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atthew Heck grew up in the small city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, which is the land of maple syrup, beavers, the Loonie, plaid jackets, and hockey. Winters started early and went long, generally from October to May. It was not uncommon to have stretches of several weeks -49°F when Matt was growing up. He grew up skateboarding and snowboarding and started riding motorcycles pretty young. During those long winters, you had to find things to keep yourself occupied. Matthew says that art was never a choice that
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April ‘22 - May ‘22 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE
Article By: Miss Judy he consciously made. It’s just kid. When he was just six, he always been a part of who he would draw his family members as cartoon characters. Today his mind is constantly coming up with ideas for art projects. He stews over a new idea until he is finally ready to sketch them and bring them to life. Matthew is blessed/ plagued with the inability to sit still. He is constantly looking at things and try’s to determine what something could be or how he could turn it into something else. Matt describes himself as having an addictive personality and says that was. He always drew, painted, his vices are motorcycles and and created things as a young art. Once he starts working on
