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design for good.

2011-10-29T22:18:00.001-04:00

miette.

2011-10-18T22:16:00.003-04:00

Miette, my latest source of baking and pastry inspiration.

a true genius gone too soon.

2011-10-06T02:24:00.003-04:00

R.I.P., Steve Jobs.

source.

my new adventure.

2011-10-01T00:10:00.004-04:00

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Taking a baking class. All I can say is that the class is awesome... the instructor is very experienced, very informative and has taught us many recipes, ranging from the most simple to the most extravagant. I also took a fondant class... baking is my new passion. yum! :)

on my wish list.

2011-09-15T18:45:00.004-04:00

here.

who inspires you? ¿quién te inspira?

2011-08-09T21:29:00.000-04:00

a day made of glass.

2011-08-08T20:40:00.001-04:00

crossroads.

2011-06-21T02:17:00.006-04:00

Every time I am starting to lose my confidence I go back to this video; Somedays I don't have all the answers, but as Mrs. Von Furstenberg says—"I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become"... and those words can pretty much define how I am feeling these days. I am very sorry for the lack of posts but I need a little bit of silence in my life. I am just trying to figure out how can I improve my freelance business and clothing line... working from Guatemala is making things very hard and I just need time to figure things out.

On another note, the organization where I volunteer invited me to participate on their annual design/photography workshop as a mentor, I accepted immediately and will be spending the following week in Santiago de Atitlán (this beautiful little town situated on Lake Atitlán and surrounded by two spectacular volcanoes)... after that, I will be going to Puerto Rico for three weeks—to see my family and friends.

I hope to be back soon to this space; hopefully with some good pictures from my upcoming trips.

See you soon. XO

P.S. Below you can listen to the complete music from Diane Von Furstenberg's video. (Opus 28 by Dustin O'Halloran)

monterrico.

2011-05-27T02:47:00.005-04:00

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These pictures (and video) were taken a few months back—but I wanted to share. My husband and I had the opportunity to participate in the release of baby sea turtles back into the Pacific Ocean (Monterrico, Guatemala). It was certainly a very magical day for us and we felt very humbled my the efforts of the community and few Tortugarios (Sea Turtle Hatchery) in the area that are trying to protect the four endangered species that breed in the long stretch beach every year. For additional information you can visit this website.

life.

2011-05-23T01:09:00.004-04:00

Some recent images capturing life in Guatemala...

Holy week in Guatemala. More info here.

Giraffes at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City.

San Andrés Xecul Church in Quetzaltenango.

Xetulul.

El felicidadmóvil = The happiness mobile.

@ Guatemala city

Flowers from my husband :)

sorry.

2011-05-17T01:19:00.004-04:00

I have to apologize for the lack of posts lately but I have been very busy. I promise to post more constantly (I will post some pictures this week about life in Guatemala).

I just finished updating my website... If you like, you can check it out right here.

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crafting a meaningful home.

2011-04-30T01:30:00.003-04:00

Cannot wait to get my hands on this book.

Source.

2011-04-16T01:23:00.002-04:00

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my first attempt on linocut printing.

2011-04-10T17:05:00.006-04:00

1. I started my first attempt my printing out a silhouette of my husband and me (with no fill, just the outline) that I had made on Adobe Illustrator. After that I trimmed the silhouette to the size of my lino block, size 5x7. I also used a Carbon sheet to transfer my design on the lino block, I also trimmed to sized the carbon sheet.

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2. In order to transfer the design on the lino block,

I started filling the silhouette with a pencil.

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3. I removed the print out + the carbon sheet.

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4. Select what linocut carving tools I wanted to work with.

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5. Start carving the block

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6. Remove excess around my block

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7. Prepare ink area

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9. Ink applied to my lino block.

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9. And voila!, this is my first print.

The only problem I had is that I am not using the correct ink

for this printing method and that is why the print came out smudgy.

Promise to post pictures of my other attempts :)

reporting from paradise.

2011-03-26T00:27:00.002-04:00

Sorry for the lack of posts, I'm currently in Puerto Rico taking a little break and spending time with my family. Will be back to Guatemala very soon. Till then :)

smile.

2011-03-08T19:41:00.000-05:00

Still busy like a bee over here, but this video just made my day so much better.

I hope you are having a good week so far.

2011-03-05T11:35:00.003-05:00

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In love with these feathers and pinecones mobile from this etsy shop.

This week has been pretty hectic for me, I'm swamped with design work.

Will be back soon, I want to get into the habit of getting more daily pictures to post here,

life in Guatemala is beautiful and want to share it with you.

my xylography class.

2011-02-25T14:31:00.004-05:00

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Work in progress.

This class has proved to be more difficult than I could ever imagined.

Very rewarding and challenging at the same time.

loving these posters.

2011-02-24T00:28:00.004-05:00

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source.

mociun.

2011-02-18T22:12:00.004-05:00

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I am a big fan of fashion house Mociun not just because their commitment to sustainability, environmental consciousness and high quality textiles—but what really gets me its the designers original patterns applied to the fabrics, in my opinion its genius.

treehouse bed.

2011-02-18T22:09:00.003-05:00

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source.

block printing.

2011-02-17T01:32:00.001-05:00

One of the many reasons of why I want to visit India. I can't hardly wait and I'm afraid that when that day finally comes—I'll want to stay there forever! :)

inspired...

2011-02-17T00:08:00.004-05:00

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by the work of graphic design studio schwartz and sons.

2011-02-14T15:15:00.003-05:00

Happy Valentine's day.

love is in the air.

