dropes de mentol

spaces and gardens

2012-01-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

ok, and there's a new year... full of mystery and the uncertainty of what will happen next... I ended the year with much hope for an unfair dead country but the word 'leave' was surrounding my thoughts. Still is. Looking for a bright space... bright space illustrated gardens illustrated garden 1 A new collection of small graphic illustrations born in the transition of

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2011-12-31T09:10:00.000-08:00

Happy 2012!

The New Artisans

2011-12-20T15:28:00.000-08:00

Olivier Dupon from Dossier37 just came out with The New Artisans book, edited by Thames & Hudson! It's the most delightful book with brilliant artists and magnificent artwork's in several kinds of mediums, techniques and categories. It's really the most wonderful book of design combined with old traditions and arts I've seen. Gathering artists from all over the world, filled with

naked autumn II

2011-12-16T10:37:00.000-08:00

The Tiny Silhouette Tree collection Remember the naked trees from the last year? I've added some more to the collection, this time in a smaller format, to collect and/or share them. They are a limited edition, screen printed with gocco in autumnal colors. Root Tree I Root Tree II Root Tree III Root Tree is a collection of 4 different mixed

happy somersaulting

2011-12-09T09:08:00.000-08:00

Prehensile Beard pack Knit Knit JornalitoKnit Knit is the recent jornalito (handmade journal). It has soft pink pages and a first silver one with a vintage look label on.The Prehensile boy/beard has now a special and fun spot! I've created a special pack with journal and customized pencil on a hand screenprinted cotton bag with the same design.The pencils are very special and elegant, at least

cahier mood

2011-12-01T17:11:00.000-08:00

It's the same as - I'm on a roll making handmade journals named Jornalito (Small Journal).I've been posting here some pictures from the process, however I promise that I'll do a better report next time because it's an interesting printing folding cutting process and I'm fascinated.Made with recycled kraft cardboard cover, screen printed with gocco, stitched bound and also with a bookmark

hello & bye

2011-09-12T19:00:00.000-07:00

Augustto breathe a little after movingmaking marmalade and other agriculture exciting activitiesin the mountainsThe Widow III (Moleskine sketches)The Widow II (Moleskine sketches)The Widow I (Moleskine sketches)septembergetting room, playing boxes, placing stuffback to workstarting new projects...Hey! Just got newsmoving againboxes&boxes hdihdstqonºc blrqnbjqksee you soon once again

summer is fish

2011-07-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

Some more round dreams were added to the collection; funky fishes & toy topsFricdementol is going to make a pause due to the exciting life of moving here move to there, the annual journey.have a great summer time!

solitaires & round dreams

2011-06-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

These are the latest mixed media works (screen printed & hand embroidered) Have a great weekend!

carnation dream

2011-04-25T13:06:00.001-07:00

A special Round Dream celebrating the April 25th - The Carnation Day

dreams

2011-04-15T15:50:00.000-07:00

Mixed media dreams (screen print & hand embroidered details)

women & tiles

2011-03-21T12:24:00.000-07:00

AffinitySymmetryWomen and tiles (acrylic on canvas)postcardsThe ladies on canvas are finished for some time, available in my etsy shop and also featured as bright postcards.They are mostly winter portraits mixing it with vintage native tile patterns.

trying to B A L A N C E

2011-03-19T14:37:00.000-07:00

Balance | Saudade não existe (mixed media on board)I can't believe that it's almost Spring and my blog is hibernating since Winter.A lot's going on, as usual, and I miss my blog and to talk a little about my illustrated ladies.It's easier to post photos on my facebook page, just 3 sec are need, but the blog it's about the atmosphere and the 'whys' around an illustration.http://www.facebook.com/

New Year New Bear

2011-01-19T09:04:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!I know it's almost February but never too late to wish the most happy and brilliant journey.As I'm celebration the new year, you'll find a giveaway in my facebook page, follow the link and leave a comment there:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150125926358669&set=a.319259318668.183273.313243643668

bright season

2010-12-05T10:25:00.000-08:00

work in progressI'm working in a several women portraits (women for now, I'll probably include some men also), in a fusion with the traditional Portuguese tiles.This work is like an extension of a series I made when I was in university:http://www.flickr.com/photos/fric_de_mentol/773128985/in/set-72057594061770356/They are now smaller and the tiles are not made by spray but painted with acrylics.[

yes, I AM

2010-12-03T14:24:00.000-08:00

An artist!Many thanks to Mareike who's heading this fabulous project!http://www.mareikeauer.com/iam/2010_12/profilpages/ana_raimundo/a_raimundo.html

fruta da época

2010-11-19T11:36:00.000-08:00

Míscaro Girl (Yellow Knight) | gocco screen printPomegranate Girl | gocco screen printNew screen printed girls are already available.Míscaro Girl and Pomegranate Girl came to join the party with Mushroom Girl and Pumpkins.Made with gocco in limited editions.

