KimChi 김치

Say hello to KimChi 김치, the monster that will be travelling with me in the next few months.

 

Softies for the children of Christchurch

Following the earthquake in New Zealand, Leonie from Kiwi At Heart has come up with a great initiative to get creative people involved. The idea is to make a special handmade soft-toy for a child who's been affected by the earthquake. For more information click here or on the image above.

One of my little monsters is already on its way to New Zealand. I hope it'll help putting a smile on a child's face.

STUFFED MAGAZINE VOL. 3 SUMMER 2010

My monsters featured again in Stuffed magazine, Volume 3 Summer 2010 that was released in July! Here's a preview:

MY MONSTERS IN ARTESANIO!

Here's an article that's just been published in ARTESANIO a Spanish blog dedicated to arts & crafts and artisans.

SEE YOU JIMMY!

Well, it's time to bid farewell to Scotland... or perhaps not. I liked it so much here that I decided to stay and keep company to my friend Enrico. And in order to blend in with the locals I decided to buy myself this lovely hat.

Wi a hat like this, ye canna miss!!!

DAISY & DAISIES

Amongst other daisies in the Meadows.

YOU'VE GOT MAIL!

I just love red mailboxes, they're so... British!

MY FRIEND BOBBY

Look whom I've found! My friend Bobby!

CLOUDY SKY

Clouds always look soooo dramatic in Scotland. The sun is shining but clouds are lurking in George Street.

THE LONE PIPER

I found one! A real Scotsman with kilt and bagpipe!

Or perhaps the real Scotsman is inside the blue box...

A DIFFICULT CHOICE

... couldn't decide between Edinburgh Castle Rock and Tasttee Maid Ices...

MacZANY

What do you think? Should I go for this kilt or should I create my own MacZany tartan?

And then a bit of culture at the National Gallery.

DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE...

Here I am at Deacon Brodie's Tavern, the place to go for the best haggis in town (so they claim). If you wish to try haggis and don't know what it is, I strongly recommend that you avoid reading the explanation before you actually eat it...

The tavern is named after Deacon Brodie, a Scottish cabinet-maker who had a double life: during the day he was a respectable tradesman, but at night he became a burglar and thief. He inspired R. L. Stevenson's famous book "The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".

AROUND THE ROYAL MILE

Here I am again, having a stroll around the Royal Mile. In the background you can see St. Giles' Cathedral.

And this is a view of Victoria Street, with its charming little shops and restaurants.

DAISY GOES TO EDINBURGH!

Hi, I'm Daisy!
Last week I travelled from Madrid to Edinburgh to see a dear friend of mine, Enrico.

Stay tuned to see more pictures of my trip and follow my adventures!

"LA BOCA" CRAFT FAIR

It's been a busy weekend. Unfortunately the weather has been very unkind to us, especially on Saturday. Sunday was much better, the sun was shining and Lavapiés came to life.

It was nice meeting new people, being amongst fellow-creators and seeing what they're up to. I especially liked the screen printed second-hand clothes by Argentinian designer Natalia - nA and the original jewellery of Madrid designer Laura - lala be you - and Venezuelan artist Gabriela - mora mora design.

Many thanks to all the people who visited me and bought my monsters. Here's Annabella with her new friend:

See you all soon!

ZANY by ZANI AT "LA BOCA" CRAFT FAIR

From Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th of June I shall participate in "La Boca" Craft Fair in Madrid. The market will take place in Calle de Argumosa, 11 in the lively barrio of Lavapiés.

For those of you who can make it, here are the opening times:
Thu 10th & Fri 11th: 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Sat 12th: 12:00pm to 11:00pm
Sun 13th: 12:00pm to 10:00pm

I look forward to seeing you there!

BANG!

Here I am, modelling my own creation.

(Photo by José Luis F. Cuñado)

NEW T-SHIRT

Lately I decided to take a screenprinting course to refresh my memory on this technique and get back into the swing of creating. The course took place at Hola Por Qué studio and I really enjoyed it.

This is the first T-shirt that I produced. More to come.

JALLMU'S ADVENTURES

Jallmu has been in Mexico for over 2 weeks now. He's having a great time. Check out his foto album on facebook by clicking here.