Alas de temple/ Serenity wings

I have been working with tempera this past month, 

the process is super slow but I think I love it, there is

a lot about patience that I have to learn!  I share with 

you a video of the process, some photos I took while

creating this sweet birdie!

"Alas de temple"
Temple sobre tela

Que las alas del alma
nos eleven hasta el amor
verdadero del ser

"Serenity wings"
Tempera on canvas

May the wings of the soul
elevate us to the true love

This week we had a few super cold days, I was really freezing over 

my studio but I got to wear my hat and gloves that I love, it`s mostly 

warm here in Mexico city and so we are never ready for this kind of weather!

The studio at a super early hour, this is when I wake up and this

is how it looks when it`s super clean!  My kitties are asleep, can

you picture them?  They are two! ;D

I am starting to create winter buddies!  I wish I had more

time to make them, they are so much fun!  So much to do

that makes me happy!  Do you ever find your self like that too?

I love this kitty!  I will have to make more of them!

This one is listed over my Etsy for one lucky shopper here!

Pencil, pastels and fabric, altered books, all in one week!

This week practice included lots of pencil drawing and as

I commented you earlier, a live model! To me it was the

first time I did this and although I didn`t know what to expect,

it was fun, hard, interesting, frustrating and I`ve learned so much

about it, I am glad I did it, I still have a lot to learn but that`s what

makes art so interesting and you never stop learning until you say so!

The live model had to change every five minutes, sometimes just

in one so one has to learn to be quick and precise, this is the hard part!

To fix or not to fix, that is the big question!

This doll was made with pastels, and I loved the hair, that

color makes it super shiny and so I was super disappointed 

when my teacher at school decided to fix it!!  The result is

so much more opaque and so I don`t like it anymore...

I guess this is how on learns, sometimes, the hard way!

What do you think?  Do you use fixative (which one) or just 

frame it  between glass?  If you sale a piece do 

you let the buyer know it`s not fixed?  So many questions! 

 Thank you for your input here!

Before fix 

After fix

My live sessions are coming a long, we really have tons of fun, 

I loved it and I hope to make more students happy!  I just wish 

I had a bigger space now but it all comes in the right time so

for now I will enjoy this new area of my life!

New kitties inspired on this kitty, one of my pins over my art dolls

wall in pinterest!  I just love them, they are so soft and cozy

and they are made out of recycled stuff I have been collecting,

so much to do, so much inspiration, it`s hard to keep up 

with my self! Even for me!  Lol!