It is shining It is shining: 2010

Friday, December 03, 2010

JOY TO THE WORLD

These were so much fun to make! I've sold almost every pack of Xmas cards and tags by now (just one left!) but I may be making more on demand. Happy Holidays!

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I'm happy to report my last pack of xmas cards sold out yesterday! Thanks to every one who purchased some of my holiday spirit.

Holiday Cheer

I am so excited it's finally December!!! This is the first year I've made all my Xmas cards and gift tags my hand. I painted a bunch of little designs, scanned and printed them out on eco-friendly paper (pictures soon). For now, I'll share this digital version of my Xmas card to wish you all a happy and cheerful December. Bring on the holiday spirit :)

Thursday, November 25, 2010

New Business Cards!

I recently painted this design for my cards to promote my website. They are all printed on eco-friendly paper, made out of recycled fibers here in México.


Scanned File


Printed cards

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Regina's Gift.

What do you buy someone who has everything? You don't. You make something :)

Happy Birthday friend.

It's been a long time since I used watercolor. I decided I wanted Regina's gift to be sweet, simple and delicate, and watercolor is just so much better at that than acrylic. I hope she loves her present at least half as much as I love her.

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Follow up: I dropped by Regina's office today and my painting was set up really nicely with a bunch of pretty stuff :)

iPhone Shot.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Azores Design Week

Portugal, here I come! About a month ago I saw a post on "Inspiro" calling all Graphic designers, interior designers, illustration artists, interior designers and architects around the world to participate in Azores Design Week in Portugal. I sent them a few jpgs of my work and they asked me to send a couple of pieces for the up and coming artists mural! So I'm extremely happy to send "Pumpkin Patch" and "Sweet Tree" off to this beautiful island.

By the way, did I mention how BEAUTIFUL Azores is?

*Note* National Geographic rated Azores in second place at the “World top islands of Sustainable Tourism! (souce, Inspiro)

http://azoresdesignweek.com/

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

I can't believe
anavictoriacalderon.com is finally finished! :)

WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE! http://anavictoriacalderon.com/

Friday, October 29, 2010

Happy Halloween everyone! Have a great weekend!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Sonic-Soma is an amazing new blog, about music, design and everyday life. It is managed by my friend and design parter at Spark*, Orestes Mora. This blog is based in México and posts about events, people and situations around the world. I'm a true fan of this site and the outer-spacey look it has to it. So I am honoured to be mentioned this week on www.sonic-soma.com

Take a look!

www.sonic-soma.com HOME.

http://sonic-soma.com/2010/10/arrive-without-travelling/

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Experimenting with Lithography

I just finished a lithography course I took in Mexico City. It's such an interesting artsy-chemical process, I loved it!

Drawing before I traced it on to the stone.

Stone, all inked up and powdered up.

Offset ink and stone in press!

First prints drying.

Print Close up (fabriano cotton based paper)

Experimenting with different papers.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Old Fashioned Way of Making a Pattern

I found a tutorial on Design Sponge on how to make a repeat pattern without using a computer. All though it does help to put the final design together in photoshop. It was a lot of fun and I plan on making a bunch of these. It's not perfect, but I think I did ok for my first try!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Artichoke and Squash Pattern Strip

I've been looking for different ways to apply my illustrations. This is my first try at pattern making. I printed out a strip of my pattern (click here to see complete pattern designs) Artichoke and Squash on Adhesive Vinyl. I can't wait to see it on textile, and coffee mugs!

Monday, October 11, 2010

This Weekend is my boyfriend's cousin's wedding. I couldn't make it to Venezuela, so I sent them this personalized wedding card. Best wishes to the new couple <3