Adrienna Matzeg / Sundae Best

Adrienna Matzeg is working at the intersection of photography and textile to create her punch needle embroidery compositions. She is drawn to the narrative quality that both photography and textiles possess, nostalgia being a prominent theme in her practice. Through reducing the subject matter in her work to simplified colors, shapes and fragments she explores how we recall memories, with a specific interest in travel destinations and souvenirs.

By working with a range of analog and digital processes including weaving, screen printing and photographic mediums, Adrienna earned her degree in Photography from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. 

Adrienna’s personal work has been shown in the MOCA Toronto, Cry Baby Gallery, Maison et Objet Paris, and the Affordable Art Fair NYC among others. Her work has been procured by Earls Restaurants and international private collectors, with select features including Colossal, Designboom and Living Corriere Magazine. 

Order Up celebrates diner food as comfort — nostalgic, excessive, and deeply familiar. Inspired by North American roadside diners and late-night stops, each piece captures the quiet romance of these spaces: the pastel gleam of laminate counters, the soft hum of neon, the endless refill of a warm cup. They evoke a world suspended between night and morning, where strangers become companions and every meal feels like a small act of kindness.

At its heart, the collection is an ode to the beauty of the ordinary, to the warmth that lingers in familiar rituals, and the magic that flickers beneath fluorescent light. These works transform the mundane into something tender and timeless, celebrating the way diners hold us in their steady glow, offering comfort and connection when the world outside feels uncertain.