Boudicca appeared on the cover of a greeting card set given out to the cast and crew at the Lord of the Rings After Oscar Party. Also in 2004, Matt was chosen as a Gallery Winner in the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles art competition. In March of 2005, Matt’s art book, <cite><a href=https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/author/matt-hughes/"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0865620628/ref=nosim/strangehorizons">Metamorphosis: The Art of Matt Hughes</a></cite>, published by MG Publishing/SQP, reached the 23,000+ mark in international sales. Matt is a member of The Society of Illustrators located in New York. You can see more of Matt's work on his <a href=https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/author/matt-hughes/"http://www.MattHughesArt.com">website or send him email at <a href=https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/author/matt-hughes/"mailto:matthughesart@yahoo.com">matthughesart@yahoo.com. " />
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The works of popular fantasy artist Matt Hughes have appeared in numerous publications, such as Art Scene International, Dark Realms, Realms of Fantasy, Spectrum 10 & 12, Magical Blend, Heavy Metal, Mystique, Wizard, and in works for White Wolf Publishing and Chaos! Comics, just to name a few. In 2004, Matt’s illustration Boudicca appeared on the cover of a greeting card set given out to the cast and crew at the Lord of the Rings After Oscar Party. Also in 2004, Matt was chosen as a Gallery Winner in the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles art competition. In March of 2005, Matt’s art book, Metamorphosis: The Art of Matt Hughes, published by MG Publishing/SQP, reached the 23,000+ mark in international sales. Matt is a member of The Society of Illustrators located in New York. You can see more of Matt's work on his website or send him email at matthughesart@yahoo.com.


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The garden is the resting place of your vulnerabilities; there’s a reason you’ve left them here instead of carrying them with you. Typically you enter hardened and hurried, beelining straight for the correct plot and quickly releasing whatever is clutched in your hand without a second thought—today, an attempted weaving of leather and lace, strength and suppleness that your body cannot figure out how to wear, nor your words to narrate.
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