Gracias por compartir este año!

Chica de tapa

Que hermosa manera de terminar el año, no lo creen?
Mi primera publicación en una revista. Salió el domingo
en la revista 7 Días. Estoy que no me lo creo :)
Quiero agradecer a la editora que me contactó
tan gentilmente y muy especialmente a Marcela, que gracias
a su post, en su hermoso blog, pudieron ver mi trabajo.
What a wonderful way to finish this year, don't you think?
My very first publishing in a magazine, I'm so happy :D

Huele a Navidad / Smell like Christmas

Estos son los últimos trabajos en los que he estado andado.
Estoy probando algo nuevo en las muñecas.
Pegar papelitos. Por ahora pinta muy bien :D
Están todos en mi tienda.

Those are the latest dolls I've been working on.

I've been testing something new on my dolls.

Add some little papers. By now they look great :D

They are all available at my shop.

Vem aí "A grande fábrica de palavras"

Una interesante entrevista realizada por Editora Aletria, con motivo la próxima edición de mi libro en portugués. Muito obrigado!

Leia a entrevista em português >

Tip Tap Pop: Gina Perry's interview

Hola amigos! A través de una entrevista  realizada por la ilustradora Ginna Perry, les presento un nuevo libro para US llamado Tip Tap Pop. Quiero agradecer a Gina y a Sarah Lynn la autora del libro, por darme la oportunidad de hablar sobre los procesos y sentimientos por los cuales transito mientras ilustro un libro álbum. También deseo agradecer de todo corazón los comentarios que han dejado en el blog de Gina. Muchas gracias por tanto cariño.

Hi friends! Through a recent interview made by the illustrator Ginna Perry, I present you a new book published in the US called Tip Tap Pop. I would like to thank Gina and Sarah Lynn, the author of the book, for giving me the opportunity to talk about the processes and the feelings that I go through when illustrating an album. I also would like to thank all the readers’ comments in Ginna’s blog, so kind and warm!

1. As an illustrator, I'm always curious about material choices. Would you share some of your specific tools (brushes, brand of paint, pencils, paper, etc.)?


Every project entails its own unique world of sensations. I believe that the challenge, as well as the fun, lies in finding the materials that are most helpful in portraying the emotional climate or atmosphere where the action takes place in each book. This is the part that calls for specific technical requirements.
For example, if I want to emphasize the light, I use oils to create limpid, transparent layers. If I don't have enough time for oil paint to dry, I use acrylics. For Tip Tap Pop, a story that deals very sensitively with a difficult topic, I chose gouache in order to create velvety textures and a sweet atmosphere. Gouache also allowed me to portray a sense of melancholy, whenever the story dealt with memory and the passage of time, or a dynamic atmosphere in the dancing scenes.
The only constant is that I always use Fabriano paper. As for the other materials, they change according to the nature and demands of the project.
 


2. How much planning went into the color palette for Tip Tap Pop? I appreciated how your vivid colors faded during Pop's loneliest moments on the porch. Was this intentional?


The text of Tip Tap Pop deals with memory and the passage of time. Grandpa POP is losing his memory of the past, a youthful time when he lit up the dance floors as a tap dancer, which he recounts to his granddaughter through dancing. To recreate this past in the present, I chose a palette of colors reminiscent of the American soda fountains of the 50's.
When POP begins to lose his memory, his inner silence adds yet another dimension to the story. To represent this transition, which culminates in the double page where POP is on the porch, I chose more realistic lighting and softer, more subdued colors. The light surrounding POP on the porch instills a sense of emptiness in the story, the silence that begins to take over the grandfather's mind and which is noted by all the other characters.



3. You use pattern and texture in such a smart and unique way. What (or who) are some of your inspirations?


The textures and patterns in my illustrations come about randomly, as the result of improvisation with various types of materials. In fact, this is the part of the creative process that I enjoy most of all.
To create the world of Tip Tap Top, where past and present are woven together, come unraveled and are then woven anew, I searched my memory to find the textures of the lace-edged clothing that I used for the grandmother and the diaphanous tutus that I used for the little girls who are just beginning to learn how to dance. I chose simple textures because my intention was to focus deeply on the facial expressions of the characters and on their interactions with each other.



