bubble #56

I am deadly in love with them. Antony and the Johnsons are lately my main source of inspiration while painting or drawing. The usual Pink Floyd and King Crimson have now a new neighbour in my own personal  sea of creative fuel, the one I dive into whenever my hand needs to fly high. I never paint or draw without music, and when I find the right one, no one can detach me from that immeasurable flow, which is a bliss that I barely can describe. Well, this is what is happening these days. And these days I feel more than ever thankful  for the gifts that I was given. Love. And, as they sing in this beautiful song: "may all of your dreams come true". ♥

Antony and the Johnsons - You Are My Sister - 2012

the white owl

Say helloooowl!

good morning!

After night comes day: good morning! :)

baleno's coffee cups

Baleno is also a joker, and put a trick onto each of his 6 coffee set saucers :)

temporary garden @ ama

Domenica 19 maggio (domani l'altro) sarò anche io tra i partecipanti al mercatino del Temporary Garden di AMA Bologna, uno spazio tutto nuovo immerso nel verde e completamente ecosostenibile a due passi dal centro, in via Casteldebole 10/4. Dalle 16 alle 23.30 passeremo una bella giornata all'aria aperta con - appunto - il mercatino, mangiarini, beverini, performances, workshops e musica dal vivo. Venite a trovarmi/ci, io non vedo l'ora :)

the goodnight teapot

Here you are my latest creation: perfectly suitable for a relaxing infusion or a chamomile tea before goodnight. It is a unique piece made from a second hand teapot :)

baleno

Baleno is a male whale. In italian, the word "whale" (balena) is feminine and it is rather unusual to hear about a male whale. Actually we never talk about male whales. It is always "she whale". Therefore I guess that Baleno is a very special creature and I am glad to have met him.
He just popped out of a blue sea a few days ago, while I was painting some new coffee cups.
He is a bit vain but very quick at swimming and did you know? Baleno means flash, what a coincidence.

cuppas!

And then came the mugs bringing a new friend: the Golden Poo. Who is going to get it? :)

bubble #55

This morning, as usual I opened my email and my Facebook, put my headphones on, started playing my Soundcloud stream, hid the browser window and began working. Not even 2 minutes and I came back to what I was listening to, because I was having a curious but lovely mixture of deja vus: early U2, early 80s, Aneka's Japanese Boy, the Psychedelic Furs, Lindstrom, new wave, college rock, Arcade Fire, the Temper Trap, Ireland, England, Scotland and Scandinavia. All in my mind, all at once. Nice!!

Shout Out Louds - Illusions (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) 2013

hellobea ha ormeggiato su buru buru!

Buru Buru è un nuovo store che seleziona ed ospita artisti, art crafters, produttori indipendenti, illustratori, designers, artigiani, creativi eccetera, italiani. Io sono tra i fortunati scelti e da oggi le stampe del mio alfabeto sono in vendita online in vari formati cornice-friendly: 10x15 cm, 13x18 cm e 21x29,7, che è poi l'A4 :)
Mi sa che presto aggiungerò altre cose al mio spazietto: per esempio i cocci che, travolti dal successo (non mi è rimasto quasi niente) sono in fase di continua produzione, quindi state con le antennine ben dritte! ;)

Hellobea su Buru Buru

bubble #54

Someone managed to break the loop. I finally fell into another pot, thank goodness. Now I can't stop playing this :) I have the strong feeling that it will be my Summer hit. I love it love it love it!

Classixx - All You're Waiting For (2013)