this week's work

Above is my entry in Carlos Ascensio's Moleskine for Moleskine Exchange 34. I love the vibrancy of this exchange, and have been having a lot of fun with it. The heart tree is part of an ongoing theme in my work, and the wolf-mask was carried on from Yoda's beautiful previous entry. I highly recommend checking out our exchange's blog so you can see the incredible artwork that has been making 34 so special.

Below are some sketches from around town this week.

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friday night

the first of july

today's portraits

coup on distillate

I am pleased to announce that my pigeons were mentioned on the super-cool Australian site Distillate, which I have just spent a great deal of time clicking through— seriously, this is one fun site. There are pages and pages full of fabulously hip design, décor, art and delicious recipes— margarita popsicles and madeleines? Mmm.

I highly recommend checking them out. I'm looking forward to trying out the Kuchen recipe and making some cushions from random fabric— perhaps from some of the striped scarves from the Spice Bazaar.

le sunday

Coffee... a little drawing... a little thunder... a movie. I love going to the movies. In San Francisco, I lived around the corner from two marvellous theatres: the Lumiere and the AMC Van Ness. I went all the time— even to movies I wasn't interested in, for the simple pleasure of sitting in a room full of strangers, watching a story unfold on a big screen with a bag of popcorn. I hadn't been since I moved to Istanbul, and decided that today was the day. I went to see Angels and Demons, which is not something I would normally see, but the choices are pretty slim. I found it pretty entertaining— especially once I noticed that a certain priest was a certain Ewan McGregor. I've had a fondness for him ever since The Pillow Book and Velvet Goldmine.

le saturday

//Cezayir sokaği/

//5 Kat/Cihangir/
Restaurant/bar with the tastiest caipirinhas I've had in Istanbul so far. You feel like you're about to walk into someone's apartment until you get off the elevator on the fifth floor and find yourself on this lovely rooftop hangout. The view is just spectacular.

the danger of a crush

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reflect

and finally...

My entry in Ramires' book for Moly-X34 is complete.
I am so happy with the way it turned out.

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sunday

I am back to drawing again, thankfully. I drew all day today and Saturday.
And my coffee grounds predict a rather hm... exciting future.