Cordillera del Centro

To get to and from Flandes I was lucky enough to drive through the magnificently beautiful Andes! The Andes are a famous mountain range that lie on the Western coast of South America. It passes through Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and of course Colombia. We went through the center range of the Andes. It was so stunning. Every second was breathtaking, looking in the distance and thinking that they went on forever. The roads along it are hilariously dangerous due to a vast amount of curves. It gave me such a rush! The only thing is that the altitude is insane. It totally kills your ears, but a small price to pay for the experience. 

But alas, I am now back in good old Bogota. More tales to come.

Tierra Caliente.... a little sunshine

My weekend was spent in Flandes which is a darling small town 3 hours south of Bogota. I got burnt and swam forever. I ate for the first time what is called 'Lechona' which is basically BBQ pig which they adorn with rocking shades and an apple in the mouth to boot. I've also eaten 'Morcilla' or 'Rellena' which is blood sausauge. SO DELICIOUS. Never thought I'd say that.The culture here is definitely different to that of the North. I love it too much. Everything is twice as delicious and wonderful. One of the things that I've noticed and have to mention is that everyone here has a motorcycle or moped. Its crazy! Driving here is insane. There's hardly lane divisions and everyone drives like a maniac with families of 10 in each tiny car. Its amazing!!

I bought you a Llama

West End Girls

Some shots of my day in downtown Bogota. Blue Skies and Ghosts. So many galleries. Do they know I love art? Yes. 

Bienvenidos a Colombia!

Sup kids! So here I am, in Colombia. Woken up to a fresh lovely day. God its so bloody fascinatingly awesome. Yah had to use 3 adjectives there just to describe the glory. Anyways, I was thinking of updating this here blog every once in a while with tales of my adventures in this great land. I'm not much of a writer, as you may have already noticed, but I can take some decent photos, so I'll use that to my advantage. So expect photos and blurbs every now and then. Until then, I'd like to share with you a photo of what I made for some of my cousins. You may recognize a couple of my creatures and kids from past illustrations, and some random newer ones. Hope you like them!! (sorry for the crummy photo)

so long and thanks for all the fish

Getting air for butterflies

A peek at what's inside my pink fridge! Too much fun! This was for my final illustration project, which consisted of choosing an artist and letting their art inspire our imagery for what a fridge could contain. I chose Matt Furie who is an epicly rad artist based out of San Francisco right now. His stuff is super cool and I thought of him immediately for this project. Hope you like! 

Macabre Brightness

OK so this is what I've been working on all day for media class. Its a collage and the subject was Crime Scene Investigations. Two of my favourite things! I won't go into too much, but all I can say is that I LOVED this assignment, feverishly. 

In other news, some of my pieces will be shown in this year's Metro Home Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from April 10-12 as part of an entertainment room design for one the Sony Spaces. I just recently found out and I'm so excited! Its kind of like my first show. Never thought it would be in a home show, but its going to be great! Thats my big news and I'm jumping off the wall!!