old school

Since I can't read Japanese I can't tell you much about the amazing illustrator
Junzo Terada who works at Comes Graphic. I just love his style of old fashioned
Eastblock children's illustration with a modern twist of japanese cuteness.
He applies his illustrations to all kinds of materials as well as soft toys.

in the woodwork

Some works from the exhibition "Destroy all Monsters".
Here are some photos of the opening at ROJO@artspace Barcelona





mixed media on wood, 60x80cm

wrap it up good

The great people from Frinton Press invited me to take part in their Wrapping Paper project.
16 artists were asked to submit a pattern design which was then hand screen printed and beautifully packed by Frinton Press.


Giving presents has never been more fun!
first two photos are by Thereza

gute fahrt

Lolitas from New York

When I first saw Rita Ackermann's work I was totally blown away by the power of her drawings. With much trouble I've been trying follow her work but she is a very elusive artist. Which makes the few things I find all the more wonderful.

Welcome to the Year of the Tiger

animals are fighting back

The Ark is a project initiated by the argentinian design studio DGPH.
Find out more about their project here


Each artist was asked submit his version of a local animal. I chose the badger. Have you ever noticed how much a badger's head resembles a wrestling mask? Which made me think that although we should protect animals maybe they are not as weak and helpless as we think.
El Tejón is a fierce creature ready to pounce on any opponent!


If you would like to support the project get yourself a copy of The Ark here

cover your gadgets

now available from smirk about are two of of my designs as
a protective and decorative skin for your electronic gadget.

entenballet

raised by wolves

Portrait photography has always been a big inspiration for me. The one who impressed me most
by his approach is Jim Goldberg. In his book Raised by Wolves he follows the lives of teenage runaways on the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco from 1985 until 1995.





The few examples I could find don't do the book justice... it is so much more than strong pictures of teenage rebellion. There are long interviews, spontanious polaroids, hand written notes and letters from the kids, photos of their posessions and their environment - you get the full picture.

new exhibition

I'm taking part in a group exhibition at Galeria CMTV / Barcelona.
it opens this thursday the 04. February and is on until the 6th of March.
these are the pieces I will exhibit... two watercolours on ancient myths and folk tales.




watercolour on paper, 30x40cm

a question of taste

a collaboration with morr music for their webshop / online music store a number of small things.


the shirt available from 6 till 24 (sorry, that's months not years...)


and here's a bib for all those little record munchers...
you can get the shirt here and the bib here.

Captain America

the father of godzilla

Through the research for my last exhibition I discovered this book about Eiji Tsuburaya
by August Ragone. Great photos of man and monster and how they merge sometimes.


"It would have been far easier and cheaper for Tsuburaya to have gone to a construction site and filmed ordinary trucks lugging dirt than to have built a sprawling miniature set like this. Realism is not the point. It's about style; it's about mood. There's integrity in the way Tsuburaya and his people worked".
(Shiro Sano)


Support you local book dealer or buy it here.

gorgeous godzilla

how you turn a drawing which became a best selling threadless design


into an adorable plush toy is beyond me. but luckily there are people craftier than me who
are up for a challenge. well done teresa and I hope you win the threadless knitting contest!






to see more photos and the making of go to threadless knits

mein freund hase

I was inspired to start my own blog by lapin, a great illustrator from France who now lives in Barcelona.
He also helped me to customise my blog. Merci Lapin!



have a look at his website: www.lesillustrationsdelapin.com
or his blog www.les-calepins-de-lapin.blogspot.com