Matchbook Portraits by 0H10M1ke

Craft & Design

Yesterday at Figment, a participatory arts event on Governor’s island in New York City, Nick Normal and I met 0H10M1ke (sounds like “Ohio Mike”), who draws 1 minute portraits of strangers on matchbooks and hands them out. I thought it was such a sweet idea! He’s been doing it for a long time; Nick and I got portraits numbered 8012 and 8013, respectively.

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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