* JINGLE ALL THE WAY *

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells,

Jingle all the way...

Let's all be children again!

So start with reading & enjoying Poezoo Children Book

written by Călin-Andrei Mihăilescu with design and illustrations by me.

For the moment the book is available in digital format at Liternet Publishing House in Romania.

http://www.liternet.ro/

Hopefully, it will be available in printed version soon.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!



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Furoshiki

Hand drawn type, from decorative to experimental lettering, it's a great challenge for me and I am exploring new styles to develop my set of skills in this field.

Letter forms and type compositions are a reaction of self expression, they are about being expressive, they are about breaking rules, and impress a unique, artistic stamp in my work.

For the Furoshiki illustration design assignment, we were asked to research and create a decorative cloth that could be used for everything that we wanted to. The main process was to develop  the concept without using the internet, and start getting inspired by things around.

So I decided to make a silk textile wrapping cloth for wine packaging. The southern character and personality of the product is reflected in the influence of the space from where it belongs.

Since Savannah is so rich in architectural details, and typography, I started to make pictures of houses, numbers, letters, and any other elements that could build the idea.

And here is the final result.

You can also find the project on my website.

Glam Dog & Stencil Print

I had never draw so many dogs in my entire life, but in the end I had lots of fun with it.

“Pooches and Pets” was an assignment where you need to see strange and funny connections between the owners and their dogs, so one could guess that this visual documentation could turn into great discoveries.

Last month, there was an event in Savannah where owners dressed their pets and it was amazing to see flower dogs, bananas, pirates, and even a cat dressed dog???

I made various sketches from watercolor, to ink, pencil and collage.

One day I was walking around the town and I saw a woman at a coffee shop with her dog and each of them were drinking from their own mug. The owner had her animal friend, dressed up and arranged.
I realized how similar they were and how the lady transferred onto the dog her personality.

I present to you the final piece... Glam Dog

This project has opened for me, new ways of working with typography, collage and textures.

So I took it further on for the stencil print technique.

It is quite similar to the monotype project, but you need to cut the image in different parts and ink them separately and then add them layer by layer on the paper…no, not in Photoshop ;-).

 And after that, the piece is put inside the printmaking press. Here are the results and the mixed media image. 

Mr. Peacock

Linocut was probably one of my favorite techniques because of the artistic effects that you can get, and it also allows the possibility of making a series of unique pieces by combining colors and various papers.

I played around with this process and I used several printed sheets with digital photography
and textures on it. After that I transferred the block onto the surface.

With creativity and freedom of expression, this printmaking technique can be pushed into new unconventional prints that can add individuality in your work.

Enjoy!

The actual idea of the project was to create an image for a youth clothing store that would be called 

"Mr. Peacock"

And it will had a street style rough personality, in the same time sophisticated, with vintage influences.

This is the starting point for developing the brand architecture and line of communication.

Monotype

And now let's talk about a new type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. Monotype involves the transfer of ink from a plate to the paper, canvas, or other surface that will ultimately hold the work of art. It is often spontaneously executed and with no previous sketch.

The articulation of imagery is dependent on one unique inking, resulting in one unique print.

 And this was another occasion for me to combine this experiment with digital collage and hand drawn type.

Here are the works ;-)

New additions soon...