My name is Matte Stephens I’m an artist that lives in Portland Oregon

  About my art I show all over North America and a couple of places in Europe. My art is inspired by artists like Ben Shahn and Paul Klee or designers like Irving Harper,George Nelson,Charles and Ray Eames, Buckminster Fuller, Ralph Rapson, Eero Saarinen. Its the feeling of  great design that has fueled my art for many years.

  With the help of John Tusher Of velocity Art and Design who first noticed my work and gave me a shot in his design shop/gallery in Seattle ,Grace Bonney of Design Sponge,Billie and Tootie of Reform School, Holly of Decor8,Deb of Nahcotta, Amy Ruppel who is a wonderful artist that tells people about me all of the time,Victoria of sfgirlbybay, Kat at Modern Twist, Herman Miller, Etsy ,My friends Curtis Bathurst and Jason Hamric who walk me through web stuff,The folks at Apartment Therapy and the people who purchase and like my work. I have been able to live a dream life.There is nothing better to me in the world than being a working artist.

     So Thank you and good luck from The Crafty Fox,The Giant Suburban Bear Monster,The Duke of NY,Elmer Gnome, the double sided Vivienne, the real Vivienne and me  Matte Stephens