Last day and next step, Battalion.

Hey! Today is the last day of the self-portrait exhibition of madame portrait at TNLP, it was extended until today May 8th , selfies will be gone by today afternoon I am taking some of them to Battalion the new art and design shop in town where I am going to be sharing space with Dutch artist Lotte Klaver and presenting my Amsterdam photography in a selection of fourteen name "Amsterdam Ghost Town".

The opening at Battalion is on May 12th next Saturday from 16:00 until 22:00 hours at LIJNBAANSGRACHT 206, AMSTERDAM as you can read in the flyer above.

More of my Amsterdam photography at La Madame en Amsterdam, the photography selected for this exhibition will be shows exclusively at Battalion in Amsterdam.

See you guys then for a nice cultural Saturday evening.

Visual Identity: Workshop

A new workshop by Sauling and this graphic designer will take place at The New Label Project on april 28th, I would like to have a more coheceive image conecting all "Les Madames" and the things I do and this could help plus sounds fun. I just love to learn skills from others it is very rewarding.

More information on the flyer here at the left and here more of what to spect from the workshop:

1. 1/2 hour introduction: who are u, what do you do, what do you want to reach?
2. 1 1/2 hour start making collages/ moodboard (story of your brand) with fonts, textures, colours and shapes;
3. 1 1/2 hour combining your work and moodboard, designing logo/ housestyle (look and feel of your brand)
4. 1/2 hour checking results, discussing and advice about how to go on!

Dear Madames...

Madame Portrait is having her first exhibition, tomorrow at 6pm is the opening, at Rozengracht 75 The new label project space. 

This has been a looooooot of work, I already start planing this exhibition when living in Japan so I started collecting old frames in flea markets and antique shops in different countries according with each character, I thought I will be having this first exhibition in Tokyo but... life choose different. One year later the exhibition is happening in Amsterdam, I am dedicating it to Japan and my husband.

If you have the chance come and have a mini-cupcake with us tomorrow at 6p.m

Malia Mather`s Lowlands pattern

I talk about Malia in a previous post where I show her yarn shop here in Amsterdam Penelope`s Craft. I`ve been taking a few pictures of her knitting patterns and I reaffirmed my love for photograph yarn and fiber products. I am working with her in other big and super cute project but that`s for later.

For today I show you this Lowlands pattern of her, they are Holland motives hats, sweet and cute, you can find Malia`s Lowlands pattern here and make as many as you want in order to be ready for next winter O_O...

and this is how they look ... as I said sweet and cute.

I`ll bring more of Malia´s pattern soon. 

^_^

Drawing in a sunny saturday afternoon

Thank you Annemarie I really have a very nice time to keep in my memory, thanks.

Well yes, the drawing  workshop was greatly nice and educative, I felt literally like when I was 4 years old, playing with my hands and crayons, now I want to go back to drawing.

and here Annemarie from dertigdecember my sweet sweet teacher holding my drawing.

 

See you around

To draw = To see. Beginners workshop

One of my main and constant things to do is taking courses or workshops related with art & craft in every country I`m in, every knowledge, skill or ability someone else can teach me I am ready to listen. 

This next saturday I am taking this drawing workshop for beginners teached by Annemarie a sweet sweet girl she is an art teacher and an Illustrator so I am very insteresting in learn from her, here is her website and her blog I found drawing a very beautiful and noble activity I love to do it. You can also participate on this workshop it will be next saturday march 24th at The New Label Project from 14:00 -17:00 and you can register at the shop there is a few places left but just a few.

So see you there! have a nice week

The "Battalion" is ready.

Battalion is the new art & design shop in the center of Amsterdam at Lijnbaansgracht 206. On Saturday was the opening I went early at morning to take some pictures it was very nice to photograph this shops I found it very stylish and cool, love the general palette, the art and design gift inside are from different countries, all interesting, curious and intelligent objects, I bring you the pictures so you can have an idea of the atmosphere of this charming place.

Among the artists in this shop is Amanda Marie  a very special work with an exquicite pallette some of her original paintings and other articules with her work are display at Battalion. Below some of her work painted on one wall of the shop.

And here a sculpture by Hyland Mather and Anna Taratiel, on the wall at the back one of the Amanda Marie Paintings.

A super cool shop, Hyland Mather beside this shop is the director of Andeken Gallery, he built this shop with his own hands mixing found materials and old furniture also re-vamped by him-self I just found that an incredible skill and make it particularly special.