4. Were there any particular challenges in illustrating this story?


One of the biggest challenges presented by this story was how to portray the internal changes in Grandpa POP, depending on whether he was losing or regaining his memory. This is why I included a character that isn't in the text: the dog.
The dog accompanies the characters throughout the story and establishes a relationship with the reader, highlighting what is taking place. For example, when Grandpa POP begins to regain his memory, the dog has one eye closed and the other one open, looking at POP's foot, which seems to recall a dance step. In the two-page illustration on the porch, the dog is asleep, just like POP's memory. Throughout the book, the dog intensifies the emotions and transitions in the story.
The character of the dog also serves as another way of approaching the story, perhaps a more innocent perspective on the difficult subject matter of the book, which would be easier for children to identify with.
Besides the symbolism, I also enjoyed representing the spiritual connection between the dog and the grandfather.


5. What is your early process like when illustrating a picture book? 

Do you spend a lot of time on character design or do you dive right into thumbnails?
The character that I spent the most time studying was Grandpa POP. I sketched more than thirty grandfathers. Some looked too serious, while others looked too old. POP is senile, but he is also a dancer, which means that he must be very dynamic. When I gave POP his unruly fringe of hair, he looked like a mad scientist, and I realized that I was onto something.
I then worked on the character of the dog. It needed to be a dog that wouldn't draw attention away from the other characters and one that was also capable of expressing feelings. The long ears that I chose allowed me to portray his emotions in a very entertaining way.
The little girl and the grandmother came about the very first day I read the story.
Once all of the characters had taken on a life of their own, the challenge was to unify their features, giving them some family resemblance.



6. What is your favorite spread in Tip Tap Pop? (Mine is her 6th Birthday. I love the shift from the 5th Birthday in so many details, including the sad doll in the box and the strong composition isolating Pop in the background. )



My favorite double page is the one with Grandpa Pop on the porch. As I mentioned earlier, when Pop begins to forget, silence becomes another dimension of the story, a sort of ambiguous, internal setting. When the past that lives on in our memories begins to fade, it leaves behind an indescribable sensation, a static emptiness while the world around us goes on about its business. I tried to represent this as the flight of a dragonfly on a sunny day, a sleeping dog and a pair of gazing eyes, lost somewhere in time.

Hello there!!

Perdón amigos!!! No los he olvidado solo es que he estado trabajando.

Ah! y cuidando a mis peques :)

hoy Abril cumple 5 añitos.... me voy a hacer la torta, muchos besos
Sorry friends!!! I haven't forgotten you I've just been working a lot.
And taking care of my kids of course :)

Today Abril is turning 5... I'm going to make the cake, lot of kisses

New dolls!!!

Y por aquí una pequeña entrevista, gracias Anabel!!
And here a little interview, thank you Anabel!!

Desde acá los visito - From here I visit you

Vení a mi flickr para ver quien es quien.

Come to my flickr to see how is how.

DPI Magazine Interview

Bajo el título "La Poesía de la Ilustración Sudamericana" DPI Magazine la revista de Taiwan especializada en diseño e ilustración, ha dedicado su N°135 a descubrir la escencia de los ilustradores sudamericanos a través de extensas entrevistas realizadas a Gustavo Aimar, Laura Michel, Poly Bernatene, Cecilia Varela, Carolina Farias, José Sanabria, Claudia Degliuomini y a mí :). Aunque ya hayan visitado estos blogs anteriormente, les recomiendo que vuelvan a darse una vueltita por ellos pues algunos han posteado las respuestas de su entrevista donde podrán conocerlos mejor y descubrir en que consisten sus procesos creativos. Para los que hemos participado, es una gran satisfacción ver el interés que despierta nuestro trabajo en paises tan lejanos y como siempre, una forma más de acercar distancias. Aquí les dejo un link donde he subido mi entrevista en inglés y en español. Espero que tambien les resulte interesante.

>   leer entrevista

Under the title "Poetry of South American Illustration" DPI Magazine, the Taiwanese magazine specialized in Design & Illustration, has dedicated its issue Nº 135 to discover the essence of South American illustrators through extensive interviews to Gustavo Aimar, Laura Michel, Poly Bernatene, Cecilia Varela, Carolina Farias, José Sanabria, Claudia Degliuomini and me:). Even if you have already visited the blog of these illustrators, I recommend you to make a short visit again, as some of them have published their personal interviews. It's a great opportunity to get to know them better and to discover the uniqueness of their creative processes. For those we have participated in this publication, it's a great joy to see the interest shown for our work in so far away countries and, as always, another chance to narrow distances. Follow this link to read my interview in English and Spanish. Hope you will also find it interesting.

