Kind of Mussels.

 try it! do you guess on what am I working now?  something totally different and out of my habitude... and it is really being a challenge, I will tell you more in the upcoming days :)

Book Cover Illustration for Ventura Alvarado

The other "cheese maker" as I in a funny way call them.

Ventura Alvarado, by butter processing.
Final illustration.

Ventura Alvarado.
Previous Illustrations and sketches. I had to learn about the dairy tools.

It was not that easy to reach the final and optimal illustrations, because we had two factors:
They should look like the real personage, and there are not many pictures of them. So I had to figure out, for this pose how could they look like. The other thing, was the total ignorance that I had of the tools and instrumental to work with milk. And at this point I counted with the help of the author, who sent me as many pictures of these work tools as I needed.

Book Cover Illustration for Juan Alvarado

At last they are ready!
The illustrations for these interesting biographies of the two brothers, Juan and Ventura Alvarado.
They joined the Free Learning Institution (Institución de Enseñanza libre) which arrived to Spain under the doctrine of Krausism.
But their biggest achievements were in the dairy process in Villablino, a village between León and Asturias. Here started a big development in milk products and machinery which improved the cheese and butter industry across Spain.

The author, Víctor del Reguero, didn´t want they to stay in the obscurity. He and the "Club Xeitu" launched this initiative to publish the book for both biographies.
He entrusted me to do the cover's Illustrations so I learnt more about them and the milk manufacture.

Juan Alvarado by cream processing.
Final Illustration

Juan Alvarado
Progress Illustrations and previous sketches
They didn't work because he seems not to be working, but waiting for a photo :D

Fox Family

and yes, this theatre piece which will be played by the school children, is about Foxes.

"Der Fuchs in der Stadt", so, " The fox in the City".

Foxes drawn by the children. Each one drew one.

More foxes! they are great, aren't they?

One of the first activities of the project, while learning about foxes and natural environment, and visiting Nature Schools, was to draw a fox. We did it step by step, I  drew a a big fox in the blackboard,  same time as the children. I was so happy seeing the result, all so great and individual. I love the all!

Happy Fox Family. I drew this one.

Intention

her intention was good,
she just wanted to make happier the room...
But mum didn't understand...

Twirling kids

Twirl was one of the favorite games. Specially in the grass, hill down...

Bottled again

when one gourmande Fly,   in the sweet evening coca-cola finds, ... begin for him the fun

And this one too gourmande did't realise that she was drinking far too much!

IF: UNBALANCED

As -unfortunately- my life use to be...
or - fortunately- used to be.. because I am learning :)

And glad to be again in IF! hoping to play weekly again!