Surtex 2013

This Friday I'm off to NYC for Surtex. It's exciting! All the work is done, now the fun part begins ))

Mothers Day

This marks my second year of being a mother to my little Sabrina Mila. When she is all grown up I really want her to have the same relationship with me as I have with my mom right now. Sabrina is very little yet, but I think we already have very special bounding. Girls are different - I would have no clue about how to raise a boy, which, I'm sure, is just as fun. But girls are like a double fudge chocolate cake)

photos from left to right: my mother-in-law and her mom, my mom, me holding Sabrina 2 years ago
instagram @mirdinara

lovely weekend to everyone )

My promises

I promise to myself to get better at drinking just plain water throughout the day. At least one bottle a day is better then coffee coffee coffee.

I promise to myself to remove makeup before I put my head to the pillow.

I promise to myself to stop checking my iphone that often. It becomes firmly attached my left hand. It's scary.

And lastly I promise to let go and never be emotionally attached to things.

Yes, that's my agenda for tomorrow. What's yours?

more cats here

How simple is the thought of re-using and re-creating?! Indeed! But, it just hit me that I can actually turn some of my existing illustrations and turn them into a pattern ))) and voila!

Sabrina is 2

Someone has turned TWO today!
Yes, my little girl is full of life and wonders. She dances like a ballerina, she draws like an artist, she sings songs, she counts, she jumps all day - for you it may seem like an ordinary thing, but for us her every new move is a striking news that we're so proud about. And I love her personality so much, she is very caring and loving. She might be a little too stubborn at times, but I hope that's a good quality to have. I'm so excited to start taking her to ballet, music, swimming and art classes. There's SO much interesting in this world that I'm absolutely impatient to tell her about. Happiest Birthday, pumpkin! We love you so much.

Photo by lovely Aziza Mirtalipova azizamir.com

A curious fox

Some little girl is turning two tomorrow! Time truly flies. She speaks in full sentences so fast and all the words that come out are so funny! She leaves us in a surprise where she picks them up from. Now our days are full of wonders - wonders about everything that surrounds her world, like the birds that fly by, the ants that are apparently having a birthday party, a little mouse that apparently lives in an unscrewed nail hole and etc. ;-)

Wallpapers

How many coffee drinks can one person possibly drink a day?

the meaw cafe

Sometimes I start a blank page thinking I will create something dramatic and sophisticated and meaningful. But the little elfs in my twisted head pinch my brain and no matter how hard I try to become more serious, I come up with this kind of crap, pardon my language. This blog is about my art journey and I rarely censor what goes up on here. That's how you get to see my all kinds of mismatched underwear.

a one folk pattern

I thought I didn't display this pattern in the proper way. I think in this full scale you can view it better.

Fall Plate Collection

Happy Monday Morning!

New Folky Patterns

I've never created that many patterns in my life. And making pattern is so addicting, I simply can't stop ))

all the beautiful photography was captured by my sister Aziza (azizamir.com)

a YouTube video

I'm so lucky to have a sister who is a photographer and a videographer. She came and took this beautiful video and captured one day of my life. Please click on the link here and take a look ))

video: azizamir.com

Summer!!!!

I'm soooo into the summer now. Can't wait for those steamy days. Here's a dose of sunshine for you.

Photo by azizamir photography

Once upon a time..

My sister was vising and we had so much fun. She filmed a short video of me that I just can't wait to share it on my blog here! And she took so many many gorgeous photos of my family! I'm usually the shyest when it comes to posing for pictures and I always turn out so awkward. But having a sister who is a photographer makes things a lot easier.

Photos are copyrighted by azizamir photography.

Earth Day!

Let's celebrate by reusing and recycling.

a weekend

I'm just like this fox, enjoying the gorgeous weather outside today.

a weekend

My sister is visiting and we are filming a short video where I'm showing my one day of my life. Can't wait to get to show you the edited version!

Uppercase 17 and Special Treat for You!

I'm so excited to get to tell my story in Uppercase 17. People often wonder what do I do besides blogging and in this issue I'm revealing my whole story.
And it's not it! I enclosed a little keepsake for you - a sail-man postcard that was featured on Illustration Friday.
But wait, and even that's not it yet! For my dear blog readers Uppercase has kindly offered a sweet special promo for $10 off a subscribtion or renewal. Just visit this link and type the words 'contributor17'.

Enjoy!

City life

I'm experimenting with colors here. This is not quiet my pallet but I think I don't mind it.

Where did the weekend go?!

a one sleepy fox

I honestly can't wait for those days when I could sleep till noon on my weekends! Having a little child is like having no days off. EVER!

American Greetings Fine Art Show Opening Night

 34th Annual. And these are my pieces.

Handlettered names by Martha Ericson and Mike Gold - the craziest calligraphers in the continent!

One of the craziest artist Rich Faust.

just as craziest Randall Slaughter.

 and there is a story behind this sign handlettered by me, but there is no way I'm going to tell it publicly!

just a pattern

this is really nothing. It is just my folk sole singing ;))

Promo stuff

Just wanted to share some promo material I have been making for my upcoming Surtex show.

Thank you

ok, it's officially past midnight and I should probably go to bed now. But I'm a maniac who just can't hit save and shut down the computer when I'm half way through. And tomorrow you will be seeing my red eyes on Instagram ))
Thank you for vising this blog and for leaving positive comments ))

Soon to be buttons

I'm planing my new buttons for the Surtex show as a giveaway. Can't wait, can't wait to pick these up. I'm definitely putting them up on Etsy.

I'm going to school

Lilla Rogers school! Check out for yourself, it's going to be great. Lilla is one of the leading professionals in the art making, selling and producing market. This is an online course that will teach how to understand the industry of commercial art and how to be marketable.