>   read interview

IF: Double

Un bocetito para no perder la mano.
Buen fin de semana para todos!!!
A little sketch. Have a nice weekend!!

Felíz Día!!!

Feliz Día para todos lo que pasan por acá.
Les dejo unos experimentos que estoy haciendo
porque saben lo inquieta que soy!!!
Espero no dejar tan abandonado el blog,
pero el tiempo es oro con dos peques.
Quiero hacer millones de cosas, concretar miles de proyectos
pero también quiero ser madre :D
Que tengan un hermoso día!!!!

Today in Argentina we celebrate Friendship Day.
So Happy Friendship Day!!
Hope I could spend more time here,
but time is like gold with two little child.
I want to make million stuff and projects,
but I want to be a mother too :D
Have a nice day my friend!!!

Guarda mi lágrima - Keep my tear

Llueve, siempre llueve,

por arriba y por abajo.
Si puedes sentirla,

guárdala en tu corazón.

It rains, always rains,
above and below.
If you can feel it
keep it in your heart.

*Available in my shop*

IF: Satellite

Siiii he vuelto a mi antiguo amor!!!

IF te amo!!! Espero que les guste :D
Yeahhh I'm back to my old flame!!!
I love IF!! Hope you like it :D

Don't forget my giveaway!!

Let's Celebrate!! GIVEAWAY - SORTEO!!

Mi tienda en ETSY cumple un año y para
festejarlo nada mejor que un SORTEO, que les parece?
Para participar de él tienen que ir al blog de EsEtsy.
El premio?
Esta adorable muñequita + una impresión a elección.

My ETSY shop is one year old and

what do you think about a nice GIVEAWAY to celebrate?

To be part of it you have to go to EsEtsy Blog.

Gift?

This cute little doll + a print of your choose.

Dedal / Thimble

Otro encargue muy especial. Un dedal!! Carmen de Ceuta

es coleccionista de dedales y me ha encargado uno.

En realidad el mío es una maceta/dedal :)
Another custom order. A thimble!! Carmen from Ceuta
is a collector of thimbles and request me one.
Mine is a thimble/pot :)

La semana entrante se viene un sorteo!!! Estén atentos!!
Next week is coming a giveaway!! Stay tuned!!!

Eloise

Ella es una chica de ciudad. Amante de los libros, los

misterios y los pochoclos. Siempre lleva a su fiel amigo en el bolsillo.

She's a city girl. She loves books, mysteries and popcorn.

She always carries her friend in the pocket.

More Mininas here

Emoción

Realmente me encantaría ver este documental!!
Estos bebés me tienen a flor de piel :)
Gracias Mariela.
I would really like to see this documentary!!
These babies touch my heart :)
Thanks Mariela.

retrato de una dama

Terminadas / Finished

Algunas para regalar y otras están preparando
las maletas para volar a Francia :D
Some of them for gift and others are preparing
packing to fly to France :D

recreo

Hay escritores que nos llevan a lugares realmente inesperados. La imagen nace de viajar por los paisajes internos de Clarice Lispector. 

"El extraño" un regalito para un amigo Gabriel Molinari, los invito a conocer su trabajo. 

Me siento bien... / I feel good...

...trabajando / ...working

Correo + Sorteo!!!

Hace semanas atrás recibí de la mano de
la talentosísima ilustradora Kristina Sabaite esta hermosa

impresión y un broche conejito :)
Hoy por fin pude colgarla. Gracias Krissss es hermosa!!!!
The amazing illustrator Kristina Sabaite send me
this cute print and a lovely bunny. Isn't they cute?

Queres ganarte uno de estos conejitos?
Pues ve a la tienda-blog de Krize y mucha suerte!!
Yo tengo el naranja, es una divinura!!
(apurate!! es hasta el 15 de mayo!!)
Do you want to win one of these cute bunny?
Hurry up and go to Krize blog!!! Good Luck!!

the library pages

new book! a very funny tale :)

> Amazon

Tea Time!!

