Alycia Matthews: Painting it Orange

Alycia Matthews creates joyful papier mache Halloween sculptures. Her process starts with a terra cotta base which gives her characters a distinctive warm vintage glow. She proudly declares orange her favorite color. She loves to wear orange clothes and Halloween socks all year. 

Alycia turns to old black and white movies for artistic inspiration. She can lose herself in studying all the wonderful props. She’ll watch with a sketch pad in hand to capture interesting facial expressions. One of her favorite things to sculpt is the moon. George Melies’ “Trip to the Moon” movie has inspired several of her pieces.  

She is a member of the Eclectic Halloween Artist Guild (EHAG) and uses her graphic design skills as part of the promotions team. This juried group of artists has an art sale on the last day of the month, January – November on their blog. Each month there is a new theme. Her favorite was “Creepy Carnival.”  

Alycia is recharged by nature. When she’s not creating in her studio, she loves to watch the birds at her feeders, ride her bike, and walk on the beach with her dog, Tucker. She is infatuated with all four seasons and even enjoys shoveling snow.    

As a believer in magic, Alycia believes anything is possible. She ended the interview by encouraging us to share kindness and smiles.  

Mentions: 

• Autumn Brilliance Magazine: https://www.autumnbrilliancemagazine.com/ 
• George Melies’ Trip to the Moon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon 
• Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum: https://www.pem.org/ 
• The EHAG Emporium: https://ehagemporium.blogspot.com/ 

Please visit Alycia at: https://alyciasart.blogspot.com/.