Saturday, December 31, 2011

drawing room: my girls

...wish frida kahlo and amy winehouse were still in this world... the one in the left is obviously me.

Happy New Year to all...

Friday, December 30, 2011

drawing room: life goes on...


... I still have other things to look forward to...

I'm still waiting at your doorstep, waiting for you to let me in, waiting for you let me in again...




(wearing a fur hat made by me, vintage blouse, leather jacket and boots from forever 21, leopard print skinny jeans from Urban Outfitters and a blue clutch from ASOS)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

inspiration: Le fils de l'homme








(image of the painting via wikipedia)

Le fils de l'homme (The son of man)

by René Magritte, 1964

"At least it hides the face partly. Well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present".

-Statement by René Magritte when questioned about the painting.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

trend report: ice queen

Amanda Seyfried

Christian Dior

Burberry Prorsum

Balmain

Jason Wu
(photos via vogue mexico)


Winter season has finally arrived and not alone, with her comes Christmas carols, Holiday parties, Santa Claus and the cold white snow, which apparently has managed to glaze the fashion industry in white as well, proving that this pure color is not only for the warm weather.

Step into the glacial time of the year as a beautiful ice queen dressed in white from head to toe.

Read my entire article on examiner.com, here!

drawing room: wrapped around your fingers


I can't get that line off my mind.. "You've got me wrapped around your finger"... from the song "Linger" by the Cranberries.

Monday, December 26, 2011

drawing room: drink me

I made this illustration inspired by a phrase in a song written by Joaquín Sabina, a spanish singer, songwriter and poet.

The song is called "Corre, dijo la tortuga" which in english means "run, said the turtle"... and the quote in the drawing says "drink me, said the poison".

How many times have we been tempted by some sort of poison?

How many times have we drunk it?

I did.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

merry christmas

"But for now, let me say... without hope or agenda.. just because it's Christmas,
and at Christmas you tell the truth,
to me, you are perfect"
-Love Actually

(photo via vi.sualize.us)

My favorite Holiday movie (Love Actually) could not have expressed it better... "to me you are all perfect". Thanks for reading my sillyness of a blog; I hope you all have an awesome Christmas and get all those things you sincerely wished for.

Merry Christmas darlings.

drawing room: no more flowers

A while ago, I think 3 or 4 months ago, I drew this next illustration... in spite of what I was feeling at the moment (obviously love)..



..but as all things in life.. it had to end.. and now I was drawn into sketching this next illustration... I guess it's a "part 2" of the first one.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Thursday, December 22, 2011

neon pink





(wearing a velvet turban made by me, gray sweater and studded purse from Forever 21, black coat from a local boutique, neon pink pants from Hot Topic and leopard print shoes from Charlotte Russe)



inspiration: Lolita






-Humbert Humbert: What makes you say I've stopped caring for you?
-Lolita: Well, you haven't even kissed me yet, have you?
-From the movie LOLITA (1962), by Stanley Kubrick

I've been feeling inspired by Lolita these days... to be childish and provocative... is that the key?

If you haven't seen the film, I HIGHLY encourage you to do so (or read the book by Vladimir Nabokov); but look for 1962, Stanley Kubrick's edition.

(photo via fotos.org)

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

drawing room: rain

"I'm glad the rain is coming down hard..
it's the way I feel inside"
-Sylvia Plath (from Letter's Home)

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

girls







(photos via we heart it, tumblr)

I kind of relate to all of them, just right now, at this moment.. all in the same time.
I'm sure in one point or another, most of you have gone through this phases too, right?
(movie clips from: clueless, mean girls, girl interrupted, bridget jones, closer, Il deserto russo)

Monday, December 19, 2011

thriller






A jacket I made, inspired by Michael Jackon's famous "Thriller" jacket.. love that video!

...It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight...
(lyrics of Thriller)