Etsy Shop: Sales and originals!

Prices are down in my shop and originals are finally up! Keep watching as I’m going to put more up - original handmade paper dolls! Prints will be soon available only on Deviantart and Art Flakes online stores, while you can buy originals, paper dolls and handmade products only on Etsy. Take the opportunity to buy the last prints on Etsy!

Books: The story of Alice in her Oxford Wonderland.

I should start this post with a shocking confession: I don’t like Alice in Wonderland. Among all the popular traditional tales for children, is the one I like least of all. When I was a little girl, my grandpa was used to give me away a lot of books about popular fairytales and of course he gave me a copy of Alice in Wonderland. Actually, it’s a series of big, full colored illustrated albums. Illustrations were absolutely wonderful, but I didn’t like the story too much – I remember I had a strong antipathy towards many of the main characters. Probably I was too young to read and appreciate Alice, I was about 7 years old. It seems that reading experience shocked me ^_^ Though I have not bought any books about Alice over the years and yes, I have not seen the movie by Tim Burton, I couldn’t resist to buy 'The story of Alice in her Oxford Wonderland'. It’s beautifully illustrated and I’ve a weakness for anything that is a pleasure for the eyes ^_^

The book is about the Story of Alice Liddell - the 'real' Alice from the Alice in Wonderland stories - and her Oxford during the 19th century. I own the Italian version of the book, I suppose it's been translated into English too, but I'm afraid the book is currently out of stock.

Original title: Sagam om Alice i verkligheten - 1993
Author Christina Bjork - Illustrated by: Inga-Karin Eriksson.

Alice Liddell

Mademoiselle Rose

Louisian and Rose - main characters drawing.

As mentioned in a previous post, I've started working on a new sequential project. I can't say or show you too much apart from character/concept art or sketches though I can give you some few basic information ^_^

The graphic novel is based on a short story written by Estelle Valls de Gomis. We're working on a bunch of new projects with Estelle and that makes me think we should create a professional partnership sooner or later...
Anyway, 'Mademoiselle Rose' is a graphic novel book that will be published in France at the end of 2011. I'm sorry you have to wait for almost a whole year to read it but I have to draw, ink and handcolor a whole book - not just few pages for a group art-book or something - and that will take time, a lot of time ^_^

Some people asked me about an English translation of the book. I suppose the book will sell well, there would be a chance to have it translated into English....who knows!

Giving you few hints about how the comic book will be, I suggest you to visit this site. I love 'The Invention of Hugo Cabaret' and I'm working on something related to it as for layout and approach....more info soon! Stay tuned!

Books: Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is the traditional fairy tale I love the most! And obviously I have an illustrated book about this beautiful tale. Being a very popular story and also adapted for screen, stage, prose, and television over the years, there're many illustrated books you can find on bookstores. Amongst many, my favorite is the one re-written by Max Eilenberg and illustrated by the talented Angela Barrett. Unlike the original, the story is set in 19th century. Illustrations are simply marvelous, I love them! I can't recommend this book enough!

Princess in Disguise. Step by step...

"Before I consent to your wish I shall require three things- a dress as golden as the sun, another as silvery as the moon, and a third as glittering as the stars; and besides this, I shall require a mantle made of a thousand skins of rough fur sewn together, and every animal in the kingdom must give a piece of his skin toward it."

Based on Brothers Grimm's Princess in Disguise Fairytale. A new commissioned image. Of course I was super-happy to work on this, you know how much I like folktales and how much I find them inspiring! And, I soon have another chance to work on Brothers Grimm popular tales since in April I'll be involved in a new Group Show at Bear and Bird Gallery and guess...the main theme of the show is Grimm's folktales ^_^
Below, some 'work in progress' pics for my Princess in Disguise. I hope you can find them useful...I suck at writing tutorials so...you have to content yourselves with those photos ^_^

Basic colors added.

Adding the basic 'shadows'.


Working on girl's dress.


Adding details.



Size: 24x33cm
Technique: markers, soft pastels, colored pencils, white acrylic on paper.

Comics, comics!

Let's start with the final cover for Factum! It's just 'WOW!', thank you guys!

And, a couple of sketches for a new project: a graphic novel that will be published in France end of 2011. More detailed info soon!

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And, last but not the least, a new online interview for the fashion magazine 'Kismet'!

Enjoy!