!!
Posted by: Jennifer Herbert at July 9, 2009 05:29 PMooh! i love the peacocks! i have always loved them...they would just run around freely at the zoo when i would go as a child, and my mom had a pair of earrings that looked like peacock feathers.
Posted by: jackie b at July 9, 2009 05:24 PMOh, pick me, I need some pretty, pretty art in my apartment.
Posted by: laura at July 9, 2009 04:41 PMlove it, love it, love it.
i have just the spot...what a wonderful, whimsical piece.
C
Posted by: christie at July 9, 2009 04:29 PMI'm starting to figure out what I like for art in my house, and Mati Rose is someone I definitely like! It would be a joy to have a piece of hers in my home!
Posted by: Sam at July 9, 2009 04:24 PMDelightful! Thanks for doing this - someone will be blessed with it and that is good.
Posted by: Debra in Seattle at July 9, 2009 04:17 PMi love mati's work- i find it so fresh, inspiring and happy. I would love to own one.
joan
The joyful imagery and cheerful colors of this print are sure to bring happiness and renewed hope to each day.
Posted by: Elizabeth at July 9, 2009 02:44 PMWhat a coincidence! I have a thing for stripes and psychodelic colors too! What beautiful work. Thanks for bringing it into my world.
Posted by: katherine at July 9, 2009 02:35 PMmagical peacocks
Posted by: maggiedoyne at July 9, 2009 02:08 PMMy daughter would love this print! So magical and just the color we need here in ALaska during the long winters!
Posted by: Kate at July 9, 2009 01:45 PMwhat whimsical artwork - thanks for introducing so much color into my day!
Posted by: katie at July 9, 2009 01:29 PMwhat whimsical artwork! thanks for the opportunity and for introducing such a great artist into my world:)
Posted by: katie at July 9, 2009 01:27 PMwhat whimsical artwork! thanks for the opportunity and for introducing such a great artist into my world:)
Posted by: katie at July 9, 2009 01:27 PMoh i am a huge fan of mati's art! this is a dream of a giveaway! those sweet elephants of hers have always made me smile.
here's hoping :)
hooray for mati and her beautiful work and the show this friday too.
Posted by: katrina at July 9, 2009 12:22 PMmy sis would like that print. she's in thailand right now and on my mind a lot!
Posted by: Laura at July 9, 2009 12:12 PMYeepee! (would be my word if I get that kind of art work on my wall) xx
Posted by: Nathalie at July 9, 2009 12:11 PMDecorative poultry scares me (a lot).
Posted by: Sarah Rose at July 9, 2009 12:06 PMlove the style and winning anything* from you would be a boon!!
*willing to bet your paperclip holder has more style than most!
Posted by: hippittee at July 9, 2009 12:03 PMSo lovely...it makes me smile to look at it.
Posted by: Annette at July 9, 2009 12:01 PMI love the print, the colors are gorgeous and it's so whimsical.
Posted by: Jennifer at July 9, 2009 11:22 AMI have a bare wall just waiting for a lovely, cheery, happy print like this. Here's hoping!
Posted by: Shannon at July 9, 2009 11:17 AMI too am re-decorating my home. I'd love a Mati print for my wall !
Posted by: Cheryl at July 9, 2009 11:05 AMI too am re-decorating my home ad on the look-out for great artwork. This Mati print would be perfect !
Posted by: Cheryl at July 9, 2009 10:59 AMlove the wonderful colors and the whimsical designs!!
Posted by: robin at July 9, 2009 10:51 AMwe'd love a "Mati masterpiece" in our home!
Posted by: Anna-Marie Still at July 9, 2009 10:18 AMI have Mati's little Lucky Elephant and I love it. This one is gorgeous too.
Posted by: rowena at July 9, 2009 09:35 AMbeautiful, vibrant foursome...thank you for this generous offering.
Posted by: qmama at July 9, 2009 09:20 AMit is like a colorful quirky animal world , reminiscent of childhood daydreams. i could get lost in those prints!
Posted by: christine at July 9, 2009 07:49 AMlucky duckie! ahoy, mati! what talent!
Posted by: chrissy at July 9, 2009 07:46 AMlove it!
Posted by: Sharon at July 9, 2009 07:45 AMway cool!
Posted by: Natalie at July 9, 2009 07:33 AMWhat an enchanting piece! I'm sooo drawn to all those wonderful colours! Just beautiful...
