Midnight in Paris - Rhinoceros scene

Last night i saw the new film by Woody Alen "Midnight in Paris".

I was intrigued by the movie poster, featuring"Starry Night", the work of my favorite painter, Van Gaugh. Oddly enough Van Gaugh doesn't appear at all in the movie :( 

Despite this fact the movie is an absolute delight for people who a)love Paris and b) love artists and writers who lived in Paris! My favourite part of the movie is when our hero meets with Dali played by Adrien Brody! Hillarious!

The art of Louis Wain

I recently discovered through a post by KarmologyClinic the art of Louis Wain. Wain was an artist, mostly know for his drawing of cats.

I was drawn by the subject (of course) but also from the amazing colors he used.

Then i read about him in Wiki that "At the age of 23, Wain married his sisters' governess, Emily Richardson... Emily soon began to suffer from cancer, and died only three years after their marriage. It was during this period that Wain discovered the subject that would define his career. During her illness, Emily was comforted by their pet cat Peter, and Wain taught him tricks such as wearing spectacles and pretending to read in order to amuse his wife. He began to draw extensive sketches of the large black and white cat. He later wrote of Peter, "To him properly belongs the foundation of my career, the developments of my initial efforts, and the establishing of my work." Peter can be recognized in many of Wain's early published works."

Moving isn't it?


In his later years he developed schizophrenia and many claim that one can see the process of his illness in his paintings.

La Trap Gallery

My dear friends and fellow artists Maria (http://psarokokalo.etsy.com ) and Evridiki (http://Evrydiki.etsy.com) have a created an art place in Athens.

In la.trap you will find works from yours trully :))) and also: brokequeens, euangelia, ioli, matalou @ home, evrydiki, psarokokalo, the race behind the hill, quat, fricdementol, pinpals, ingermaike, christina morali, ergani, efigee, vera zefki, yourdoll, madame mo, daniela pais, laga, and many more.....

I visited La Trap yesterday and here are some shots to give you an sneak peek!! :)








You will find la.trap shop-gallery at 56, Trivonianou street, in Mets, open Mondays to Fridays from 11.30-14.30 and 18.00-21.30 and on Saturdays from 11.00-15.00. And you can combine it with a drink or coffee at Odeon (http://www.myspace.com/cafeodeon) which is only a block away!

Fresh from the oven...

These past few weeks have been quite challenging...so the only way out was work work work :)

Why i love custom orders....

even though i find them extremely stressful, custom orders are creatively rewarding. They give me the chance to push my self to do better!

A friend of mine had found a tiny tiny pine cone that meant the world to him. He wanted a ring made out of it...It took me about a month to find a viable solution that both he and i would be satisfied with....and here is the result!