Prue’s life is ordinary. At least until her brother disappears in the Impassable Wilderness, a dense forest on the edge of Portland. No one’s ever gone in – or at least returned to tell of it.

So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend, deep into a secret world full magical creatures and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.

The story was written by Colin Meloy (singer of the Decemberists) and illustrated by Carson Ellis. Together they make this book a very special gift for this christmas.

Ahh! Do not miss the trailer.

Today’s post is a very special one. I want to show you the work of Anna Bond, an illustrator that I admire a lot. She creates all kinds of paper goods, from postcards to prints with watercolor illustrations at Rifle Paper Co..

Her work takes me to another time, I guess that is for the colors and handmade typography she uses, which they remembered me when we still wrote letters by hand to our friends, during the long summers.

It is very common in the U.S. to collect different types of cards and then send them to friends on special occasions. It is unfortunate that here we still buy the typical cards, that even they have funny messages, they leave a lot to be desired, in terms of design and quality.

Would not it be nice to open the mailbox and find that someone remember us and gives us a card that screams: YOU ARE SPECIAL?

Ohhh and do not forget to take a look at her shop in Florida, it should be a pleasure for the senses walk through it.

I know that I already published many videos lately, but sometimes they leave me speechless and I enjoy them a lot, so I need to share with you. This is one of those times, I can only say Wowww!.

In this video you can see the creative process of Supakitch and Koralie, a very talented couple of illustrators.

It is worth seeing it to the end, I assure you that the result of his work is spectacular.

I’m sorry for the absence of these days, but I had family issues to attend and I couldn’t write before, but I’m here now, so here we go…

I can say no much of this artist and animator from Southern California, his work speaks for itself: sweet, feminine, fun, vibrant,…

I leave you a link to a long interview where she talks about his creative process, and shows sketches and a gallery of her work. Oh, and don’t forget to visit her Etsy shop.

I was reading the blog of Ishtar Olivera, when I came across this lovely tutorial, which explains how to create your own magnets with cristal pebbles and colored papers.

This illustrator, who recently moved with his family to England, makes me enjoy every post she publishes, it is like stepping into her inner world, in which rabbits, squirrels, birds and fairies jump and run around flowers.

Ishtar, thanks for sharing with us all your creativity. :)

When I was little, I remember that my sister came from her painting classes, she was a little upset because the drawing was not what she expected. It was a watercolor of ballet dancers. But contrary to what she thought, I found them beautiful and perfect as they were. Imperfection was precisely what made that drawing fragile and transparent.

I think at that moment began my passion for watercolors. I have tried to paint with them, but I find it difficult to learn.

Instead Amber Alexander masters perfectly the whimsical watercolors.

See you soon :)

Have you ever seen a nose as cute as this? And that face full of vitality and energy…

One thing I like most about this colombian illustrator, in addition that his drawings are very tender, is how she uses color. She chooses a very broad palette and every color fits perfectly with the rest. This girl is a great artist!

I think it’s worth it to take a look at the rest of her work.

Happy and colorful monday to all :)

The first time I saw the work of Janet Hill, I was speechless. His work covered such topics as portraits of women elegantly dressed, everyday objects, food, evocative interiors,… Also, the colors she uses make you travel to a past where everything seemed to breathe an elegance that seems to be lost.

Maybe when I put the pictures that I have still to be framed, I encourage myself to buy one of his drawings. Because who doesn’t like getting lost in a paint full of details.

I remember when I was a kid going to my grandmother’s house, she had a big, dark and gloomy painting of a countryside where tiny farmers were going into the fields to harvest, there was a family trying to arrange a cart… all these details carried me to this world for a few minutes.

Does anyone feel this same feeling?

Have a good weekend :)

I’ve always loved the retro style of 50s and 60s. Bold colors, simple drawings but with much character, not quite real forms (comically deformed many times). Moreover, it seems that all the characters always live in a spot colors world where smiling is an indispensable part of their existence.

Thanks to Ryan Meis and Sarah Labieniec, Lab Partners does an incredible job transporting us to that world.

Happy friday and have a good weekend.