Posted by: Annette Q at July 9, 2009 07:25 AMlove the happy painting! and we were looking for something original to put on my Nina's wall!
Posted by: yael at July 9, 2009 07:13 AMThose are the most fabulously striped peacocks I have ever seen. They would find happiness on my bedroom wall. <3
Posted by: Lindsay at July 9, 2009 07:02 AMPick me, pick me!
Lovely prints!
Posted by: Kelly at July 9, 2009 06:54 AMI really like these. Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Maribel at July 9, 2009 06:50 AMI have decided that I am going to fill my home with stuff I love - and I love Mati's prints. I am constantly thinking that we are going to move soon and so my house feels half lived in. It has been that way for 15 years! My moving plan unfortunately involves some found money (lottery? long lost auntie?) that hasn't materialized yet!
Posted by: Susie at July 9, 2009 06:49 AMpick me! pick me!
Posted by: karla at July 9, 2009 06:31 AMYay! Mati's work is wonderful!
Posted by: Julie at July 9, 2009 06:25 AMI really want this...please:)
Posted by: Megan at July 9, 2009 06:08 AMLove love love it:)
Posted by: Cynthia at July 9, 2009 06:01 AMLove this print! The colors are awesome--have a great time at the party on Friday!
Posted by: Katrina at July 9, 2009 05:40 AMLove Mati's work.
Sam
Posted by: Sam at July 9, 2009 05:24 AMthis would look so lovely in my living room!
Posted by: Lesley at July 9, 2009 05:21 AMOh my goodness, I love the gorgeous symmetry of the paired animals and their wise wise eyes. Thank you for posting this!!
Posted by: Moira at July 9, 2009 04:48 AMI've been looking at her work for awhile now. Love it!
Posted by: Jennifer at July 9, 2009 04:31 AMThis has been one of my ETSY favorites for a while, and really all of her work is amazing!! Thanks so much for your honest, inspiring blog.
Posted by: Faith at July 9, 2009 03:57 AMI recently found Mati's etsy shop and love it!
Posted by: Amanda Susan at July 9, 2009 03:45 AMadorable print! I have a wall free!!!!!
Posted by: lisa at July 9, 2009 03:36 AMwonderful art by a superhero artist! woohooo. amazing! xxx
Posted by: Sarah at July 9, 2009 03:10 AMooh oooh oohhhh! i love mati's art. so playful. pick me please ;)
Posted by: jeanine at July 9, 2009 03:05 AMwow! love love love!
Posted by: alison koh at July 9, 2009 12:44 AMwhat a fantastic piece of love! thanks for sharing mati's work with us.
Posted by: Amy P. at July 9, 2009 12:28 AMoh yes, please. absolutely lovely!
Posted by: amy k at July 8, 2009 11:17 PMI love Mati's prints. I love the colors, the animals, the whimsy....yes I do.
Posted by: Margaret at July 8, 2009 10:23 PMSo beautiful!
Posted by: Rachel K. at July 8, 2009 09:30 PMooh LOVE! Mati is another one of my favorite glowy arty crafty ladies! Would so love to own more of her prints; I have me a lucky "best" elephant, and another to complete the pair would be sooo lovely!
Posted by: Laurie May at July 8, 2009 08:56 PMso beautiful!!
Posted by: darlene at July 8, 2009 08:39 PMOh, I am in love. Head over heels in love. I already have a spot in my kitchen for this one!!
Posted by: Abby at July 8, 2009 08:37 PMOh, I am in love. Head over heels in love. I already have a spot in my kitchen for this one!!
Posted by: Abby at July 8, 2009 08:36 PMI really like it. And I really like Mati. And I have a perfect spot for it. And if you give it to me I will offer you my firstborn child or a chocolate bar, whichever you prefer. I suspect the chocolate bar will be easier to carry around, since I have no children.
Posted by: steven at July 8, 2009 08:25 PMRotten day. I could use some supportive dears.
Fingers crossed, a better day tomorrow.
Posted by: A at July 8, 2009 08:25 PMLove, love, love it!!!
Posted by: Shelley at July 8, 2009 08:07 PMLove, love, love it!!!
Posted by: Shelley at July 8, 2009 08:07 PMLove, love, love it!!!
Posted by: Shelley at July 8, 2009 08:07 PMLove, love, love it!!!
Posted by: Shelley at July 8, 2009 08:07 PMlove it!
