a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Today I'm sharing a new fashion illustration with you. The medium is watercolour and markers on paper. The illustration depicts a girl wearing a red gown. I made this fashion illustration with the Chinese New Year in mind. I love the symbolism behind the colour red, so a red gown was a must. Another thing I love is this kind of dramatic and glam design, I mean what lady doesn't like over the top gowns with lots of details? This kind of dresses are enough to make us feel like princesses and queens, and we all need that once in a while.  This red gown also has flare (transparent) sleeves because I've been really into flare style lately.  I wouldn't mind owing a dress like this one. Maybe I'll make it some day.  Who knows? Lately my eye wonders everything I pass by a textile/fabric shop. I'm always tempted to go in and buy tons of materials and fabrics, but I won't do that until I'm certain that I can commit to it. Making a dress is a very time-consu...

Today's post is a continuation of the last one but with a new  and different location. Today I'm taking you to nature park and bird-watching site Hutovo Blato in Bosnia and Hercegovina. The photographs I shared with you yesterday where taken while I was hiking in the vicinity of this nature park, while the photographs I'm sharing today are from Hutovo blato itself. This is one of my favourite places in the world, my happy place if you will. If you want to see my previous visits to this part, you can check them out in the links bellow: 1. here and here (Winter 2017) 2. here   and here (Autumn 2017) 3. here  (Summer 2016) 4. here  (Spring 2015) 5. here  and here (Summer 2015) 6. here  (Summer 2013) and here (Winter 2013) 7. here (photographs taken during Summer 2012 but published during Winter 2013) quoted from Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem: “Tell me something. Do you believe in God?' Snow darted an apprehensive glance in my direction. 'Wh...

How to dress feminine and  appear dressed up even in Winter? Today I will be sharing a few of my personal tricks. As soon as the temperatures drop we are all tempted to wrap ourselves in a blanket and leave the house that way, but that is not very practical. Unless you can actually belt that blanket you have decided to wear, and make it somehow look nice, in that case kudos to you and do share how you do it. Generally speaking, dressing can get tricky once it gets cold but it does not mean we cannot be both stylish and warm.  1. Don't forget about layering. I know it is pretty obvious but still. You need to stay warm. The best way to do that is layering. In addition, layering gives us more options. Creating a feminine outfit is easier once you master the layering. For example, when you want to wear a pair of warm leggings, consider wearing a nice elegant skirt or a dress over them. Wearing a dress or a skirt over leggings or even pants is a great way to fight the cold. ...

I've always loved the sea. Ho sempre amato il mare. Uvijek sam voljela more.  How are you lovelies? I'm fine. I'm actually not in Split, Croatia (as these photographs would seem to indicate). I'm at home in Mostar, pretty tired after spending most of my day uploading my art to my new online shop. Anyhow, my outfit is yet another look from January. These photographs were taken on a windy day, but I honestly didn't mind, because windy photographs have a charm of their own. Speaking of photographs, isn't this place dreamy? Split is one of my favourite cities to shot in. It's a very photogenic city, no doubt about that. If you have been following my blog for a while, you have probably noticed that I'm crazy about seaside. I love the sea. I've always loved the sea and probably always will. coat: old, scarf:borrowed, skirt: vintage, shoes: borrowed A long black coat is a classic. I'm assuming that most ...

I guess it could be said that I got myself hooked on fashion illustrations because I just can't stop making them. Today I'm sharing only one, though. The medium is coloured pencils and markers. I sometimes like to draw the background as well. I feel like it adds something to the fashion illustrations. Giving context to design one could say. I wouldn't mind switching places with this illustrated girl btw, getting to spend some time by seaside would be just lovely. Who knows maybe I will get lucky soon? Now, a few words about this outfit I illustrated. This girl is wearing a blue coat and a green dress. I always liked the combination of these two colours, and it is actually a pretty common colour combo in my illustrating opus. Another thing I do quite often is pairing green and/or blue with purple (see here ,  here , here and here  if you don't believe me).  This girl with a purple hair is wearing a purple mini bag and purple heels paired with purple socks. I did alw...