hello hello! how are you lovely friends? how was your monday? i hope it was a good one! we keep havinga very cloudy day… though i cannot see it clearly because i have a mattress covering the window… yes, i still have two bedroom furnitures on the tiny place. i wish charity could work better in this country! i am giving away all this and even so… a tremendous difficulty! well, but moving on from problems and going towards beautiful things, this should be an inspirational blog, right? so today is {local markets} day! yay! i love tuesdays! today’s guest is an illustrator… and her name is ariana. let’s know more about this young lady.
can you tell us something about yourself? my name is ariana couvinha. i’m a portuguese painter, teacher and illustrator. i live in Lisbon with my boyfriend and my cat. i have a {blog}, i love art, design, books, cats, dogs, coffee, vintage, plants, waterfalls, horror movies, musicals, blogs, boats and trains, food, jarvis cocker and sketchbooks.
how did {couve illustrations} start? i’ve been painting since ever. {couve illustrations} started when i was a bit exhausted of huge dimension canvas so i decided to do a few small illustrations and got so excited i opened my etsy shop.
what inspires you? so many things: colors, textures… i believe everything can be a source of inspiration. even the small meaningless things, objects, films. i think the most important is what that “thing” causes on you.
what advice can you give for those small business owners in our country? just love what you do and work hard. and of course, have fun doing it!
what do you think would be helpful for those small business owners in our country? less bureaucracy would totally help. our government should be more supportive to small business, regarding the taxes and social security bureaucracies.
don’t you think these illustrations are so beautiful? ariana’s work is diverse and filled with character… i fell in love with these but also {this} and {this}. you can browse through her work {here} and also read her blog {here}. and i will be back for more… now i am goling to have a lunch with some girl friends! yay!
images: couve illustrations via etsy (click on each image for further details)
what is {local markets}? a community dedicated to the very best portuguese talented & independent artists that strive for an original work and exquisitely executed handmade design & photography. once a week, there will be a special feature for these artists, to spread the word about their talent, to introduce you to new & fresh work. {local markets} is an original feature from {a place for twiggs}.
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