About The Artist
Matt Franklin – Portland, Oregon
I’ve been drawing since I can remember. I live in Portland and work with my hands — building, painting, making things. The drawings have always just been part of that.
These are drawings I made over the years simply because I felt like making them.
Some came quickly. Some took longer. Most were left alone until they felt finished.
They eventually found their way onto shirts when I started screen printing them by hand.
Just to see what it would feel like to wear the work instead of hang it.
Some pieces are still printed on vintage and donated garments when I can find them.
Those are closest to where this started — one-off pieces, made slowly, with a bit of history already in them.
Everything here comes from the same place: original drawings, made without chasing trends or an audience.
Just artwork — and the possibility to wear it.