Today is International Woman Day.
As woman, daughter, sister, creative woman, I know how importante this day is!

Historically this day was marked by the revolt of hundreds of women in a factory where they made a strike to demand better conditions (salary, etc). Those hundreds of women were closed in the factory and they were - literally - murdered. They caught fire to the factory and the women died inside, carbonized. It was in the year of 1857!

Along the humanity's history, the woman has been coming to try to win equality of rights and duties..

In ancient Egipto, the women had more rights than you imagine... Along the years, those rights vanished and nowadays, in the year of 2019, we still struggled for equality, same rights and duties.

In the art, the women also 'they suffered' and many were 'camouflaged' by the men's fame.
That the difference of a sexual organ can do...

So today National Gallery celebrate this day, by honoring a serie of artista women.
Mandatory reading

Link: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/international-womens-day-2019
And enjoy the rest of your day!

Stupid ideas I've... Still have to make them came to life. #sculpture #octopus #clay #sesimbra #bizarre #stuff #ideas #stupidideas #portugal #nosleepteam #cantsleep #insonia

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I really can not be still!!
I admit I love to tattoo and would love to have more money to tattoo more but well...

This one I made with David Raminhos, residente tattoo artist at Domus (Setúbal - Portugal). He was super fast and the result was brutally amazing! So much in love with the final result. Even my sister loved and said it was one of her favorite tattoos of mine. Which is a big compliment.:)

The original drawing was from french illustrator Serge Birault, which gave me permission to use his work. By the way, pleople... don't copy or make use of others people art.






Its amazing right? 😍

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Really need to start to share my paintings!
I would love to start to sell some of my works....
So let self promote as artist.
Por isso nada como me promover enquanto artista.

Recent work...



At nightfall.
Acrilic on canvas.
60cm * 50cm (approx)
2018

If you like, please make your request and I will make copies of this work, although each one will be unique, signed and dated.
Share with your friends.
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I discovered a new passion...
More than paint or draw I discovered I love to sculpt...
Funny how for so many years I thought it might be fun to work with clay and ceramic. Until august of this year I sign up for a workshop and in the beginning to September I attended to that workshop.
I loved the experience and my ambition has being growing ever since!
This piece that I show you, was the fifth I made. The first 3 ones, were really simple, made plates and similar. Only to try to understand how the clay behave and how I could make what I had in mind.
Than I took a huge step and made a small bust and yesterday I made something I had in mind for over a week...

I admit its not perfect, made a lots of mistakes during the process and have some flaws. Each tentacle were made in a different way, so I could understand the better way to work around my idea.
However I feel satisfied with the results and I want to make more. My ambition is growing and already have several ideas in my head, some very elaborated. Jesus...

I feel a bit unsure to start making those ideas and feel disappointed if doesn't came out the way I think about them. But I'm loving the experience and I want to continue.
I even want to explore more techniques in this area. So if you know about workshop, classes, etc., in this area, let me know 😊








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One of my favorites places to be, are museums. Well, I love art so its kind of natural that I love museums. Really love it and I have a couple of favorite museums, funny that they all are in London.
I love National Gallery, British Museum and V&A.

Every-time I'm in London, I have to visit at least one of these museums. And of course I follow them on facebook.
I always fell amazed by painting and National Portrait Gallery has an annual BP Portrait Award and the following video is part of that award/competition.
Look at that talent!!

Everyone looks gorgeous under that light and mastery.
I wished I could paint/draw like that. Really, really wish that.

The artist is Joshua LaRock and this video shows Joshua painting Laura, his wife.
The video is mesmerizing...


And enjoy the rest of your day!

If you have been paying attention to this blog, you will noticed the last post here about "One on Friday" have been about ceramics. Read the other posts here and here.
True to be told, I'm a bit obsessed with ceramic, so much that I'm thinking about taking some course or do a workshop about it.

Anna Westerlund was one of my recent discoveries of ceramic artists. Her work seams to be very experimental however you can see has very careful details, ethnic raw details.











Check more here: www.annawesterlund.com
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You may have notice lately I have been posting about ceramics :)
If you didn't notice, you might have miss the post about Midori Takaki (Link).

Well, today is about Círculo Ceramics, of artist Margarida.
Her work is very experimental, neutral palette and shapes that reminds me a prehistorical ceramic. I like it a lot!






More: http://circulo-ceramics.tumblr.com/

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Anne Ten Donkelaar is Dutch and is product designer.
Her work is all about exploring the visual concept of nature in different physical supports, like gardens floating in the air under the protection of glass.
Its all so delicate, sensitive and celestial...










http://anneten.nl/
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