he goes by the name of..

MWM..

I met Matt Moore at a slew of Vegas apparel tradeshows about 4 or so years ago. He was soft spoken, shy, and very focused on his work. I related to him well, as I had similar characteristics. What I took from that first impression was that Matt was soft spoken (besides him talking about his obession with Rhianna every other sentence. this was before she was mega popular), slighty nervous, and very focused on his work. When everyone in the room was trying to impress everyone else, I noticed Matt in the corner hand drawing with his sharpie black and white sketches next to a stack of his Bangers books. I was immediately intrigued.

Years later i've gotten to know Matt and his first impression stays the same.. A talented, focused, hard working guy who isn't afraid to share his world with you. Matt grew up in a small town close to mine in MA and like some kids bored in small towns, got caught in a wild lifestyle for some time and doesn't hesitate to share his stories of who he is. Matt is completely grounded- knows his place in life and where he wants to head towards. And because of that he's able to grafitti in his home of Portland, show paintings in galleries all around the world, design Ad campaigns for some of the largest corporate companies, and create fashion for his line Glyph Cue. For this, I admire Matt as an artist, designer, businessperson, and person in general. You have to be true to yourself and know what you want in life to accomplish all the things Matt is accomplishing for himself. Most people want to, but can't be honest with themseleves or others around them about what they want and often get stuck in their tracks. Matt's grounded and honest personality will be the backbone of pushing his talent to the forefront of his career. Congrats Matt.. this is only the beginning. 

Be sure to check out Matt's collaboration with Traitor x Open showing at Chorus Gallery at 285 Washington St in Somerville MA this Sat August 16th in back of my new studio!. Matt will be showcasing his handpainted bike frames as well as selected art pieces, prints, tshirts and hats. We have lots of love for the Open guys as they are family and neighbors, and have done one hell of a job opening an original bike/art gallery concept shop.. so let's show them lots of support this weekend. I know I will be the first to pick up an MWM bike, and rumors are the gear is selling out fast so get their early! We now have this beautiful mural to walk by every morning thanks to Matt. I'm sure it will inspire other artists in the community!

moving forward

The KDU officially launched their consulting website including a portfolio of work of designers/artsits/photographers around the world contributing to it including but not limited to: MWM Graphics, Nontype, Si Scott, Faceless, Nopattern, Karborn, Justin Maller, Valp, Lynette Astaire, and myself (Jenna) whom was former designer and partner of SVSV & KDU. As you may or may not know, I left my former business 2 years ago and slowly made my permanent move to Boston MA after discovering the undiscovered talent here that deserves more regognition. (more news to come)

KDU/SVSV pres David Gensler was my mentor for about 4 years when I was an eager young designer just starting out in New York ready to take on the world of fashion. Meeting through mutual friends during fashion week, we instantly connected through this concept of high end street inspired fashion that was exclusive and only available to those who knew about it. We felt that the retail system was too flawed and mass consumption would eventually swallow itself whole, as we have seen it doing recently with shops closing left and right. Thus SVSV was born and ltd edition pieces were made for the exclusive fashion crowd. After a short, but successful journey, we decided that we both were looking to accomplish different things in life and decided to split.

His vision is years ahead most and the whole industry follows his every word and move. Every project we worked on together over 5 years ago, I see every designer copying the style and design theories now from large corporate companies to college kids. As much as we loved to hate eachother, DG taught me the ropes. Maybe in a different lifetime things would have worked out differently, but we're taking life as it comes and persuing our own dreams for now. Check out the beautiful work below and portfolio here: 

my life is a circus

We all need to change up our visual inspiration from time to time. I always check out textile books, but then I find myself wandering to random subjects. Today's victim was the circus. Although, when I come to think of it, it's not so random at all. Don't you feel like your life is like a circus sometimes? Full of crazy, interesting characters trying to impress you or make you laugh.. sometimes you're not impressed, and other times you burst out laughing. The circus creates anxiety as you watch tightrope walkers and lions jump through rings of fire. Then calm down when you hear the voice of the narrator who is the handsome conductor with the tall black hat and sharp suit. Hmm.. yep my life. =)