Matou en Peluche – Artisan Feature and Giveaway
Welcome to the weekly Feature and Giveaway! Every Monday, we’ll be featuring a lovely craftsperson, artist, or artisan – and every week you’ll have the chance to win something from their shop!
This week we welcome Sam, from the gorgeous Matou en Peluche!
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Where do you live?
Sydney, Australia
Where do you do your work?
At the dining room table!
What’s your favourite place in the world, and why?
Favorite place in the world: Sydney’s pretty hard to beat – but London or Venice come a very close equal second!
Tell us a little bit more about yourself! Your ‘day job’ or business, family, hobbies…
I’m an English language teacher by day. Every other spare moment I spend drawing or at least thinking about drawing!! I’m also quite fond of taking long walks on the weekend with my partner in crime around the beautiful parks, bushland and beaches of Sydney.
What did you want to be ‘when you grew up’?
I wanted to be an artist!
How did you first get into your craft/art?
My Mum was an incredibly creative person – and both my parents were forever taking me round the art galleries of Sydney on the weekends so, I grew up in an arty house and was very encouraged by both of them to draw and create from a young age.
What do you make?
I draw charcoal and pastel gals and birds mostly and sell them as prints. I also have a range of greeting cards.
What are you most proud of making?
Gosh! I think I’m quite proud of the body of work I’ve built up over the past year and a half on Etsy.
What do you like the most/least about selling your wares online?
I love the interaction with the people who stop by my shop. I love the Etsy community and the blogging community – I had no idea that that was one of the perks of opening an Etsy store! I also love being able to put up a new drawing in my shop and get some feedback more or less instanly. I also love being in control and not having to go through gallery curators in order to sell and get my work seen.
I can’t think of one downside to selling online!
I love…
cats, shopping for art supplies, drawing, fine spring weather, the online community!
It drives me crazy when…
People make a big deal about standing in a queue at the post office and sigh very loudly and breathe all over my neck!
What’s your favourite word?
Thank you!
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Visit Sam Online!
Shop: http://www.matouenpeluche.etsy.com
Website: http://www.matouenpeluche.com
Blog: http://www.matouenpeluche.typepad.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/matouenpeluche
Wow – Sam is being super-generous to all my lovely readers this week! She is offering the winner of this giveaway their choice of five (yep 5) 6cm X 10cm (4″ X 6″) small prints from her shop – this is worth $25.00. I have a few of Sam’s prints, and I can tell you that they are top quality and just lovely to look at!
To Enter:
1. Visit Matouenpeluche, and come back here leaving a comment about your favourite pieces from the store.
2. For additional entries, leave a comment saying that you: followed or subscribed to Epheriell Designs (or already do); have Twittered about the givewaway; have shared the giveaway with friends on Facebook, or; you have written a blog post about it.
3. Entries close next Sunday night, the 13th of September, at 12pm Australian EST. Winners are announced the next day as part of next week’s Feature and Giveaway post.
Remember to leave me a way of contacting you.. and Good Luck!
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Tags: art, artist, Aussie, australia, beautiful, birds, charcoal, gals, giveaway, matouenpeluche, pastel, prints, samantha, whimsical
FeltFoodCreations
My favourite is the Russian Ballerina – 4 X 6 print http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29186809 because I always wanted to be a ballerina
FeltFoodCreations
I subscribe to your blog too.
Jacquie
I’m a huge fan!
One of my favourites is “Joan”.
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Jacquie
I’m a follower!
Carley Keir
I think Nancy is gorgeous & I have a soft spot for Little Robin
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I’m a blog follower
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ruby-jo
Of course they are all lovely but I really like the Little Love print with the mouse.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29836920
Deb D
Very hard to choose which was my favourite print! I really like the Two Turtle Doves and The Sisters prints.
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I follow this blog.
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Tweeted too!
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Vickie (jewelflyt)
oooh, I love Sam’s prints….hard to pick just one…
I really love Art Deco Evenings http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30210668 …it’s on my wishlist
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tess
Beautiful! she is very talented.
I love the flying kitten print.
I love the whimsy!
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Gabbi
Amazing giveaway and interview, such a fan of Sam’s work and blog. Please do enter me, would love to have several more of her prints including the new sister’s illustration she just made and long time favorites Joan and Backstage at The Follies. *fingers are crossed!*
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MsUnreliable
I love the whole Art Deco range, especially Art Deco Evenings…and I love Cuvier’s Toucan too – I don’t know why, but I’ve always had a strange obsession with Toucans. Odd!
