Dream Big And Travel A Lot..

Sometimes, if inspiration doesn’t come to you, you have to go and look for it. Sometimes you have the inspiration, but not the motivation. And again, you have to go look for it. BUT sometimes, you just have to wait. And let everything fall into place.

I moved here, to the US, with the dream of having more places and things to use in my photos. And while snow is new for me, and I was excited to incorporate it in my photos, it has become harder and harder for me to shoot.

Maybe it’s because I’m having a hard time at work, or because now I don’t have my parents or brother to go and shoot with me, but I’m lacking motivation. I think of doing one, and it seems so hard. I never have the props I need, these days have been cold..and I don’t know. Yesterday, I tried to do one, and completely failed. I didn’t even put too much effort. That’s why I decided to stop for a moment. Not force it. I’m going to wait until I feel really inspired and motivated to do one. Maybe it’s tomorrow, next week, or next month. But I can’t force it.

Regardless of my lack of everything, I did this little illustration of how I feel about life. My perfect combination, dream and travel. After going to NY, and after working in the hell that I do, I’ve been getting more and more determined to dream big and visit a lot of places. Life is full of different opportunities, and staying in one place and think the same thing your whole life, is a complete waste. That thought make me feel at ease sometimes.

I hope I can create something again soon. I sure miss it.

Thank you,

Minnie.

Bernarda y Paquito, My Friends!

Every time I do these simple illustrations, I can’t bear my happiness. It feels amazing.

I can officially say that it’s my second favorite thing to do after photography. Not just drawing them in photoshop, but coming up with stories and making my characters feel real.

I’d like to introduce you to Bernarda and Paquito (I personally like to give them old and not so pretty names). As you may notice, Bernarda is high class, she has her own house and everything, while Paquito has the opposite life living in the streets, or should I say trees?

They sort of remind me of Romeo and Juliet, only that their ending is much less tragic. Well, not tragic at all, I would say.

Although their love is bad to the eyes of others, they still managed to oversee all the circumstances and make love triumph.

The sweet, and innocent Paquito is poor, but rich of good thoughts and intentions. Since last Christmas, when they first met, he’s been saving up to buy his soul mate an extraordinary gift for this holidays, a little box from Tiffany And Co., and we all know what that means.

I know that it may sound stupid and childish, but every time I see them, I don’t see a digital drawing, I see two special characters, Bernarda and Paquito. My friends.

What do you think?

Be Open.

Yesterday, I wasn’t feeling that well..and also a little uninspired. As always, every Wednesday, I do a photo to post it on Thursday. And this week I was supposed to do the third of my Halloween series, which I didn’t have planned because I thought that October had only four Thursdays and I started doing the photos the second week.

I knew the story that I wanted to tell with it but honestly I wasn’t feeling well enough to do a uncomfortable pose for levitation and all that stuff. And I’ve decided that if I’m not feeling like it, I’m not going to pressure myself.

So, instead of a photo, I did another simple illustration. This is not my thing at all, but I really like them and I want to learn and improve.

It’s about being open..open to new things, to new changes and new opportunities. Sometimes we don’t let ourselves see beyond what we think there is, and that deprive us from a lot of amazing possibilities. Let’s get rid of our blindness and not be afraid to see what’s really in front of us. It could seem scary but perhaps it’s your next most valuable experience.

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Find The Light.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t make a photo this week, so I decided to make a little simple illustration in representation of those times when our way is dark but we find that light that helps us move on and see everything clear.

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.“

– Aristotle Onassis

Trying A New Thing | Illustrations

I don’t know exactly how it has been happening, or why, but I don’t care that much anymore of what people think. I still have my insecurities and times when people’s opinions seem like the most important thing, but not as before. I’ve always loved and wanted to learn a LOT of things, mostly art related. But, because I thought so much of what everyone would think, of how I wasn’t going to be “perfect” at it, I didn’t take the time to try them.

I wish I could remember how I got into photography, but I don’t. I do know that before photography, I was obsessed with photoshop. Again, I don’t remember how I got into it, I just know that some day I asked my father to get it for me, and since then, I’ve been in love. That happened when I was in 8th grade, I think, and all of it was so natural for me. It felt like I didn’t find my passion, but instead, my passion found me.

But before all of that happened, I was into drawing and painting. I even took classes when I was little, but as always, I got scared and dropped out before I could learn something. Drawing always makes me feel so peaceful, even though I’m not very good at it. I never got so much into it, because I wasn’t smart at it. I don’t know if that makes sense. What I’m trying to say is that I’m good at drawing lines, but I don’t know how to draw. Some people may not know how to draw beautiful lines but can make you an amazing drawing of a person sitting and different things. I don’t. I don’t know how to play with lines, so that it makes sense.

I’m rambling too much, let me get to the point.

The other day, I saw some illustrations that someone shared, and it was love at first sight. I loved how simple it was, but yet, it wasn’t something that everyone could do. That week, I kept seeing different illustrations and I felt the urge to try them myself. I remade one that I saw, and yesterday, I made my own. I’m not an illustrator, I’m not saying it’s good, but it sure made me feel happy. As simple as it is, I loved the little character I created. Let me introduce you to Danna.

 

She has big, sad, tired eyes because she see things that not everyone see. And a small mouth, because she feels like no matter what she says, she has no power over anything. The stripes of her shirt are uneven, because her life is just as unorganized. And her hair is red because even though she doesn’t have the best life, she is fierce and strong…and because I love red hair.

That’s part of her story.

You don’t have to be great at something to enjoy it and get something from it. Try it, you never know what it can bring to your life. This brought me so much happiness, and I can’t wait to try and do more.

Thank you,

Minnie.