Posted by: lela at July 8, 2009 07:47 PMooh! i love it! fingers crossed.
Posted by: sara at July 8, 2009 07:31 PMwhat a unique piece! who wouldn't want a mati rose drawing?
I would totally love to win this :) *crossing my fingers*
Whimsical! And it's my daughter's 3rd birthday. Would look lovely in her play room. Fun!
Posted by: Chasinash at July 8, 2009 07:22 PMToday is my birthday so I am feeling lucky!
Posted by: KellyA at July 8, 2009 06:53 PMI love the colors in this print.
Posted by: Sarah Y at July 8, 2009 06:49 PMI've seen this gal's work around and, gosh, it's just so endearing. Fingers crossed for a lucky win!
Posted by: cath at July 8, 2009 06:16 PMI look at this and hope that my little girl dreams such beautiful colours and creatures as there are in this painting.
Posted by: Kari at July 8, 2009 06:09 PMbeautiful painting! i love her work and her blog. she seems like a vibrant and genuine person.
Posted by: becky at July 8, 2009 05:55 PMI would LOVE to have something like this to hang in my son's room! (Or in my room for that matter!)
Beautiful!
Posted by: Sam D at July 8, 2009 05:38 PMthe colors in this are amazing! i love how the birds are resting on the antlers! lovely!
Posted by: Val at July 8, 2009 05:23 PMI would love, love a print of Mati's to go right next to my growing Kelly Rae collection. Love her talent!
Posted by: chrissy at July 8, 2009 05:10 PMI LOVE that!!!
Posted by: Catherine at July 8, 2009 05:06 PMoh, this print will look wonderful on my wall.
Posted by: Bianca at July 8, 2009 05:02 PMOH MY GOSH!! I love the print... also a fan of her work. I've been decorating too and this would look FABULOUS!!!!
Posted by: Jen at July 8, 2009 04:48 PMThe colors are amazing! I could definitely see these in my hallway, brightening it up.
Posted by: Lisa at July 8, 2009 04:24 PMOh I love her! I look at her shop at Etsy all the time. I just decided to do my living room in this style. This would be so great above my couch! I wish I was in SF, I would love to see her work live.
Posted by: jenn at July 8, 2009 04:14 PMlove it!
Posted by: Tali at July 8, 2009 04:13 PMHer work is so inspiring!
Posted by: cynthia at July 8, 2009 04:07 PMHer work is so inspiring!
Posted by: cynthia at July 8, 2009 04:07 PMI love the psychedelic style, too. It reminds me a it of Peter Max (another of my favourites).
I really like the elephant in the boat print. Very colorful and wonderful.
Posted by: Rebecca U at July 8, 2009 03:41 PMMy Mom turns 86 on July 10th. At 86 you should have, and deserve a piece of this beauty!
Posted by: Dawn at July 8, 2009 03:26 PMsomething like this would adorn a wall of my new dwelling beautifully!
Posted by: elizabeth at July 8, 2009 03:23 PMLOVE her art!!! :) Thanks for doing a fun giveaway!
Posted by: cathy at July 8, 2009 03:22 PMso pretty :O) I know right where it would go!
Posted by: martha ellen at July 8, 2009 03:21 PMI am in love with those elephants, and i have everything crossed!
Posted by: Aqua at July 8, 2009 03:15 PMOh I hope it's okay that I'm in Canada...beautiful stuff!
Posted by: Marianne at July 8, 2009 03:13 PMlovely & whimsical & inspiring!
Posted by: britt at July 8, 2009 03:13 PMI moved into an apartment almost a year ago now, and I can just see one of Mati's gorgeous prints lining the mint green walls of my kitchen.
Posted by: Jen in Ohio at July 8, 2009 02:59 PMGorgeous.
Posted by: Jena at July 8, 2009 02:49 PMOh,love love love.
love her work too!
Posted by: amy b. at July 8, 2009 02:39 PMOh how I would love to add a little joy and beauty into my life right about now.
Thanks.
Posted by: mary at July 8, 2009 02:20 PMLove, love, love her stuff!!
Posted by: Izzy at July 8, 2009 02:14 PMLove, love, love her stuff!!!
Posted by: Izzy at July 8, 2009 02:11 PMBeautiful, bright, and creative. Lovely artwork. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Krissann at July 8, 2009 02:09 PMWow! That is beautiful!
