thanks everyone...

just wanted to thank everyone that popped by the studio last night. it was a great turnout and i really appreciated the positive feedback.
thanks everyone!!

i've posted some pics of what was on display for those of you far away or who simply were unable to attend. drop a line if you feel like it.

gracias a todos que vinieron ayer. lo pasamos muy bien y estoy agradecida por los bonitos comentarios. gracias everybody!

aqui unas fotitos para los que no pudieron venir...

open studio

hello!
just wanted to announce that my studiomates and i will be hosting an open studio this SATURDAY OCTOBER 17, 2009.
there will be lots of new stuff to see and WINE!

i'll send a refresher tomorrow as i'm just heading out the door. but, it'd be great to see you so leave an open gap between afternoon and dinner.

here's the details:
OPEN STUDIO
MILA I FONTANALS 52-54 (in gracia, close to the market)
7:30 - 10:00
and if you're an early riser, we'll also have the studio open on sunday morning from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

if you've got any questions, send me a line!
hope to see you there!!


talleres abiertos este sabado!! para ver la info exacta mirar a la dirección de arriba.
habrán bastantes cosas nuevas... experimentos y procesos. vuestras opiniones ayudaran mucho!
y como siempre, habrá vino y buen ambiente.

venir si tenéis un hueco entre la tarde y cena, estaría super veros!!
pues na! hasta el sabado!

la meva casa es la teva casa...

okay...
so i got them out of the kiln and proceeded to take numerous blurry photos. this one isn't but it doesn't matter because i ain't just finished with these houses yet.
more to come once i get my hands on a saw and some wood stain...

cuando saque estas casas del horno saque fotos borrosas y terribles. pero, como no están terminadas no me importa tanto. solo es un sneak-peek hasta que tenga la oportunidad de obtener una sierra y tinte de madera... hasta entonces, nos vemos!

fearful tragedies of the sea...

call it living by the sea but lately i've had the hankering to get some sailor stories into the 3rd dimension. have you read, "the road," by james hanley? "poor sailor," by s.a. harkham which is inspired by the fantastic, "at sea," by guy maupassant?
well, you should.
once i got my fancy on to make some sailor dolls with accompanying gear and tale i looked into sailor stories and came across those.
do you know any others?

yesterday i went into the studio with these sketches under my arm. it's funny how sometimes when you start doing something the only thing you really want to do is go home, make cookies, cake or lord knows whatever other laborious baked good. but then, if you stick with it(and i mean stick with it) you get to this point where you become utterly engrossed. this can happen a lot with me and head building. at the beginning they're just SO ugly and sans a shred of personality. but then, the little mo' fo's starting getting grit and you can't stop until you're done.
i guess that's what the folks back home would call inspiration.
well... i left that studio one happy lass last night. quite happy with the sketch/object translation. these kids got spunk!
now.. only the appendages follow.



empecer algo aveces me cuesta más que ir a misa. últimamente me veo muy interesada en hacer muñecos inspirados en los cuentos de marineros. esas antiguas fabulas de tragedia que te llenan tanto de tristeza. si os interesa, haz referencia a las referencias de arriba.
ayer fui al taller con estos dibujos en mano y me senté para hacer los personajes. cuando empiezas algo así, lo único que realmente quieres hacer es volver a casa y hacer de pastelero(thanks dad!). pero si te pones, y repito, te pones, pues surge algo muy entretenido. yo me pierdo, en serio. y na, pues que estoy contenta con la forma que salieron mis personajes en respeto a los bocetos.
ahora solo faltan los brazos y las piernas....

vomit rocker pins!!!!!!!!!

last night me and my vomit rocker pin went out for a stroll. there are a bunch of free concerts in and about barcelona this weekend and i thought it would be the ideal occasion to launch my newest felt action.
the original vomit rocker pin was inspired by my good pal, blanco. he's an original rocker although not in the vomit sense. i made one for him on his birthday... but i added the "rock on!" hand for added rockerness.
gonna make a limited edition run of these bad boys. let me know if you want one and if you want it to be a joey or a ramona.

ayer estrene mis vomit rocker pins!!! estamos en la merce y como hay conciertos a tot arreu pensé que seria la ocasión ideal.
estos pins vienen inspirados por mi amigo blanco, un rocker autentico. hice una para su cumple pero sin la mano. ese saludo le da un extra umf... lo que buscaba!
voy hacer una edición limitada entonces si queréis, dime lo! ah! dime si quieres un joey o una ramona ya que los penados cambian un poco.

been building...

hey there,
here is some of the stuff i've been getting up to at the studio. bird brain remembered to bring the camera today, so here is the stuff i shot to give a sneak peak, pre-glazing.

aqui hay unas cositas que estoy haciendo en el taller, de barro. las casitas son cajitas y serán sitios discretos adonde podrán guardar una variedad de cosas. aun no están esmaltadas. esta semana tengo la intención de acabarlas y cocerlas... cruzar los dedos para mi!





some of the houses(can't decide if all) are going to have little smokies coming out of their chimneys. fun!!
algunas de las casas tendrán humo saliendo de su chimenea(no se si ponerlo en todas!!)



and finally, the factory i had to make. in my mind, it'll be part of a situation which will involve some dolls. maybe cards... and maybe even some picnic accessories. we'll have to wait and see.
y finalmente una fabrica que deseaba hacer. sera parte de una cosa mas grande adonde habrá muñecos y cartas(para jugar!)... y quizás accesorios de picnic también. aún esta en fase creación. haber lo que sale.