What's for dinner?

I'm not a fish eater. I don't use to eat fish. And that's weird because in Spain you can eat a lot of fish! I like to see the fish in the water... From a boat, of course.
Do you know this museum? Ana and I want to go in April.

I have a show by the end of March!. Portraits (my "soft" portraits) and a few "boxes".
Ana sent me this amazing link: Livingstones. It would be great to have a livingroom like that! Don't you think it's a fantastic idea? And the living island table?

I found a great comic : Jazz Club, with beautiful illustrations by Alexandre Clérisse. I love the illustrations.
Kazu Kibuishi

I haven't seen Penelope's assignment results yet. I didn't want to be influenced.
I started by putting a good song and cut my sheet painted in black. I choose "Dessert Rose" by Sting and Cheb Mami. [ I love this song. It's a pitty I don't understand what Cheb mami sings but it sounds beautiful. His voice and language reminds me of one of the most beautiful and magic place in the world: La Alhambra de Granada. I think it's very silly to speak about arabian "occupation" in Spain because after 8 centuries of coexistence I'm sure we can deny the vast influence of the arabian culture and that we are now the result of that .]
Well, I cut my black sheet in several pieces, with roound and sharp edges. For both images I used the same pieces of sheet and I commited myself to use all of them.
My first impulse was to make a figurative image. Looking at the pieces to discover a house, a bird, water... And I ended with this:

My second try was to make something abstract and this is the result:

I realized that when I make a figurative illustration I'm able to use a shape as an object. It simbolizes something, but when I do it abstract I need to connect the pieces. I can't see isolated pieces. I don't know what it means but, thank you Penelope for the play and new discoveries.

Point of view

Sometimes you only have to move a few inches to see the path to follow.

I found great links in this magazine this morning.
Sixixis. I love the lamp!
Hand screen-printed wallper from Lizzie Allen.
Snowdenflood

Happy New Year 2007!

I hope you spent a great holidays!! Some christmas ornaments are still coming...they will be nicely wrapped for next year. Thanks Nicole for your beautiful ornament!

Thanks again to Jessica and Marieke for her lovely packages.

I want to thank you all for your support during the 2006. Your comments and mails are a great support for me!! I wish we have all a great 2007 together. Happy creative 2007!!