2011-02-04T20:58:00.004-05:00

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My husband and I have this valentine's day tradition that hopefully we will be able to continue in Guatemala. Our little tradition is that on that day we: 1) go to dinner—and—2) go to the movies... sounds pretty normal and typical but the catch is that we have to see the most ridiculous movie playing at the theater—that normally we would not go to see. Some of the movies we have seen in the past are: Norbit and Big Momma's house. :)

Do you have any traditions? I'd love to hear your stories!

Above are some pictures from this cute accessories website named ban-do... Perfect for the season of love! :)

dreaming of india.

2011-02-04T01:32:00.004-05:00

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That's my goal this year, to finally visit that magnificent country.

Source.

my new obsession.

2011-02-02T19:36:00.000-05:00

Colombian rock band V for Volume.

2011-02-01T20:53:00.002-05:00

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A couple of images of my xylography class.

2011-01-28T20:20:00.002-05:00

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Lately I've been feeling very attracted to jewelry, especially collection pieces like the ones above. These unique pieces are from Erstwhile Jewelry Co., providers and curators since 1887.

I started taking a xylography class, I will post pictures next week.

Have a nice weekend.

jerry.

2011-01-21T00:36:00.001-05:00

This put a big smile on my face, I hope you enjoy it too.

currently loving...

2011-01-19T19:43:00.003-05:00

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the abstract collage paintings by artist Brian Elston. You can visit his Etsy shop right here.

2011-01-12T18:59:00.003-05:00

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Nothing like pretty flowers around the house to brighten up your day after a very windy and rainy day.

P.S. the cloud pictures were taken from my apartment, sometimes my husband and I feel like we are living inside a cloud or a tree house :)

the sartorialist.

2011-01-09T21:17:00.000-05:00

loving these patterns.

2011-01-06T23:30:00.006-05:00

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{baby clothing @ Chichicastenango} / {giraffe @ Auto Safari Chapín} / {peacock @ Auto Safari Chapín}

Above are some recent pics I took while traveling around Guatemala the last couple of weeks. Life is a bit busy around here, I hope you are having a good start to 2011. cheers!

bits from my weekend...

2010-11-29T17:43:00.003-05:00

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My husband and I spent a lovely weekend at Lake Atitlán. It was magical.

my studio.

2010-11-21T02:55:00.004-05:00

View from my home screen printing studio.

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chuck close.

2010-11-20T01:26:00.004-05:00

On my last job we used to do work for the gallery that represents artist Chuck Close. I always wondered what attracted me so much to his work and I have concluded that is most definitely because of my obsession with grids and methodically/mathematically developed artwork and designs.

here's an excerpt from Wikipedia about his work:

"However, Close continued to paint with a brush strapped onto his wrist with tape, creating large portraits in low-resolution grid squares created by an assistant. Viewed from afar, these squares appear as a single, unified image which attempt photo-reality, albeit in pixelated form. Although the paralysis restricted his ability to paint as meticulously as before, Close had, in a sense, placed artificial restrictions upon his hyperrealist approach well before the injury. That is, he adopted materials and techniques that did not lend themselves well to achieving a photorealistic effect. Small bits of irregular paper or inked fingerprints were used as media to achieve astoundingly realistic and interesting results. Close proved able to create his desired effects even with the most difficult of materials to control." (source)

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obsessed with zara...

2010-11-18T13:54:00.004-05:00

and the color black.

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zara.

recent works.

2010-10-21T15:22:00.003-04:00

Below are some page layouts of a recent medical catalog (for a company in NYC) I just finished working on.

If you are in need of graphic design services please send me an email to: info@vegagraphicdesign.com

Visit my website to preview some of my design work... http://www.vegagraphicdesign.com and please keep checking... I will be updating the website with recent projects soon.

hola. hello.

2010-10-19T18:22:00.009-04:00

I don't even know how to start this post. Life is changing quickly before my eyes, almost a year ago I was working, playing and living in New York City (my dream city), my boyfriend (now my husband) decided to take his dream job in Central America, I moved back to Puerto Rico to spend some time with my family (while figuring life out), got engaged, planned my wedding (never again!), got married... *phew!* and today marks my sixth week since moving full time to Guatemala City to support my husbands dreams.

I don't know what direction my life will be taking (since I am still in the "figuring out" phase!)... but all I know at this moment is that I feel very blessed for this new adventure (I know many would kill for this amazing opportunity of living in a foreign country) and happy that I get to experience this new world right next to my best friend, my lovely husband.

So far I can say that Guatemalans have made me feel at home, everyone has been very helpful and very kind... and since Spanish is my first language that has been tremendously helpful. After a month of having SW (my husband) as a chauffeur—two weeks ago I was brave enough to finally drive around by myself—and can't honestly say how many times I got lost—but at the end of the day was very rewarding... I was starting to discover my new home and I got that feeling of freedom back again... all the places I'll go :)

Right now we are decorating our apartment and trying to make it feel more "home like", my hubby is working a lot (thankfully he LOVES his job!, beyond words!) and I'm keeping myself busy doing some freelance work for the company I use to work for in New York.

My next goals: make new friends, keep learning about the city, find more freelance work, volunteer, maybe take a class, get on a schedule and start going to the gym and expand my cooking skills.

Well, I hope that you join me on this new experience and if you ever have a word of wisdom please do share, it will make me very happy to learn about likewise fellows that are going through the same life changing events.

*Below are some pictures from a recent trip to Copán Ruinas, Honduras.

bird at macaw mountain (a sanctuary for birds)

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Copán Plaza (cute boutique hotel we stay at)

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mariachis.

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butterfly at macaw mountain (a sanctuary for birds)

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view from one of the temples at Cópan Ruinas

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at Cópan Ruinas

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one of the temples at Cópan Ruinas