Posted by: Erin at July 8, 2009 02:07 PMLove your blog, thanks for keeping us all inspired! :D
Posted by: Nancy at July 8, 2009 02:01 PMHi, Andrea!
If I win, I'd bring this to work to brighten up my space & add joy to my days.
Mati's work is so great and really inspiring. Love her!
Posted by: Bethany at July 8, 2009 01:25 PMWhat a beautiful print!
Posted by: Susan S. at July 8, 2009 01:24 PMI have been thinking about finally hanging some art on our walls. This would be spectacular!
Posted by: Stacia at July 8, 2009 01:08 PMPlease! Pick me! Pick me!! Please!!!! I love Mati's work!!!
Posted by: Sundries Sublime at July 8, 2009 01:01 PMI would love to hang this at a child's eye level at the child abuse evaluation center where I work! The colors and symmetry are fantastic!
Posted by: Megan at July 8, 2009 12:59 PMMati's art is beautiful!!
Posted by: Jennie at July 8, 2009 12:57 PMoh yes, my daughter just said that was pretty. I am sure she would love it in her room!
Posted by: Denise at July 8, 2009 12:51 PMwow, it is so lovely. i have always dreamed of having her work on my wall. what a fun giveaway, thanks!
Posted by: megbrothers at July 8, 2009 12:50 PMThat is absolutely amazingly beautiful!
Posted by: oregoncoastgirl at July 8, 2009 12:42 PMMy daughter would LOVE a Mati Rose print! Her room is decorated with such a happy, bright, bohemian style so Mati's work would fit right in! Her birthday is August 11, she will be 11 years old (her golden birthday!)...Perfect present for her, I think I will go over to her shop and take a peek now! Thanks Andrea!
tammy
Posted by: Tammy at July 8, 2009 12:41 PMSo pretty! I'd love to have something so colorful in my oh-so-very-tan apartment!
Posted by: Lauren at July 8, 2009 12:36 PMI would love to win this print. i love the bright colors and the animals!
Posted by: Kelly at July 8, 2009 12:36 PMI love the artwork. Brings me to a place where everything is bright and happy.
Posted by: nadine at July 8, 2009 12:35 PMLove the print, it's gorgeous!
Posted by: Stacy at July 8, 2009 12:30 PMlove it! :)
Posted by: devan at July 8, 2009 12:26 PMthis is my favorite print of hers too! well, other than the one i already have on my wall.
and how much to i wish i could join ya'll at the curiosity shoppe tonight! i love lisa congdon's work too, so the two of them together sounds like such a dreamy show!
Posted by: vivienne at July 8, 2009 12:21 PMlove her work and the brightness of it all. my living room could use a punch of color like that. :)
Posted by: jill at July 8, 2009 12:10 PMI LOVE this! I have been coveting prints from SuspectShoppe :)
Posted by: Hazel at July 8, 2009 12:09 PMSuch fun colors...I like Mati's work too!
Posted by: Katie at July 8, 2009 12:07 PMLove the print called "believe"... pick me!!
Posted by: Darla at July 8, 2009 11:55 AMLoving the artwork!
Posted by: Laura at July 8, 2009 11:54 AMOoh the print is amazing. Would love this on my wall!
Posted by: Arwen at July 8, 2009 11:46 AMTenderness, sass, AND sparkle, all in one piece! Makes my heart flutter.
Posted by: Kendra at July 8, 2009 11:45 AMmmmmm...wonderful, magical and deep.
Posted by: tekeal at July 8, 2009 11:43 AMHer elephant prints are so fun! Thanks for doing this and enabling me on more artists! :)
Posted by: Trude at July 8, 2009 11:40 AMLOVE her prints!!
Posted by: LobotoME at July 8, 2009 11:40 AMi heart this print! i could use some more whimsy in my life. please consider me for this fabulous work!
Posted by: Sarah at July 8, 2009 11:36 AMOK, my creative space NEEEEEEDS this.
Posted by: pixiemama at July 8, 2009 11:33 AMLove it!
Posted by: Laura Brown at July 8, 2009 11:31 AMHooray! Love the print, love the art, love the stripes and shapes! Yay!
Posted by: Mina B. at July 8, 2009 11:27 AMGreat print! This would look great on my shelf next to Kelly Rae's prints! Thanks
Posted by: Cristi at July 8, 2009 11:25 AMI LOVE the "there is nothing wrong with you" print.
Posted by: Tawnya at July 8, 2009 11:23 AMOh, yay. I love her work.
