Last year I made these test illustrations for a new feature in American Girl Magazine called "Puzzle Page". They werent selected in the end, but it was lots of fun to design these games, as w...
A new illustration I recently did while daydreaming of a nice bowl of squash soup. Sadly, its already too hot in Madrid for that kind of meal, and the idea of spending hours in the kitchen in front o...
A couple of weeks ago I visited my hometown and snapped these pictures while taking a long walk on the seaside, breathing the fresh air and resting my eyes on the endless horizon. I just got the film...
Just having fun with textures and patterns, thinking on some orange poppies I saw last week. Anyway, I hope you all have a fun weekend!
Yesterday I gave this Fair Isle yoke sweater to my friend Jimena. Back in November she asked me if I could knit her a sweater, and after choosing the yarns, the design for the yoke, and many hours kn...
I recently made this illustration for a screenprinted bag design contest thats being held at Ravelry, the online community for knitters and crocheters. Wish me luck (or vote for me if youre on Ravelr...
I hope you have a great week! :)
Here are some detailed images of the illustrations I just made for American Girl. To see the whole thing, you can visit my recently updated portfolio.
Yesterday I got copies of my latest work for American Girl Magazine, a double page quiz and a cootie catcher that came as an insert on the magazine. This comission was so much fun to do, with all the...
For Illustration Friday. I was just working on this digital piece when this weeks topic ("Puzzled") was announced. What a fun coincidence! Also, this is the reason I dont attempt to do puzzle...
I just got the Djeco "Design by" catalog for 2012, with the project I made with them inside. I still havent seen the final product myself, and cant show you most of the details, but you can s...
Heres a sneak peek at a childrens book proposal Ive been working on. Wish us luck at the Bologna Childrens Book Fair! Id love to vist there myself, maybe next year? And also I introduce you to my lat...
Ive been scanning the shots from the first roll with my new camera, the Olympus MJU II. I got some pretty nice results even though the Agfa Vista film I used was very expired. This is Maggie posing i...
Well, finally I can show you my newest illustration, the book cover for the third volume of "Brigitte des coléres" by Jérôme Lafond. This time the publishing company comissioned me a custom w...
A new case for my watercolors, the old one was getting too small. The first issue of Solo, the awesome zine by illustrator Lizzy Stewart. Salmon colored washi tape. Another film camera, the super com...
This week I got copies of a book with one of my illustrations on the cover, the second part of "Brigitte des Colères", and Im currently working on the cover for the third volume. I also forgo...
Im so sorry for neglecting this space lately. Im very busy with some commissions and couldnt find the time to blog. Meanwhile, heres a new watercolor piece I did a while ago. Hope you like it!Also, I...
Happy New Year everyone!!! I just bought my 2012 agenda to celebrate it. After almost ten years using the small Moleskine planner and filling it with collages, this year I decided to to be unfaithful...
Im going to my hometown to celebrate Christmas with my family, but Ill be back here very soon. I really hope you enjoy the Holidays!!!
Just a quick watercolor I made the other day to try out my new Winsor & Newton frisket. In other news, I just got my copy of the Morran book and its awesome!! So much good stuff!!
A little hat Ive knit for my nephew with an improvised design and a cute little pom pom on top. I hadnt made any pom poms since I was in school, and it was so much fun! I used this tutorial to refres...
Just a quick little doodle today. My cat does this all the time, its too funny!
The Morran Book Project is finally available for purchase at Blurb!! You can find a bigger and smaller version, and all the profits will go to charity (theres more info on Camillas blog). Im lu...
From today until the end of the Holiday season, there will be a special discount on every print in my Society6 shop. You can get someone (or yourself!) a beautiful print for Christmas for only $17.00!
I just added a bunch of new prints to my shop, including the series of The Bell Jar and Rainy day. And now you can also find some iPhone cases and iPhone / iPod skins.
Today I baked some cookies following this recipe by Molly. The house smelled delicious... And then I made myself a dark cup of tea and enjoyed one in my studio while my kitty tried to steal it from m...
This is my first blog update in quite a while... I have been pretty busy with some comissions lately and I havent found the time or the energy to blog. One of those comissions was this custom waterco...
I just discovered these amazing envelopes by Stripe & Field in one of my favorie blogs, Miss Moss. They have such beautiful stationary!
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Today its very rainy and grey here in Madrid, the perfect time to show you this illustration I made some days ago. I hope it brights up your atumn day!
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