* The things I like, the things I do, the things I love *

Fashion mates

2012-01-28T17:03:00.003+02:00

A fashion illustration with some of my favorite clothes from ASOS...

Face...

2012-01-19T10:45:00.002+02:00

I just love girls with freckles...

You have to...

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check this blog out!

If you are a mom, craft lover, art lover or just need some inspiration!

http://motherbabyearth.com/blog/

I am always very happy...

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to see my work featured on blogs or other web pages! Thank you :)))

http://www.facebook.com/pages/RozCats-creations/279122482114505

http://weheartit.com

http://withnailrules.tumblr.com

http://michaelmay.blogspot.com

A dose of optimism...

2012-01-10T16:59:00.003+02:00

...is the title for +Design Magazine's poster contest. Every designer or artist should make a 50x70 cm poster, spreading the world a positive message. 40 posters will be chosen for an exhibition which will take place on January the 20th. Τhe money for every poster sold will be donated here. What a nice way to start the new year! You can see all the submissions here.

Family, Love, Smile, Falling in love, Friendship, Laughter

The best things in life are free!

My contribution to the contest.

(Un)separated

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A love greeting card illustration...

How nice is that?

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Yesterday it was my 2year old son's Nikolas name day. Among the presents friends and family brought,
was this lovely illustrated package with childrens clothes from Dupareil au meme.
Nikolas and I made a deal...he will keep the clothes and I will keep the box!
I wonder who the illustrator is! Do you know?

Round(ed) ...

2011-11-28T20:35:00.000+02:00

...for IF

I love Matryoshka dolls and their rounded shape! A typical set contains three to twelve dolls and they are symbols of fertility and motherhood! This illustration is from a new project i am working.

Silent (or get well soon)!

2011-11-16T16:35:00.002+02:00

This illustration was originally made for a "get well soon" card!

The girl has a thermometer in her mouth and can not speak,so I think it fits this weeks topic "silent" for IF.

My Moo...

2011-11-14T19:22:00.003+02:00

...mini cards are here! Yeah! I love 'em!
I think Moo is the easiest way to have your cards ready, delivered to your door and you can have up to 100 different designs in each pack (I've created 10 for my mini cards). Thumps up for Moo!

I love blah blah blah...

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...so leave me your comments!

You can use this image for your blog...
(but please let me know if you do).

Second Time Mommy

2011-10-24T14:19:00.002+03:00

3 weeks ago (on October 5th) I became a mom for a second time :)

I gave birth to a lovely baby boy.

I have some new designs...

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... in my Envelop shop!

What Else Is There?

2011-09-29T13:02:00.003+03:00

Kind of oldie but I just love the song - love the video!

I have a new book...

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... sitting on my desk!
I love buying books, especially illustration books as I constantly refer to them for inspiration! Today I received this lovely book I've ordered a couple of weeks ago! Work/Life 2 by UPPERCASE features 100 professional illustrators from around the world. It's an eye candy and a must have for art lovers :)
Visit the UPPERCASE shop here!

From my sketchbook!

2011-09-24T23:18:00.002+03:00

Here are some new (favorite) drawings from my sketchbook. I really have no idea how they going to turn out - usually I find out after I color them... :)
The last one is a tee's stamp for my husband (he is a bike lover)!
Oh! this post is also my submission for ArtJumble's topic of the week!

Lovely useful books to read...

2011-09-21T00:27:00.003+03:00

Lately I've been thinking of starting my own business! I've been working as graphic designer for almost a decade, and also I've been doing illustrations for the magazines, newspapers or small clients I has working for. But as much as I enjoy my work I always looking for my next illustration project, no matter how large or small the project is. Plus, I became a mom and really need more time for my family and maybe working from home can offer me that...I hope!!! So this is why I am thinking maybe it's time to focus on illustration and start my own (small) freelance business. These 2 books really are full of useful and helpful tips if becoming a freelancer is what you have in mind!

Check them out:

Creative Inc, The Ultimate Guide to Running a Successful Freelance Business (by Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Cho)
The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line (by Kari Chapin).

Saint...

2011-09-18T23:15:00.001+03:00

...a new poster for my society6 shop, that seems to fit this week's If topic (mesmerizing)!

Society 6

2011-09-02T17:10:00.000+03:00

Yesterday I've joined Society 6, an online marketplace were you can buy art created by artists from all over the world or sell your artwork as simple as making a Post! Here are some framed prints of my illustrations! You can find them here!

Galore Festival (Copenhagen)

2011-08-30T16:21:00.004+03:00

A couple of weeks ago my friend Kostas aka Dreyk The Pirate, participated in the Galore Festival in Copenhagen, representing Greece. Here are some pics!

The art wall...

Dreyk the pirate

Work in progress!

You can see more photos here!

disguise for IF

2011-08-29T15:24:00.003+03:00

Girl with big glasses

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A new illustration (Girl with big glasses) is now printed on different textile products, and sold in my envelop shop. If you’d like, you can visit my shop and check out more of my designs! Thanks for looking :))))

Loved this project...