Siempre el tiempo acompaña para un tecito, charla,
muchos libritos y buena compañía.
Pues de las cosas ricas no quedaron ni las migas
y de tanta charla no hubo tiempo de ver ni libros ni originales.
Como siempre un placer ilustrado por Ceci, Pao y Bela
(que faltó con aviso porque estaba enfermuchi).
Always is a perfect time for a tea, nice chat,
a lot of books and good company.
It was an illustrated pleasure by Ceci, Pao y Bela.

Feliz día de la Tierra!! Happy Earth Day!!

NIDO

(buy your print here)

Hace mucho que no paso por acá, pero no podía faltar en este día tan especial. Los que me conocen y siguen este blog, saben lo que amo este planeta y que siempre estoy a la caza de ideas que nos enseñen a vivir mejor sin dañar nuestro hogar.

Pues hoy me desperté pensando en mi quehacer cotidiano y me di cuenta que desde mi trabajo también estoy amando a esta tierra.

It's been a long time without me around here but I can't miss this special day. Those who knows me and follows my blog, knows that I love this planet. Always looking for ideas which teach us to live better without damage our home. So today I waked up thinking of my everyday work and I realized that doing my job I love the earth too.

Hace poco me preguntaron ¿Por qué elegiste hacer piezas a mano, hacer un producto único no industrializado?

Y mi respuesta fue inmediata, "Porque considero que hay que valorar el trabajo detrás de cada producto, el gusto personal, el nombre, la calidad y dejarnos de ser un número, una cantidad, uno más del montón. Es la forma que encuentro de salir del sistema que nos engloba y nos hace creer que somos todos iguales, que nos gustan las mismas cosas y que pensamos, acaso pensamos igual?."

Some time ago they asked my opinion about the handmade, the unique product not industrialized. My answer was inmediate: "I consider we need to value the work behind every product, the personal liking, the name, the quality, and stop doing a number, a cypher, one of the mass. Is the way I find to get out from this system which make us believe we are all the same, with the same likings, same thoughts... Do we think the same way all of us? I don't think so".

¿Qué pensas acerca de esta idea? Me encantaría saber que hacen ustedes cada día por el bien de nuestro planeta y por supuesto, por nuestro propio bien.
What do you think about this idea? I'd really want to know what you do everyday for the health of our planet and for our own health of course.

Traslasierra

San Luis y Córdoba Argentina.

Dance Studio!!!

Estoy realmente feliz de ver terminado el puzzle y los productos para niñas que realicé para Crocodile Creek. Estos son algunos de los productos de cuidadísimo diseño y excelente calidad con los que esta empresa hace honor a su lema "el arte del juego".
Para los que me preguntan dónde pueden conseguirse esta vez es muy facil porque la página tiene un shop online!
Visitenla aquí

I am really happy to see the final results of the puzzle and the products for girls that I’ve done for Crocodile Creek. Enjoy some images of these carefully-designed and high quality products, with which the company honors its slogan “the art of play”.
For those who always ask me where they can get it, this time it will be very easy, as Crocodile Creek site has an online shop!
Visit them here

+ animales / témpera

Otro retrato de la serie de animales hecho en témpera, en este caso a todo color. Esta princecita encantada hoy vive en lo de Esteban :)

Cover Clubhouse Jr.

Felicidad!! / Happiness!!

Me sabrán disculpar pero no tengo otra cosa
mas linda para mostrarles :D
Y que mejor que festejar este Día de la Mujer con
la realización de haber sido madre por segunda vez.
Y con un sueño hecho realidad, poder
crear, crear y crear!!

Apologies, but I haven't got a prettier thing to show you :D

And nothing is better to celebrate Women's Day than
the powerful of have been mother for second time!

And a dream became true, the power of the creation!!

Siguen las celebraciones!! Me han publicado esta foto en un
artículo referido al día de la mujer en el blog de
EsEtsy grupo del que soy parte. Realmente quedó muy lindo.

More celebrations! This photo has been posted into an

article referring to women's day on EsEtsy's blog. It's so nice!!

Bienvenido / Welcome MILO GAEL!!!!

Milo nació el martes 2 de febrero
con 3040 kg. Los dos estamos muy bien!!

Demás está decirles que estoy
totalmente enamorada de mi principito :)
Gracias por el cariño de siempre!!

Milo was born on February 2th

with 3040 kg. We are very well!!

I'm in love of my little prince :)

Thank you for all your love!!

play time!

nuevo Mudpuppy puzzle!