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What do you make? Tell us about your product!

We’re illustrators, designers and artists who make pins, prints, comics + books.

What's your creative background, your day job and how did you start making things?

Matt Huynh is a Sydney based comic creator and illustrator. Huynh’s graphic novels span a diverse variety of genres from surrealist fantasy to polemical essays, dramas and autobiography. His comics work has received recognition from Ledger Award for Excellence in Australian Comic Arts and Publishing and the Australian Cartoonist’s Association. His inky, energetic brushwork has appeared on magazines and prints to clothing, accessories, health resources, tattoos, film, performance projections, vinyl toys and dolls. When he’s not at the drawing table, he can be found conducting instructional workshops, public presentations, exhibitions and live art demonstrations.  He’s been known to operate under the pseudonym ‘STiKMAN‘, having taken a bad high-school nickname to heart.

Will was born in Sydney in 1984. He attended the University of NSW - College of Fines Arts, where he majored in graphic and textile design. He has taken part in collaborative exhibitions including From Here, Sincerely (2007), Extra Cheeese (2007), Copy Cats 2 (2007) and Fields of Conversation (2007). His works have also appeared in shop windows and interiors, magazines, websites, clothing, posters and an upcoming album cover. Will is currently a graphic designer by day and a freelance illustrator/ artist by night.  

Haline Ly was born in Suresnes, France and migrated to Australia in 1986. She is currently working at Symple Creative, specialising in illustration and graphic design. Her work has been published in Traffic (Rotovision UK 2007), De Fish Magazine (BELGIUM 2007), Collaborative Autobiography (2006), Kleft Magazine (2005) and featured on the online hub We Are The Image Makers and French portal Many Things. Haline was a QANTAS Noise Soya finalist in the pictures category (2005) and her art has been exhibited in Sydney, Berlin and America. Her work will be exhibited as part of matchbox project’s international installation in March 2008 and also in June 2008 at Sydney’s Japan Foundation. 

What are the things you find most inspiring?

coffee

Where is your workspace and what is it like?

We each have home studios, some tidier than others. But we often find ourselves spending just as much time working wherever we can. Will has a top-hatted skeleton supervising his work, Matt rests his feet on an amp and Haline is micromanaged by a pair of uppity bunnies. 

Why did you choose Hope Street Markets?

Matt sold at the first markets and we’ve attended the subsequent seasonal markets, but it’s about time to get behind the other side of the table. We like its relaxed tempo and all the friendly faces.

Where would you like your art/brand to be in the future??

We hope people find our work so celebratory that they carry it with them into their homes, bedrooms, pockets and the lining of their jackets.

Where can we buy your stuff?

Online:

www.claretduskymoonpie.com  
www.matthuynh.com 

Website and point of contact:

(group)
www.popperbox.com – info@popperbox.com 
(individual)
www.halinely.com 
www.matthuynh.com – info@matthuynh.com
www.willloeng.com - william.loeng@gmail.com