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

Happy February! The month of love is here. If there is something I love more than making fashion illustrations it is making location art. Combining fashion and location illustration together gives me an opportunity to further my art skills. Moreover, local (sustainable) travel was always a part of my blogging journey. It makes sense that I would jump at a chance to illustrate local destinations. Therefore, today I have a new watercolour illustration to share with you. The medium is watercolour pencils ( Staedtler brand, not sponsored) on mixed media paper ( art talents , again not sponsored). The location depicted is the amazing Kravica waterfall, a place I visited many times in the past (see here  and here ). Scroll down to see the work in progress photographs as well as the reference photograph I used.  The making of this illustration was pretty straightforward . I first sketches the outfit with the watercolour pencils and then I started to add the background details....

Hello! Today I'm back with a selection of outfits I wore this January. I enjoyed wearing all of these and today I'll share them. Some of these outfits are a bit similar in style, but that's alright because I like re-wearing things and shopping my closet.  One of the things I love about clothes is that it has the ability to tell stories. I love creating memories with my clothing items. I find it easier to style clothing items when I've had them for a while. It's like I need time to get to know them. Moreover, when there is an item I love, then I wear it often. You may call be sentimental, but at least I'm sustainable in my fashion choices.  I will also show you some fun Herzegovina destinations that you might want to visit once the travel restrictions are lifted. The links in this post will take you to previous posts, that's how I'm starting to link things up. I'm doing this linking thing to give you more fashion inspiration but also to point out how ...