Alebrije

This guy has been with me for several years now and I brought him all the way from Mexico. Alebrijes are handcrafted wood carvings that represent visions of dreams normally, however, it's not unusual to come across animals or skeletons too. Some of the best alebrijes come from the state of Oaxaca.

The reason why I'm posting this is because he had a broken leg and a broken antenna for the longest time and I finally did something about it. Unfortunately I forgot to photograph the process involved in its recovery to health, hehehe. I only thought about it once I had finished.... bleah.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the image as much as I enjoy seeing him on top of my bookshelf all in one piece once again.

Research - Search

 

Just a couple of typographical posters designed as part of a go away gift. I was commissioned to design a poster using a quote that a PhD supervisor always seemed to use when her research group from the Malaghan Institute were stuck with an unsolved problem. Science!!

Rey - Star Wars

 

After watching the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, it was almost imperative for me to draw Rey. So many questions arise from this character, it will be interesting to see how she develops. So glad that we finally have a Star Wars movie that's worth watching over and over again. I've Jedi minded myself to ignore episodes 1-3, hehehe.

Sandwich

As promised, here's the picture of my latest sandwich, haha

Photo op

Haven't been taking many pictures lately so decided I should take this opportunity to take a snapshot  of my sandwich with my iPhone... random huh? Granted, it doesn't have the best lighting nor composition but it's a good exercise at least. I didn't really plan this out to be quite frank... perhaps I should take a picture of today's sandwich!! hahaha

NZ summer!

It's great to have summer back! Long lazy days under the sun and many opportunities to take some nice pictures at the beach! These were taken in the Kāpiti area in the North Island of New Zealand, Kāpiti Island can be seen in the background.

 

This first image reminds me of Luke Skywalker looking into the horizon of Tatooine as the twin suns start to set. Maybe it's not as desolate and there are way too many logs for it to be the same landscape yet I can still hear the Star Wars theme in the background, hehe.

  

I went for a classic look in this one and making the photograph black and white helps to make it timeless... well, we shall see how it stands in a couple of years. Maybe in 10 years time it will be obvious that it was taken in 2016 and would be hard to pass it as a picture from the 20th century.

Always remember to wear enough sunscreen now!

Sketches

Just a couple of sketches I did today during the morning as I was contemplating if I should stay in bed or confront the fact that it's winter and there's no escaping it... Sigh

Selina