Posted by: Rhi at July 8, 2009 11:21 AMlove it! thanks so much!
Posted by: krista at July 8, 2009 11:21 AMvery nice!
Posted by: John Mark at July 8, 2009 11:17 AMOooh, I've been eyeing one of her lucky elephant prints for the nursery for awhile now!
Posted by: lindsey at July 8, 2009 11:16 AMI really love her Lucky Elephant prints! Very whimsical and fun!
Posted by: Jeannine B. at July 8, 2009 11:12 AMI'm in need of some new beautiful artwork for my walls- please enter me in the giveaway!
Posted by: Tiffany at July 8, 2009 11:11 AMWhat a vibrant and charming print!
Posted by: Courtney at July 8, 2009 11:09 AMThis print is GORGEOUS, please consider me "entered"
Posted by: wn at July 8, 2009 11:08 AMWhat a great idea!
Posted by: Gayle at July 8, 2009 11:03 AMI love the colors! I just moved recently and could use this print as inspiration to decorate my new office.
Posted by: Cortney at July 8, 2009 10:53 AMThis print is adorable! I love the peacock feathers!
Posted by: Kristin at July 8, 2009 10:50 AMPick me! Pick me!
Posted by: Rachel at July 8, 2009 10:38 AMI just bought beautiful psychedelic bubblegum colored stripey earrings as a present to myself which this print would match!
Posted by: Sue at July 8, 2009 10:31 AMThis is magical!! It would be great for a nursery too.
Posted by: Kschwits at July 8, 2009 10:29 AMI am a big fan of stripes (and dots!) too! Would love to be a part of this giveaway!
Posted by: michelle y. at July 8, 2009 10:27 AMPlease include me in the draw!
Posted by: Tiana at July 8, 2009 10:26 AMthis would be adorable in my daughter's room! Thanks for the opportunity ! I've had my eye on Mati's art for awhile now.
Posted by: Serena at July 8, 2009 10:25 AMOh WOW! This is an incredible piece. So brilliant.
I have to add that I have been enjoying reading about your current journey because although our lives differ I feel as though we are discovering some of the same things about ourselves at the same time. Irony.
Posted by: Deanna at July 8, 2009 10:13 AMlovely print! i am love with her work!
Posted by: Laurel at July 8, 2009 10:11 AMso colorful and fun - thanks for introducing me to her work.
Posted by: heathre at July 8, 2009 10:07 AMi love mati's work, count me IN please!
Posted by: heather at July 8, 2009 10:05 AMSo fun! This would fit right in at my place!
Posted by: Lindsay at July 8, 2009 10:01 AMGorgeous! Reindeer and Rainbowed Peacocks? LOVE
Posted by: heather at July 8, 2009 09:53 AMI love these colors!
Posted by: shokufeh at July 8, 2009 09:38 AMoh goodness! i'm moving into my very first apartment in a few weeks and i would love to start the decorating process with that piece.
Posted by: Michelle at July 8, 2009 09:33 AMi heart mati rose. xx
Posted by: nina beana at July 8, 2009 09:19 AMMati's work is so full of life. Love it!
Posted by: Laura at July 8, 2009 09:14 AMI have recently discovered and come to love Mati's work as well. There is somthing both innocent and intense about it that I find captivating....
Posted by: ecogirl at July 8, 2009 09:06 AMBeautiful!
Posted by: Ashley at July 8, 2009 09:04 AMI love Mati's work, and have been wanting to get a print. Winning this would be fantastic!
Posted by: Betsy at July 8, 2009 08:57 AMI have never heard of Mati, and I thank you for introducing her work to me through your site! Thanks so much for all you do, and all you bring our attention to.
Posted by: Anne at July 8, 2009 08:51 AMThis would look fabulous in my first apartment I get in August!
Posted by: Sarah at July 8, 2009 08:40 AMFun/ky! Love it.
Posted by: Aviva at July 8, 2009 08:36 AMLOVE LOVE LOVE Mati and her art ~ and thanks for the tip on 20x200 - very cool :)
see you Friday
xoxo
Posted by: stef at July 8, 2009 08:32 AMI love how the negative space in the central area between the peacocks and antlers makes an upside-down heart! So clever!! And lovely!
Posted by: Aleece at July 8, 2009 08:30 AMLovely!
Posted by: Chessie at July 8, 2009 08:25 AM