Microworlds and watercolors

  Lorraine Lam Jewelry. Photo Leo Qin.

 Lorraine Lam Jewelry. Photo Leo Qin.

 Lorraine Lam Jewelry. Photo Leo Qin.

London Bridge by Lily Forwood.

 Food City by Lily Forwood. 

Yesterday I went to have a look at the MA Degree Shows of Camberwell School of Arts. The show featured the work of graduates of MA Designer Maker, Illustration, Digital Arts and Printmaking.

My friend Lorraine Lam presented her amazing functional/symbiotic jewelry line. I love her proposal, the idea of this micro-worlds / secret stashes / time capsules, that you can carry along with you as a ring or a necklace and play with them, modified them, make them disappear whenever you want just to start again. It's a wonderful invitation. And I want all her rings. All. You can have a look at more pieces here.

Among the other interesting things I saw was the illustration work of Lily Forwood. The beauty of incompletness really got me, as well as the deepness she manage to print in the paper with just some blots of watercolor. Have a look at her page here.

And if you want to go to Camberwell School of Arts to see everything, here's more info.

Coffee Talk: Federico Fellini

The Coffee Talks doodles are arriving with a little bit of delay (you can see it on the calendar), but here they are :)

Happy week everyone! x

Today's Mood

A big portion of this:

 - What do I win trying to avoid my homework?

I have to go and do it. At the end, is for my own good.

- Damn! My own good make me so anxious.

With this on a side:

- There must be a lot of people doing important things while I'm lying here!

- Am I not ashamed of myself?

- Come again? I am not?

- Well, one never end to know oneself!

Quino is a genius. Nothing else to say, and I'm going to sleep!

My Friends: Germán Herrera

Awesome designer, animator, comic illustrator, story-teller, and a super cool friend. From time to time he enjoys making stories about the people he knows, specially his kid sister and his friends. The one in the drawing is me, and although I'm a wicked witch I loved the story he wrote.


"The interview with patient "L" was without any doubt peculiar. Of course you could say that about every person that steps into the office, but this one had some extra value because she suffered from some kind of language-curse. 

An innocent spectator  might think that she only mixed different languages and accents when she speaks, but the sounds that escaped her throat were no other than diabolic words. Most likely a consequence of the studies she recently made. That was easy to deduct from the School of Magic and Necromancy crest stitched in her tote.


According to her story, after a brief but successful time as End of the World Prophet, she decided to add to her resume an Apocalyptic Management and Cults Administration specialization. For her thesis dissertation she broke her soul into little buttons she handled to her followers. With those innocent little objects she would be able to catch the minds and hearts of the entire world... and maybe she would become immortal.


Knowing that she will never be alone and considering her love for classics and cliches, she is planning to take her knowledge to good old (but actually new) England."

Fingers crossed Ger ;)


---> Have a look at German's work on his lovely Blog de monos.

Send me a postcard

... drop me a line.

I love postcards. Looooove, and cards, and all stationary stuff really. That's why I made this new Treasury on my Etsy Shop. Have a look at the lovely cards and postcards I selected by clicking on the image, and if you're interested in buying something from my shop, you have until Monday, so I can go to the post office on Tuesday... if not, just go ahead and pay me a visit! :)

The New Yorker Cartoons

Last night I had a fun time looking at the Facebook Page of The New Yorker, they have a nice selection of their cartoons, so I thought I could share some of my favorites. The last one is brilliant!

The Big Bad Wolf

Like the song, but pretty. A new Treasury List I made on Etsy.

Have a look by clicking on the image! :)

The Beginning is Near

This is my last design: The Beginning is Near. If the end is near, as the prophecies, Anonymous, and the beard guy in the corner said is near, well, a new beginning is near too... and personally I rather focus on that. For me 2012 hopefully is going to be a year full of changes and beginnings (fingers crossed).

If you like this tote bag, that's a very good news, and if you desperately want to buy one, is a better one and you can do it in my Etsy Shop clicking here.

Five Years Time

Today is the birthday of my little brand Objetitos... it's FIVE years now! That's a lot, or it feels that way, so I'm making a giveaway in the Facebook page. Click on the photo to go to the post on the page and like it or leave a comment to participate... join the little Objetitos party!!!

Noah and the Whale - "5 Years Time" por cherrytreerecords

Sigh

Just that. 

Well not just that, who am I kidding? Also a couple of interesting articles in The Guardian to read, one about books, the other one about neutrinos. Have a nice weekend and wish me luck tomorrow!

Fools

Prepare for a parade of fools with the wind at their backs.

Illustration: Evan Stremke. 

Another interesting, yet strange project by Stremke is Invitacion for an Assassination. 
Have a look here.