2011-08-22T13:05:00.002+03:00

This August I had a hand drawn typography opener for In Style magazine (GR).
I really enjoyed working on this project! It was so much fun - wish I had more like that!

New item in envelop my shop!

2011-08-03T14:31:00.001+03:00

You can buy this tote bag or check my envelop shop here!

Ιnvitation

2011-06-23T14:59:00.004+03:00

My friend Evi asked me if I could prepare an invitation and a paper table mat for her little daughter's baptism using a photo of the baby. I wanted the invitation to look like it was hand drawn and hand painted. So I made an illustration on paper and used adobe's photoshop for the color. Here is the original illustration and the final result...

Love this song...

2011-06-01T14:17:00.002+03:00

Soaked

2011-05-26T16:10:00.004+03:00

This week's topic for IF is "soaked". I really wanted to post something for If-it's been quite long since my last submission! So I made a few changes to an older illustration (the colored one) of mine and here is my "soaked" contribution to IF's topic.

Danae

2011-05-25T23:49:00.004+03:00

This is an illustration (or a portrait) of a friend of mine, Danae. The sketch is old -was made almost a year ago- but I've started painting it, a couple of days ago! Although the illustrated girl looks kind of sad, Danae is a really cool person to hang out with. You can check out her blog if you don't believe me!

A "what to draw list" from pikaland

2011-05-24T13:40:00.002+03:00

Amy from Pikaland posted this super cool-fun list of 100 things to draw when inspiration is not around! You can download the pdf file here! Happy drawings everyone!!!

New pick!

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I don't have a title for this one. Any ideas?

e-invitation

2011-04-26T17:18:00.002+03:00

I really love Vintage & Retro typography as well as the 50's colour palette!

So when my husband and I desided that it was time to go on with our son's

Baptism & Christening, I knew exactly how the e-invitation -for our family

and really close friends- would look like! It looked like this...

A new project...

2011-01-28T12:26:00.005+02:00

...I'm working, on inspired from my son (my happy little monster)!
It is not completed yet, still needs a lot of work, but I think it's really cute!

I love patterns (part3)

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Childrens World

2010-11-19T12:32:00.006+02:00

A nursery school in Corfu asked me if I could prepare a poster for an incoming charity bazaar.
This is what I made for them!

The siamese twins...

2010-10-30T13:46:00.005+03:00

...spent most of their time looking at each other.
This is for IF's topic: spent

Another pillow cover...

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...for my Envelop shop !

Old fashioned hairstyle for IF

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My own Envelop shop!!!

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Here is my first design!

You can purchase it by clicking here

I Love Patterns (part2)

2010-09-23T08:36:00.003+03:00

A couple of new patterns I've designed. You can find them on my envelop shop!

My favorite female painter

2010-09-21T12:36:00.006+03:00

A Frida Kahlo illustration.

sugar...

2010-09-17T23:47:00.003+03:00

...ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you.
This is my latest illustration: a candy girl!

This is an older post but I think it fits IF's topic (SAVOUR).

Proverb for IF

2010-09-14T14:20:00.002+03:00

"The wind does not break the tree that bends."

girlie-girlie pattern

2010-09-10T14:25:00.003+03:00

I've updated my behance page...

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Check it out and appreciate it here!

My friend Irine...

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... is one of the most talented people I've ever met! She is a graphic designer, painter, illustrator, decorator and singer. She recently created her own line of handmade soaps and bath salts. This is a sample of her work...

...some bath salts and soaps...

and some paintings...

You can contact Irine here or see more of her work here.

Retro atmosphere

2010-08-25T15:29:00.004+03:00

This is an illustration I've worked combining traditional and digital media.
I wanted to create a retro atmosphere. Hope I made it!

Caged for IF

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Orange hair colour

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Why do we call them red-haired girls? The real colour is orange :-p

Have a nice month!

A pop poster... double for IF

2010-07-22T17:35:00.008+03:00

This is a poster I've worked on, using traditional and digital media (magazine

photos, pen, scanner, photoshop and illustrator). I uploaded on Thursday, but I think
it fits this weeks topic for IF.

Art jumble

2010-07-17T01:43:00.006+03:00

Last week I joined Art Jumble which is an online drawing community that supports illustration, comics, and animation. Each Monday a topic is announced and any member can submit a piece about that topic. This is my submission for this week's topic (self portraits).

Giant for illustration friday

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A giant whale for if's topic!

paisley for IF

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Done!

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For explanation see my last post...

A little something I'm working on

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I saw a picture of Iris Apfel that inspired me to work on this illustration!

I will have it complited and uploaded by tomorrow!

I love patterns

2010-04-14T13:49:00.005+03:00

Last night I worked on my blog's logo with some tear shaped forms, and those forms give some really nice patterns. So I could not resist on experimenting. Take a look at some.

