Hey all!

I’m really excited to share some news:

I recently received the Artists Work grant from ArtsBuild and am using it to teach some animation classes here in Chattanooga . Yay!

We are now teaching beginner stop motion animation classes for FREE!!!
That’s right! Free!

The class will be at Studio Ours on Sunday August 30th from 1:00-3:00

There are only 10 seats available so space is limited.

Thank you so very much to Artsbuild for sponsoring this and allowing it to happen.

Come learn how to animate with me! Come learn about this timeless art form and how it can be used to tell your own stories.

With stop motion you can literally do -ANYTHING-.

Ages 12 and up.

https://www.studioourscha.com/event-details/introduction-to-stop-motion-animation

Hello all! I’m excited to share an interview we recently did with the Hamilton County Herald.

We discussed everything from influences and stop motion favorites to technique and fabrication.

You can read the full story here.

I’m really excited to share the newest edition to the Skeleton Key Workshop family! The video for the song Cotton Candy Randy by the band Red Pawn.

This project took 15 months and roughly 4 people to make it.

I’m really proud of how it turned out. We worked very hard on it.

I have TONS of behind the scenes footage that will be going out as well. The things you see were built with foam, hot glue, pizza boxes and much much more. DIY. Stay tuned for that!

​Check it out!

Thank you for watching and supporting us!

How cool is this? This past weekend I was asked if I’d be interested in puppeteering a large puppet for Wayne White’s band Username Password. Naturally I said yes.

It was a total blast!

The puppet was very cleverly designed. It’s basically a long wooden pole that fit into a locking mechanism on my belt. The head can be turned via a small piece of pvc running inside the puppet alongside the wooden pole. It even had a handle.

Brilliant!

People were running up to me and taking photos! What a ball!

It was VERY hot!!!

Totally worth it!

Photos by Wayne White, Christina Sacco and Jason Reed.

You can grab Username Password’s debut album here:

Store

#theskeletonkeyworkshop #waynewhite #puppets #usernamepassword

Check out the ‘opening credits’ video for the skateboarding company Chapped, for their new video release, “Bad Star”. The idea was influenced by the old horror television show “Chiller” from the 1970s.

The video below shows what I animated vs the original video.

Check it out! Here’s a link to Thrasher’s site where you can watch the whole thing:

https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/trash/chapped-bad-star-video

Thanks for reading!

Matt

#thrasher #thrashermagazine #chapped #ryanmaddox #theskeletonkeyworkshop

I’m thrilled to announce that some of the Workshop’s animation was shown back on December 9th at the Immersion Gallery which recently opened in Chattanooga on the corner of 3rd and Broad. The post is a little late due to having site problems… I’m honored to have been included with a group of such talented artists. What a blast.

Find more here!

https://www.facebook.com/ImmersionGallery/