Confidence Alive
Confidence Alive

Illustration

Confidence Alive

Digital painting done for the charity fanzine Who's That Big Man?.

Delilah
Delilah

Painting

Delilah

Limited palette painting assignment. A portrait of my original character, done almost entirely from imagination with a reference image of myself for the pose.

Orchard
Orchard

Other

Orchard

8-page comic about robots and humanity. The full version can be found at prairiecryptid.itch.io.

overmedication
overmedication

Illustration

overmedication

Many professional hockey players use prescription medication to cope with the physical and mental demands of their jobs.

Pacific
Pacific

Other

Pacific

Autobiographical comic exercise.

red sky
red sky

Illustration

red sky

An illustration based on January Adams' short story, Dear Miss Diamond Lace.

swansong
swansong

Other

swansong

Originally done for a comics class assignment. The prompt was to emphasize the relentless progression of time in 24 square panels.

Trade Season
Trade Season

Illustration

Trade Season

The months before the trading deadline in professional hockey leagues, or "trade season", leave many players with only a few days' notice to uproot their lives and families to follow the demands of their career.

Trailblazer
Trailblazer

Illustration

Trailblazer

Analysts say that Sidney Crosby changed the velocity that the NHL plays at, which has ramifications for both Crosby and the leagues that follow after him.

Welcome to Shale
Welcome to Shale

Illustration

Welcome to Shale

Animated illustration of Avi Silver, author of Two Dark Moons, and Sienna Tristen, author of The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming.

Work by

Matt Xie aka. prairiecryptid

Illustration & comics

“My interests include hockey, emotions, and the color green.”