While I was on holiday I manage to egt some planned stuff done! Of one those were a couple of Octopus mouth clay pieces that I planned to make!
One of the tentacles broke but I think I fix it!

Lets see if the proceess until the end will be ok...

Broke my heart to see one of this piece broken but I think I managed to repaired it! Will have to take them to the kiln and hope everything until its finished will be a success! . #womeninceramic #ceramic #clay #sculpt #sculpture #octopus #octopussculpture #ceramista #ceramist #sesimbra #portugal #portuguese #womeninceramics #handcrafts

Uma publicação compartilhada por Ana Peres (@anaraquelperes) em 1 de Set, 2018 às 10:45 PDT

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I know a blog should have nice post and so on... But this one will not be one of those posts!
Generally when I pick up a pen/pencil to draw/paint I've an idea of what I want to do although the idea may not be completely clear in my head.
But the second I start, the initial idea change.
My creative process 'explode' and I feel a bit hipnosys and I started to draw/paint my feelings!
Usualy I had no idea I had that feeling until that moment. Its like I'm painting my subconscience.
That happened with this painting... I started with a very different idea!
I very aware I'm not a very talent painter but what I was aiming for was nothing like this...
Everytime I stoped and analised the painting I simply hated it and took me some time to figured out why... Its too much Frida Khalo!
I painted my emotions and desires! Too raw and visceral, to much blood, too frontal and everytime I look at it I kepp thinking that I can't concive and that affects me...
Funny thing I also can't finnish the female figure I sculpted in clay
Of course every single time this hypnosis process that places and I end up with a different thing I intented to, I feel like I fail!
Still unable to like this painting and will not touch it more... Had the urge to paint it over with white ink and start over...
And the universe sent me the days afterwards, several Frida Khalo references even saw instagram ads about babies and pregnancies...
Crazy coindicences!!

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Love all these pictures, the lights, my posture, the colors…
Why?
To explain I think I might have to dig a bit for my readers.
It's very easy to post on social media only happy posts, to show only the good moments we have with friends, that perfect beach picture, the night out with friends, etc.
No one shows you the boring life of daily tasks, the constant struggle we all have personally, emotionally even professionally, because no one is completely happy all day long, every single day. Happiness is made from little moments!
This miniserie is - personally - intense! I exposed myself more, I show off my imperfect body, my wrinkles and I don't even tried to hide them. That's why its my favorite! I'm being truth to myself and others.





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Model / Photo Edition - Ana Peres
Photographer - Xsense

A couple of days ago, some one asked me why I decided to trained to be Body Piercer and what were my motivations.
First time I had contact with piercings, I think I was under 12 years old and my first memory of it was excitement!
Back than little I knew about piercings and today I know that piercing was Industrial (ear) and I thought I would like to know how to perform it.
Since that moment, I asked my parents to let me have piercings (and tattoos). Obviously I was to young to make either, and actually in my home town back than piercing or tattoos were almost a criminal act!

I manage to get my first piercing around 17 age and my mother had to be present (she said she would see me passed out, she thought I was to weak to deal with that) and I paid it with my own money.
In sesimbra, I most be one of the first girls to have piercings and was a shock for everyone!
After that, I just couldn't stop and at one point I had 8 piercings (not counting my ears). Although I'm very conscience about piercings and I know which piercings can do you harm in a long run, so I'm very careful about that piercing I have in my body.

Piercings make part of my life and my personality. Some way people draw, sing, etc., I like to pierce.
I love the idea of someone that got fancy because of me. I like the risk that takes, the adrenaline.
I consider an honour to be contact by someone who wants to be pierced by me, because normally people don't decide to get pierced on that moment and they take their time to consider the idea. I do that too. Normally I let the idea of one specific piercing get in my head, sometimes for years. So, I know people took a great deal of time to think about a specific piercing (if they didn't, honestly, they should!).

The decision of having the training was thought for years and I searched for a very long time.
First time to took the catheter on my hand to perform the piercing, I was shaking and terrified. I was so terrified of not be able to pierce, to fail, everything!
Nevertheless I loved the experience and I knew I want to continue to pierce.

Today I know so much more than when I finished the training yet I want to learn more and became perfect as a piercer.
If this will become my major activity or still as a side-job, I've no idea. I love everything I do and would be so hard to choose.







And enjoy the rest of your day!