This is officially the first day of autumn here in Milan.
I was going out with my boyfriend to eat a pizza after a very busy week but after 20 minutes it was raining cats and dogs so we came back home, my feet were cold and my socks totally wet
Anyway...this is a very particular period to me... I'm having several health issues but I'm also starting new therapies so I'm quieter because I know I'm finding a cure
Autumn is a very special season, isn't it?
I don't know why, maybe because when I was at school, september was the moment of the year in which I started thinking about new goals and projects. Nothing changed: when summer ends I start thinking about new things to do.
I've worked hard during the summer to draw 3 interactive books and I'm starting another one (yesterday I've received the fourth text and I like it! it's a story from Arabian Nights) and I'm working a lot on new style solutions, such as new vintage atmospheres. I'm about to buy a fairytale book printed in 1863. I've already love it as it was here in my hands
Anyway, I'm studying the old victorian illustrators and I love that look, warm colors and light tones.
These studies influenced my latest works.
These illustrations from "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett are my experiment for Bologna Children Book Fair 2012.
Other misc. news:
- I'm thinking about working in a studio, outside home. I need to wake up early, take a shower and run to take my train to the studio, and I need to finish the working day after 6-7 p.m. When you work from home you NEVER come to an end. I usually quit working at 3 a.m and this bad habit is driving me crazy and it's terribly unealthy. I mean, I love drawing in the middle of the night, with silence and peace, but my body is giving up so I have to do something good for me. I'm not 15 anymore. I'm turning 28.
- I've deleted all my prints on DeviantArt. Please don't be mad but I feel it's quite fair. My prints are available in different sizes on my Shop on Etsy, here:
www.etsy.com/shop/mairimart?re… where I'm also uploading new paper goods everyday such as bookmarks in different size and qualities; I've also created a Mini Collection of bookmarks with a handmade jewel by me
www.etsy.com/shop/mairimart?se…If you'd love a small print that is not in the shop yet, just ask. I will be glad to print what you love