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MsUnreliable
And I follow your blog
xx Kit
egater
I love all, flying Kitten and all. But this lady ART DECO DARLING in a green dress – 8 X 12 print would be creat in my craftclass wall
egater
I follow your blog now
Shanda
Wow, there are so many that I love, it was hard to chose just one.
My #1 is Blue Pom Pom. I tweeted about the giveaway. =)
Marla Jones
Ok, I fell in love with the doves (or piegeons?) with hearts and found it on the site: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26070265
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Down and Out Chic
sam! you’re so sweet and there’s no way i could pick a favorite piece.
(oh and i hate being breathed on in line at the post office too. grrrrrr).
i’m crossing my fingers:)
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Down and Out Chic
and i’m a follower:)
oh and wordpress just said, “you are posting comments too quickly, slow down.” alrighty then.
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Becky Pearce
I love the Little Cardinal. The beautiful bright red is amazing, and obviously I love red birds enough to name my shop after them! (redbirdjewellery)
Lily
I love the bird prints, (i love bird related anything really)
Little round robin and perching boy are my two favorites!
This is a great giveaway, thanks so much for the chance to win.
lilygreig at gmail dot com
Lindsay {Shrimp}
I love love the Mumma Duck print because I do have a special little place in my heart for ducks! I used to go to the library all the time, and I’d constantly have to stop my car in the middle of the road while a mother duck crossed the street, trailed closely behind by three fuzzy little babies and finally the father. It always makes me smile to think about those little guys stopping traffic!
I also really love the Dove of Peace print and all the lovely 1920s women!
Okay, just one more – A Little Love is just darling because that mouse looks just so sweet and earnest!!!
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Carol
I love all the prints of birds! Especially the cardinal!
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Carol
I’m also following your blog
Pixel Wild Child
I admire her work. She has a unique style and her illustrations are beautiful. If I would win I would have a hard time choosing only 5! :O)
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Tracy
Love love love Sam’s work! Great interview! I already have a little collection of Sam’s artwork so I’ll not enter the giveaway. Not because I don’t want more of her gorgeous prints, but I’d prefer somebody who doesn’t already own some to win
Candice
I like the Fluffy Sparrow – 4 X 6 print! It’s just so cute and BIG and FLUFFY!!!
thanks for your giveaway
Sarah Reed
Amazing! I love every bird, but Perching Boy speaks to me!
Sarah Reed
I am a follower!
rachel bride
enigmatic beauty would be one of my favs but so hard to pick. your very talented
Adele Smith
The Seahorse Whisperer as I adore a little bit of the whimsical as they always leave a smile on my face.
Adele Smith
I am now also a follower on Twitter too/
Lisa
My favourite piece is ‘Two Victorian Ladies have tea and shoot the breeze.’ because I love the fantasy and the whole story involved with it and how they’re discussing all these animals. It’s marvellous!
Jenny
Jemima Takes Harry for a Walk is one of my favourites. I’m a follower. x
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karina
I am a follower! I just love vintage anythings!
My favourite is the Art Deco Millie!
Julie
Love Sam’s work . I would love “Backstage at the Bolshoi”- I have two dancing daughters!
Julie
Oops forgot to mention I sudscribe to your blog.
Katherine Ryan
The prints which drew my eye mostly seemed to be those with birds. I especially loved ‘Two Turtle Doves’, ‘Two Blue Birds of Happiness’ and ‘Matching Coat and Accessories’ (this one reminded me of my cat Jasmine, who looks very much like the cat in the print).
Belinda Bonello
My favourite is ‘A Little Love’ because it’s so cute and very sweet!
trisha too
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29271636
the little blue titmouse–he’s charming!
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Marilyn
I love her prints! My favorite is the Friday night pink stockings. Oh, and the art deco series, espcially the profiles of hat-wearing women.
j dot marilyn dot evans at gmail dot com
Natalia
Oh Sam is an artist I admire immensely! I am a little in love with lots of her work, but my new fave is “Hello Beautiful” – Two Mountain Quails.
And I’m just about to tweet this AND I subscribe…
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Katherine
WOW! I’m so glad I heard about you on Twitter! FABULOUS. It’s ALL fabulous. I love Pandora in Rouge & ALL the flapper looking lovelies. Your work is a new FAVORITE.