Peculiar Lives

by Philip Purser-Hallard

A Telos Original

About the Cover Artist

Matthew Laznicka was born in the city of Racine, Wisconsin. As a child he immersed himself in the world of fantasy watching old monster movies, and anything science fiction related he could affix his eyes to.

He loved Star Wars in 1977 at the tender age of 9 in which case it became a time line for everything that occurred in his life. During all the years of his childhood and all the comics, bubble gum cards, Danny Dunn novellas, and cheesy television science fiction Matthew was honing his craft of sketching monsters and mutants.

In 1987 after graduating high school he decided to get serious about illustration and enrolled at The Milwaukee Institute of art and design in which case there was no turning back. upon graduating from college in 1991, he has worked as an in house artist for many different companies from stationary, greeting cards, t-shirts, and product design.

2003 became the first year to finally put a clamp down and start freelancing on a full time basis and there is no going back, focusing primarily on science fiction related print media.

Matthew has done many illustrations for such clients as: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Flax, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Nature Company, Museum Company, Wildwood Productions and many more.

Visit Matthew's website @ www.basement-productions.com