the summer

some fun at the beach and a 4 legs buddy Farai

the month passed too quickly and I finally finished storing all the stuff from the year we lived in Benavente.
the vacations were all about building closets and cabinets in my home and hanging some treasures in the walls.Just a few hours on the beach to smell the salt sea and run a bit with Mini Mirtillo in the wet sand

but

since yesterday i know that i have to move again, south one more time, near the Majestic Serra Arrábida

so

it's boxing time again, looking for a home to live one year, a few days without internet, and carrying with love and care my studio | work

I'll miss my home, again, and my walls!

in box

http://www.etsy.com/voter_list.php?ref=voter&room_id=61

In a hurry and surrounded by boxes, I'm moving again. The school year finished and it's time to return to 'real' home, at least till September.

The girl who knitted love is in the Etsy vote for Which Notebook Would You Take Back to School? :)

See you in a couple of days!

let it be

Growing Smiles - watercolor illustration

Brian's Symphony - The Mandolin Player | gocco screenprint on Muji cahiers

Brian's Symponhy - The Mandolin Player | gocco screenprint

Bubble Girl - gocco screenprint on Moleskine cahier

Bubble Girl - gocco screenprint on wooden card

I've been looking for years for cards or postcards made of wood, of any size, to do some experiments like Gocco prints. Finally, i found them at:

http://www.nightowlpapergoods.com/ via http://indiefixx.com/ and i've already used them with my newest girl, Bubble Girl.

Unfortunately they are far away, in the USA, and i can't buy as much as i would like to, so i can do manyyyyyyyyy gocco prints as i wish. I really love these wooden cards!

Brian's Symphony is also a new work, born from an old project, ehehehe, which I've been preparing for almost a year. I wanted him to be perfect, since it is a tribute to my dear musician friend artist super cool person, with the most wonderful humour, from http://westernartglass.blogspot.com/ and http://westernartglass.etsy.com :))

It's an edition of 30 gocco prints on paper, 4 journals, 4 gocco and hand illustrated and i'll do some bags for underwear too.

Growing Smiles is my way to say Thank You to all the wonderful people who are always by my side, you have me too by yours !

lá lá lá lá :D

A festa das colheitas

Espaço Florido

Sandra's Space

Ema

I'm not working, lately, as the bee i used to be, many things going on here including issues in my computer, and some breaks in my brain. I like to call it 'the time to think', something that makes part of the creation process. But i've been missing you all! :)

I have some fresh news, i decided to open a new etsy shop for the originals, I'll keep with fric_de_mentol's shop for the gocco prints and the new one has the same name as the blog:

www.dropesdementol.etsy.com

Ema is an original illustration made with watercolors on handmade paper panel.

Sandra's Space is part of the latest Space project, it's special, it's a gift to a special Woman :)

'Espaço Florido' and 'A festa das colheitas' are two original illustrations made for Quasiloja shop in Oporto.

[apologies to the wonderful people that are waiting for my e-mails] :=