Visit my Behance page for some more patters

Feed your creativity!

2010-04-12T20:14:00.008+03:00

This Friday I bought a really inspirational book called "An Illustrated Life" by Danny Gregory! The book is a collection of illustrated journals from some of the world's best illustrators and artists. Although it was first published in 2008 it still is a great book for illustrators, designers and people who love art! Here is a sneak peek!

If you want to feed your creativity you can find this book from Amazon! Enjoy!

Vintage textiles

2010-03-22T16:39:00.005+02:00

Here are some 60s patterns from some old forgotten textiles I found in a closet! I want to copy the patters in vektors and try some more colour combinations.

Handmade puppets!

2010-03-22T15:59:00.009+02:00

This is a couple of puppets (a cat & a doggy) I made and stuffed with soft fabric for my son!

You can find similar handmade toys to buy on etsy!

subterranean for IF

2010-03-17T01:23:00.010+02:00

It has been over 2 months since my last post.

A lot have happened since then!

That morning I gave birth to my baby boy! Oh yes, I am a mom :-) !

So, I did not have enough time to work as much as I wanted this weeks topic

but I've worked the same idea with 2 different styles. Hope you like it!

Renewal for IF

2010-01-06T01:29:00.005+02:00

Hope the new year will give us all a renewed enthusiam
for eveything we'll do!

ET2

2010-01-02T19:53:00.009+02:00

A weekly 16pages magazine that I've designed, about gossip and media inserted in Eleytheros Typos newspaper.

ET

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Eleutheros tipos newspaper was voted as the Best European Designed Newspaper for 2008-2009 and one of the five Best Designed Newspapers for 2009 from the SND(Society of News Design). I was part of the newspaper's creative team for 18 months, until ET was closed (as a lot of historical newspapers the past year).
For more about Eleutheros tipos newspaper read here
http://www.innovationsinnewspapers.com/index.php/2009/06/22/the-tragic-and-sadly-expected-end-of-eleftheros-typos/
Here are some more illustrations & editorials

entangled for IF - la meduse

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skinny girl for IF

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A couple of more ...

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...articles illustrations for Eleutheros Tipos newspaper.

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illustration for a beauty section cover for the greek LUCKY magazine

frozen for IF

2009-10-18T01:55:00.005+03:00

frozen beauty

Some sketches...

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... from my fashion school work.

Jupiter magazine

2009-09-24T19:20:00.018+03:00

The astrological magazine I've designed for ET newspaper

(visual editor mr S.Polikandriotis). Check my behance page for more

here

Custom made diary

2009-08-28T22:48:00.006+03:00

A friend asked me if I could help him cover his business notebook-caledar
with something. So I made him this cover using pen,pantone
colour markers and photoshop. I told him I made a portrait of him :)

Fit and anti fit jobs...

2009-08-28T20:50:00.005+03:00

...articleIllustration. Published in Eleutheros Tipos newspaper (2008).

24 hours of a green consumer

2009-08-28T20:46:00.007+03:00

Article illustration for Eleutheros Tipos Newspaper.

illustrations for ET's food magazine (et-kouzina)

2009-08-28T20:35:00.010+03:00

See some more of commissioned and published work here!

routine for IF

2008-08-26T21:12:00.003+03:00

detach for Illustration Friday

2008-08-19T23:50:00.002+03:00

illustration friday 100%

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personal work

2008-08-03T17:07:00.005+03:00

Some tests using adobe's photoshop and illustrator.

Beauty illustrations...

2008-07-30T22:46:00.009+03:00

Illustrations promoting beauty products for Lucky magazine (GR).

A' paris rouge cafe bar in Haidari, Athens

2008-07-30T22:44:00.014+03:00

Business card, illustrations and posters and for a'paris cafe-bar

Illustrations promoting telecommunication services

2008-07-30T15:49:00.011+03:00

A series of illustrations promoting telecommunication services and products, published in Glamour and Lucky magazines. Μια σειρά εικονογραφήσεων για την προώθηση υπηρεσιών και προϊόντων τηλεπικοινωνίας, δημοσιευμένες στα περιοδικά Glamour και Lucky. Check my Behance page for more.

girl in paris

2008-07-27T21:56:00.005+03:00

Just a quick sketch!

1st winner (for the young fashion designer contest 2006)

2008-07-27T20:20:00.005+03:00

With this illustration I won the first place in a fashion design contest in 2006.

The price was a 2years scholarship in fashion design!

Tο σχέδιο με το οποίο πήρα μέρος στον διαγωνισμο της Ενωσης Ελλήνων Σχεδιαστών και του ιεκ ΑΚΜΗ

και κέρδισα το ά βραβειο (υποτροφία και υλοποίηση του ρούχου από γνωστό Ελληνα σχεδιαστή).

το κοριτσάκι με τα σπίρτα/soar

2008-07-27T20:18:00.003+03:00

*** The things I like, the things I do, the things I love ***