Matt Forsythe

Pokko and the Drum

A story about art. And persistence. And a family of frogs living in a mushroom.

Please ask for it at your favourite bookstore!

Simon & Schuster, Fall, 2019

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Collaboration with Shonda Rhimes for this book about books. edited by Maria Popova and Claudia Bedrick. All proceeds go to the NY public library system.

Cover illustration by Ping Zhu.

Images from the book, The Brilliant Deep. 

Written by Kate Messner. 

A picture book biography about Ken Nedimeyer - a Florida diver who started a global movement to heal coral.  

Coming Spring 2018, from Chronicle Books. 

I made this pin with with Gallery Nucleus in Portland.

A painting for the book, A Celebration of Beatrix Potter: Art and letters by more than 30 of today's favorite children's book illustrators (Penguin/Random House, 2016). 

Beer label for Brasserie Dunham, a rad little Quebec craft brewery.

All their labels are designed by comic book artists.  

Art director: Simon Bossé

I made this limited edition pin with Gallery Nucleus Portland.

Enchanted Lion Books, 2017

Written by Kirsten Hall

Best Books of 2017 - Globe & Mail

"Breathtaking." - The Wall St Journal

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

"Lovely... Forsythe’s velvety, luminescent illustrations all throughout the book are a sight to see." - Kirkus Reviews

"Elegant" - The Globe & Mail

"A former Adventure Time artist creates lush landscapes for a modern fable about a pack of forest animals who inadvertently destroy a cherished gold leaf. For readers who like: timeless tales for adults as much as children."

- Serah-Marie McMahon, National Post 

I was Lead Character Designer on Adventure Time for seasons 5 and 6. 

McGill News

This piece is available as a print. 

New York Time

Art Director: Alexandra Zsigmond