Snowed in

Good and Bad

One of my mimi projects on university was to make a two self portraits showing good and bad feature of character. I choose one which can be at the same time good and bad. I'm well organized but sometimes it's I'm getting to stressed about timing.

Contemporary Istanbul

After private view yesterday today is first day of Contemporary Istanbul fair where you can by selection of my drawings, including limited edition of giclee print of illustration above. Anyone in Istanbul please enjoy :)

Budapest at Royal Academy of Arts

It is not often to see work by great artists next to each other. The 'Budapest' exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts it's something that you can't miss, within presented art works, all by great masters there are paintings by Chagall, Schiele and Picasso hang in one room next to each other. While you are there it's worth to have a look on the exhibition The new thing under the sun which shows quite powerful work by Dorota Jurczak which you can see below

Mercedes Baliarda

I saw work by Mercedes Baliarda at Anticipation show in London I really like how she is using layers of tracing paper to create unique drawings. This is her ongoing project.

I've decide to mix techniques in my illustration and add little bit of pasting and cutting to the process.

Fornasetti

Recently I fell in love with Fornasetti. Piero Fornasetti was a sculptor, painter, interior decorator who created the most amazing products his son Barnaba is continuing family passion to great design. Creating fun, whimsy and wit products. Fornasetti visual vocabulary become more and more attractive and popular. I love the idea how they are playing with images and creating so original work.

I'm back to university and just had my first tutorial. So it's time to push the boundaries and experiment with my drawing, mark making, composition, materials.

Halloween treat

Lily Vanilli is a great baker and cake designer. She is know for designing marzipan insects for Alexander McQueen film project and her recent book (images above) with some great recipes 'A zombie ate my cupcake'. More about Lily here and here.

Becoming little foodie

I'm having impression that soft toys are becoming very popular and I found this one which are great start to play with food and have little tea and cup cake party or a nice traditional breakfast. All available at Ikea

Arobal

I'm following Bartek Arobal drawings for quite long and during that time I really saw how he's growing as an artists and illustrator. I love his drawings, they way how he's playing with mark making and uses colors. You can see more of his work here and here

Christmas at Muji

What I really like in period before Christmas is the fact that you can get so many little nice things which usually are not available on any other time of the year. I've been today in Muji and discover all those nice things now I need to think what should be gift for my friends and what a treat for myself.

From top left: Balancing Penguins Game, Human Puzzle, Tree Magnetic Paper

Clip Holder, Sawdust clay - make your own pencil set

From top left: Funny face sticker book, Blackboard house (it's a box too),

Rabbit Noughts and Cross

Drinking tea

It's getting really cold outside so a morning cup of nice blooming

tea is a really good way of starting day.

Tea bags available from Pedlars

Fun tee packaging by Soon Mo Kang

Tea submarine by Ototo

Agata Dudek

I have to admit that for a long time I thought that children books in Poland are really not fun and few months ago thanks to very nice small bookshop with amazing girl who now everything about them I discovered whole range of great books which I have impression are always hidden in the bigger stores. Agata Dudek is one of my favourite illustrator above few illustrations from her upcoming book Zozo i Lulu and titles which are already available Scary Monsters (Straszne Strachy, published by Endo) and Crows and snake (Wrony i waz, published by Dwie Siostry).

Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes at V & A

This exhibition is definatly worth going. There is so many wonderful drawings, costumes and elements of scenography on display and of course there is a massive work of Picasso to see as well :)