Sail into February with laurel

Here's my latest collage for Gardenia magazine. I used some
leftovers from the brilliant job I did for the Swiss company
de Sede before Christmas ( https://youtu.be/KyJ_uq9diL8 )
with Carla Mantero and Fulvia Carmagnini -
grazie ragazze (-:

Vinodromo . Milan

Do go along to have an aperitivo in this wine bar if you're in Milan
over the next few weeks, you can see my wine collages
and the food is great too!
It's open until the middle of August.
Fate un salto a prendere l'aperitivo in questa enoteca se siete 
a Milano nelle prossime settimane, potete vedere i miei collages 
con le etichette e si mangia bene! 
Rimane aperta fino a metà agosto.

Welcome Victoria . Benvenuta Victoria!

A new commission, possibly my youngest client, Victoria,
6 months, though her grandmother had a hand in it too. Thanks Milena!
Una nuova commissione e a sei mesi Victoria potrebbe essere il mio 
cliente più giovane; chiaramente c'era anche la nonna. Grazie Milena!

Christmas 2015/Natale 2015

Back in the studio today, where for some reason there's no
heating and the temperature is that of a woodland glade!
Like being in this piece I did for La Repubblica a few days ago!
Tornata in studio oggi dove, per qualche motivo, non c'è 
riscaldamento e c'è una temperatura da bosco! Come essere 
dentro questo disegno realizzato qualche giorno fa 
per La Repubblica!

Polish proverb with Pulcino elefante

Ready to go to Alberto Casiraghy's in Osnago this morning to print
the Polish proverb Colin and I have chosen for our booklet!
See it at the exhibition opening next week in Milan - details
on the way.
Pronta per la partenza verso Osnago stamattina. Vado 
da Alberto Casiraghy a stampare il proverbio polacco che io 
e Colin abbiamo scelto per il nostro libricino! Ci sarà alla 
mostra che inaugura la settimana prossima a Milano - 
dettagli in arrivo.

New book cover out for 66th

Here I am at Open choosing a present for a friend - they have a great
selection of 66th's books.
Eccomi da Open, dove hanno un'ottima selezione di libri
66thand2nd, e io sto scegliendo un libro da regalare!

thanks Ivana for the photos/grazie Ivana per le foto!!

Lovely things Gianluigi Bodi says about me - thanks Gianluigi!!
http://senzaudio.it/il-comandante-del-fiume-ubah-cristina-ali-farah/

A chat with Ciao Lunigiana

More for English speaking friends:

http://ciaolunigiana.com/julia-binfield-graphic-artist/

Studio 14/08

Finally getting going here in the studio - the weather's perfect,
my local bar is still open, I've bought paper and the rest,
here goes!
Finalmente mi sto avviando qua in studio - il tempo è perfetto, 
il mio bar è ancora aperto, ho fatto la scorta di carta ecc., 
mi butto!

Ponte Lambro

Just back in the studio after the second part of the presentation this morning at the primary school in Ponte Lambro. We're working on two themes with 4 classes - history with the 5th years and nature with the 4th years. I have made a basic map which each class will work on, adding the information relevant to its individual research. At the end of the project we'll compare the 4 maps and see the different routes that each class has taken. First job is adding where each person's house is. This morning I delivered the maps, we learnt about soap and then made some - great fun! We're meeting up again next Monday to talk about the history of Ponte Lambro its launderies and washer women and men.

'Piano piano' as they say here

Here's what's been happening recently in
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci:
I'm working on the map and key to the first 99 things,
there are several comments on the Politecnico blog
(http://smartplanpolimi.wordpress.com/) and Ivana has
started making a video!!
Meanwhile, back in the square, some of the numbers
are fading, others are practically hidden by beautifully
coloured autumn leaves and some are as bright as the
day we put them there!
This must be 'work in progress'.

Outdoor Housework and the Secret to Well-behaved Knees

There was more of this than I anticipated, housework that is!  

How I made it through the 2 weeks!

And we lent out our chairs every so often too

Come and say hello

More about this later, but yesterday we started
working on the Piazza and got to number 9, which
means we'll probably be there until the middle to end
of next week, so, come and say hello!!

thanks Luca for the photo!