"(...) I am too long away from water. I have a need of water near. " Exiled, Edna St. Vincent Millay
Monday, December 23
Friday, December 20
Longest night of the year... pre Joulu spirit!
After a very inspiring workshop for and with Dear You project team at Oulunkylla international school,
the winter is finally arriving to Finland.
In order to welcome it, I had been diving into Nedko Solakov art pieces once again, and with a renewed love for them...
Soon, more prints to be paintings, or paintings in a cross-dressed mood that kept me busy these days.
Let's just enjoy the snow and the sketchbook.
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/11/19/joan-didion-on-keeping-a-notebook/
the winter is finally arriving to Finland.
In order to welcome it, I had been diving into Nedko Solakov art pieces once again, and with a renewed love for them...
Soon, more prints to be paintings, or paintings in a cross-dressed mood that kept me busy these days.
Let's just enjoy the snow and the sketchbook.
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/11/19/joan-didion-on-keeping-a-notebook/
Thursday, November 28
Tuesday, November 19
Sunday, November 17
Monday, November 11
Friday, November 8
Sunday, October 20
Thursday, October 17
Monday, October 14
Wednesday, September 25
Tuesday, September 24
Ofrenda Ofelia : Collaboration work for Armuseli
"Ofrenda Ofelia" Aquarelle, Ink Pen, Oil on water.
This is a new project commission for Itxaso, a friend whom we worked together in Madrid. Itxaso Torrontegui is a textile designer herself and a graphic artist, and has been producing beautiful textile patterns.
Her latest project , Armuseli, will launch original printed scarves by different textile artists, online.
This is a new project commission for Itxaso, a friend whom we worked together in Madrid. Itxaso Torrontegui is a textile designer herself and a graphic artist, and has been producing beautiful textile patterns.
Her latest project , Armuseli, will launch original printed scarves by different textile artists, online.
The print had to be inspired in Winter flowers, Frida Kahlo figure; among others. Personally, I love Frida Kahlo art, and I had been truly inspired by the winterish forests from Finland. The foliage color changes during the finnish winter are amazing.
Actually, I did research a lot in the tradition in graphic printing and textile design in Finland. At the same time, the Baltic countries and Russia folk art provided the atmosphere.
© Laia Riera Sanjaume 2013
Saturday, September 14
Wednesday, September 11
In the woods I am different, my Fiskars babies
"In the woods I am different, my Fiskars babies"
Oil painting, aquarelle, pantone and mixed inks
© Laia Riera Sanjaume 2013
© Laia Riera Sanjaume 2013
Aftermath of a very special day:
"El clar camí, el pregon idioma
un alfabet fosforescent de pedres,
un alfabet sempre amb la clau al pany,
el net destí, la sendera de llum,
sempre, a la nit, il·luminant, enterc,
un bell futur, una augusta contrada!"
M'aclame a tu. Estellés-Ovidi
Close -up
Friday, August 23
Mans, dones, treball
"MANS, DONES, TREBALL"
A while ago, a good old friend of mine, also named Laia, asked me to illustrate her new website project: women entrepreneurs, sharing our thoughts, and ideas, "weaving" some sort of net.
This is the start up for the graphics print. The main point was to emphasize the idea of sharing, collaborating, cooperating, collective work.
© Laia Riera Sanjaume 2013
Wednesday, August 14
Albicans or the brave ones
13.08.13 Still
Still raining.
Still thinking of one of the dearest friends of my father, who, unfortunately passed away on 6th of August. Núria Torra.
It hurts. I remember when I last visited her in the hospital.
She told me we would have a nice meal right after I would come back from Finland.
I am still in Helsinki, Finland, and it started raining few days ago just to remind me Núria died and we would never have a dinner, lunch, good interesting conversation together again.
It feels far, far away, now. But it was only two months ago when I last saw her.
It may sound irrelevant, but I want to say it: I started painting this new set of women on the very day Núria couldn't fight no more. At the time I still didn't know, though.
That's maybe why, as I advanced on the drawing of each creature face, even the colors had a different light.
However the grief, it turned out a very brave group of women, as Núria was all her life.
I just hope I would have had the courage to tell her how much I admired her... earlier, when she could still listen to me.
Still, tonight this simple short post will be launched in the void. Maybe few of you would take the time to have a look on it and read it.
This is to celebrate life. Because once again, we are reminded of it in the most cruel way.
These women are looking after me, I hope, as I still do wish for them.
Bear with me, thanks, I don't usually comment on my works.
© Laia Riera Sanjaume
Sunday, August 11
Monday, August 5
Friday, July 12
Col.lectiva d'Estiu a l ' ESPAI B...no us ho perdeu!!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=308185932650483&set=a.219295388206205.55168.218901074912303&type=1&theater
Best luck for all, from Helsinki!
Some of my works will be in it too.
Laia
Best luck for all, from Helsinki!
Some of my works will be in it too.
Laia
Thursday, June 6
Exili ( preparant la marxa)
Per tu retorno ( Maria-Mercè Marçal)
I cantat per Marina Rossell , encara millor:
I cantat per Marina Rossell , encara millor:
PER TU RETORNO
Per tu retorno d'un exili vell
com si tornés d'enlloc. I alhora et sé
terra natal, antiga claror meva,
i l'indret on la culpa es feia carn.
Retorno en tu, per tu, a l'espai cec
d'on vaig fugir sense poder oblidar;
desig sense remei, ferida arrel
arrapada, clavada cos endins.
Per tu retorno d'un exili vell,
refugi contra tu, des d'on trair
la primera abraçada i on triar,
des de l'enyor, l'escanyall d'unes mans.
Retorno en tu, per tu, al vell jutjat
sense horari ni nom, fosa en la pell
dels teus camins que em coneixen la pell,
closa en els ulls que ja gosen fitar
el teu esguard, com si tornés d'enlloc.
(Maria-Mercè Marçal)
El joc de l'Heura
Watercolor, ink and acrylic on Fabriano paper.
Commission work for my dear friend Heura Marçal.
(...) Cossi, cubell, i picamatalassos,
esponja, pala de plegat escombraries,
gibrell i cendra, salfumant, capçanes.
Surt el guerrer vers el camp de batalla
(Sol de sal: 84-85)
(de "Cau de llunes ") Maria -Mercè Marçal
© Laia Riera Sanjaume
Wednesday, June 5
More new ones...
"(...)
Love? Be it man. Be it woman.
It must be a wave you want to glide in on,
give your body to it, give your laugh to it,
give, when the gravelly sand takes you,
your tears to the land. To love another is something
like prayer and can't be planned, you just fall
into its arms because your belief undoes your disbelief. (...)"
ANNE SEXTON , Admonitions To A Special Person
see more here
Monday, February 18
Friday, January 18
Que ve el llop!
This is a very work in process... Hoping to get more of it soon.
Good night!
Very thankful to Illustrati, who was kind enough to include this new work in its selection from March.
Grazie !!!
Friday, January 11
Wednesday, January 2
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