Growing up in a house filled with handmade pots and objects, Matt strives to create work that resonates with people, inspiring them to populate their homes and lives with handmade objects; to be a part of the narratives and celebrations, both large and small in peoples’ lives. Walking the rural Ohio backroads of his youth, exploring state and national parks and taking in the beaches and dunes of his current home in Florida all contribute to the visual cues and inspirations for his forms and surfaces.