Matchbox is an original work featuring an abstract story of life and devastation told through a limited color palette and using only matchsticks as a subject matter. A short story of only 12 pages, it is available to read online now.

UTTOKA [ooh-toke-uh], aka, Grace Hilling is an artist based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, but grew up in the artistic scene of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and earned her BFA in illustration.

Her work stands out in which it celebrates the traditional art form of sketching and painting in a digital style, taking inspiration from traditonal art of the 90’s and early 2000’s. She aims to create work that readers can find themselves lost in and project onto, conspiring unique and lovable characters and stories. She currently is focused on children’s literature, but has taken interest in graphic design, printmaking, editorial illustration, as well as graphic novels.

UTTOKA is open for freelance and commission work. If you have any questions, please feel free to message her at any of the links at the bottom of the page.