Turning Junk Wax into Diamonds (My Blog)

1977 Topps Reggie Jackson Gum Stick Portrait - Baseball card art by Matthew Lee Rosen

Mastering the Art of Gum Stick Baseball Card Po...

Admiring my results, I realized that unlike the first two portraits, which had sharp lines and contrast... Reggie's looked more like an imperfect ink transfer. It was by far a...

Mastering the Art of Gum Stick Baseball Card Po...

Admiring my results, I realized that unlike the first two portraits, which had sharp lines and contrast... Reggie's looked more like an imperfect ink transfer. It was by far a...

Topps gum stick baseball card art by Matthew Lee Rosen

How a Simple Stick of Gum Became so Meaningful

The smell of card stock and chewing gum triggers fond memories for anyone who opened wax packs as a kid in the 80's. I ate many hard sticks of gum...

How a Simple Stick of Gum Became so Meaningful

The smell of card stock and chewing gum triggers fond memories for anyone who opened wax packs as a kid in the 80's. I ate many hard sticks of gum...

Pillbox Co. bat designs by baseball card artist Matthew Lee Rosen

Matthew Rosen has been customizing baseball bat...

When Zak Fellman from Pillbox Bat Co. in Minnesota connected with me to design some custom baseball bats, I could hardly contain my excitement! 

Matthew Rosen has been customizing baseball bat...

When Zak Fellman from Pillbox Bat Co. in Minnesota connected with me to design some custom baseball bats, I could hardly contain my excitement! 

1985 Topps trivia by Baseball Card Artist Matthew Lee Rosen

5 Useful Baseball Trivia Quiz Tips from 1985 Topps

As I started creating baseball card art, I naturally gravitated back to 1985. I had this trivia quiz concept in my mind for quite a while. When I was finally...

5 Useful Baseball Trivia Quiz Tips from 1985 Topps

As I started creating baseball card art, I naturally gravitated back to 1985. I had this trivia quiz concept in my mind for quite a while. When I was finally...

1985 Donruss Baseball Card Art By Matthew Lee Rosen

1985-87 Donruss: The Designs that Transformed a...

Something different started to happen with the 1985 set... I suspect Donruss changed creative directors or brought in a new design team in '84, when the '85 set was built....

1985-87 Donruss: The Designs that Transformed a...

Something different started to happen with the 1985 set... I suspect Donruss changed creative directors or brought in a new design team in '84, when the '85 set was built....

Mario Mendoza Baseball Card Art by Matthew Lee Rosen

Mario Mendoza: Man of Miracles

I see a man with squinty eyes desperately hiding from the sun behind a pair of Coca-Cola bottle thick glasses. This is not exactly the profile of a major league...

Mario Mendoza: Man of Miracles

I see a man with squinty eyes desperately hiding from the sun behind a pair of Coca-Cola bottle thick glasses. This is not exactly the profile of a major league...