A short letter and a few pictures before the studio closes for the year :)
Author: Reine
So I did not manage to send a letter from Mexico 😌. I thought I could just say hello, but on the other hand I had prepared material for a full-blown letter, while not really knowing how to handle it from my mobile phone. Also, jetlag, illnesses, and overwhelm from so many strange and new experiences (and no, in Mexico City – a.k.a. CDMX for ‘Ciudad De MeXico’ 😊️ – you can’t get far speaking English / no Spanish 😬️). So the letter did not happen…
Anyway, here I am now with some eye candy for you 😘️!
Actually I want to print the front papers too, in a different colour scheme, so there should be a follow-up at some point ;) But for now let me show you some process pictures of the actual printing!
As I’m scrambling to prepare for the Frankfurt Book Fair next month – creating new pieces, promotional material, and a book pitch – all while continuing to work on my comic, I’m taking a moment to write this letter, a calm moment to reflect.
I hope that reading the letter is creating a calm moment for you too, a pause in your busy day :)
I’ve made it to the test print! …but let’s first pick up where we left 😌️
So I’ve reworked the base hexagonal tile for my repeat pattern.
It’s been a moment since I last tried my hand at repeating patterns, or stamp carving. Today I’m diving back with an obviously much too ambitious project: carving a stamp for an hexagon-based pattern – also, small enough to repeat on the “end papers” of my A6-size sketchbook 😅️.
The email letter came a little late this month, as last week (when I was supposed to write it) I’ve been unexpectedly busy reviewing a contract proposal for my very first comic book! ✨ (not offically signed yet so staying cautiously optimistic, but it looks like it’s really going to happen 😎)
Stay tuned for updates, and in the meantime, enjoy some birds and some travel inspiration 😊
Sorry (not too sorry ;)), this will be a long one! At the time I would have been supposed to write the June letter I was in Swedish Lapland, paddling in a packraft, sleeping in a hammock, hiking in a pathless forest, or driving our camper van… It was a bit too much so I had to skip the letter – but shot all the more photos 😅.
This month (as opposed to the last) I found a lot to choose from, both art-wise and photo-wise, so here’s an eclectic mix – plus our artist of the month. Enjoy! :)