The naked Autumn

2010-11-08T07:25:00.000-08:00

Abundance Tree | screen printed on journalHide-and-Seek Tree, Wisdom Tree, Ti Manel's Tree | screen printed on paperdrawsI like this time of the year, The Autumn, nature changes are very rich and inspired. It's so amazing to capture the amount of colors, beautiful greens and browns palette plus the shapes and the acorns falling in the ground.I'm collecting, by draw, some amazing and elegant

new Flat Faces

2010-10-13T18:55:00.001-07:00

smiling people | clay brooches:]

summer is over

2010-10-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

.a corner of my current home with new hanging walls, postcards, a Drop Girl sachet, books and beautiful fabric flowers made by the talented Cordemar, on a tin covered with fabric.Flat Face | clay brooches... and I'm back after my double moving. This year I'm settled in a very nice and peaceful place, surrounded by mountains, oaks, oregano and many other native trees and plants.The work keeps

hanging wall

2010-07-27T20:01:00.001-07:00

My new addiction perfect to the walls - Hanging Walls - rustic decorative pieces made of clay (air drying clay) and painted with acrylics.With a varnish protective layer.Floral themes in black backgrounds.now, a pause, it's that time of the year that I return to my 'real' home with the studio in boxes.see you soon.

GIVEAWAY

2010-07-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

Flat Face 22 | clay broochFlat Face 21 | clay brooch Next Friday I'll generate 2 winners for these brooches.To win you just need to be my fan at facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/fric_de_mentol/313243643668?ref=tshave a great new week :)

flat it

2010-07-16T17:47:00.000-07:00

Flat Faces | broochesFlat Faces are keeping me busy. They are colorful and funny, painted with acrylic on hand sculpted clay pieces. have an excellent weekend :)

The Drifter

2010-07-10T12:28:00.000-07:00

acrylic painting on canvas panelFrom a new series of bearded men portraits.

circle round sphere dot eggs - Pieces

2010-07-08T18:18:00.000-07:00

A new collection of mixed media pins. Hand stitched paper pieces, collage, stickers watercolor, draw, pen, markers = graphic image ... i like circles :)

say hi

2010-06-22T15:22:00.000-07:00

Including new postcards to the collection, this time featuring some of my acrylic on canvas portraits. Bright and professionally printed, they are also great to frame.

still ugly

2010-06-21T14:58:00.000-07:00

Ugly Face XVI | mixed media, hand stitched (scanned image)Ugly Face XV, de Barcelos | mixed media, hand stitchedUgly Face XIV | mixed media, hand stitchedThese are the last ladies I've been working on - Ugly Face - Introducing something new to the hand embroidered women, doing collages of pieces of my gocco screen printing tests. I like it so much, it gains a 3D effect and also I'm reusing the

Friendship

2010-06-04T08:31:00.000-07:00

screen printed with goccoFriendship is the latest gocco print amongst many other artworks I'm doing and that need to be shared with you. It passed so long since my last post here, I miss this a lot.How do you do? How can you have a twitter, a shop, a blog, a site, flickr, family, dog, cat, do the laundry, etc... in 24 hours? :OOO Do you have a twin? Do you have 4 legs and 2 heads? eheheOh my! I

joie de vivre

2010-05-12T08:08:00.000-07:00

acrylic on canvas panel 20x30cm'the joy of living'I hope you are all having a good week! :)carpe diem!

having fun with my brushes

2010-05-06T18:04:00.000-07:00

Who's There? | acrylic painting on canvas panel

Pop it!

2010-05-04T13:39:00.000-07:00

... if you can!acrylic painting on canvas panel

hey!

2010-05-01T07:58:00.000-07:00

Lady Button | watercolor illustration (scanned image)Layer Girl tea towelBeard Postcard CollectionHad been a while I don't post anything but the work and the fun goes on!have a wonderful weekend!

textiles $ characters

2010-03-17T14:45:00.000-07:00

The Toy Top & Le Solitaire printed on cotton through Spoonflower Layer Girl | sachet pillow - linenThe Girl Who Knitted Love | travel bag on cottonLe Solitaire | travel bag on linenI'm on a textile mood! Made new travel/underwear bags and new sachets from the latest girl 'Layer' in gocco.I'm really happy with the result and also with the whole process.For a long, I was wishing so badly to order a

2010-03-12T09:16:00.000-08:00

My computer has survived to the treatment, it's like having a new one after the cleaning.Many things came up at the same time, usually the less good things, so, after the PC, Mini Mirtillo made a surgery. An ugly thing appeared in one tit and it had to be removed. So, she lost part of herself in favor of a bigger life expectancy.She's fine, doing great in her recovery and now I'm like a full time

for the records

2010-03-04T08:18:00.000-08:00

oh my! I was preparing a new post, uploading pictures from the last artworks when I realized that the computer is empty. Many errors, bugs, issues and machines that aren't working, as the scanner, are forcing me to do the Power Clean - Format C: I really hope to see you later, means that my computer is no longer in trouble :)

keep on the lipstick

2010-02-27T08:30:00.000-08:00

I'll Take My Lipstick | acrylic paintingHappy Girls Recycled Magnet Lockect Set - collaboration with PolarityLayer Girl | screenprint I keep facing dreams, representing expressive girls and patterns.The latest girl, Layer Girl, is a colection of gocco screenprints on wood, paper, journals. Very soon they will be also available as sachets and travel bags.You can now find in my etsy shop the

the traveller

2010-02-12T11:11:00.001-08:00

The Traveller | acrylic painting & small paper boat collage Me travelling, have a good weekend! :)Fric's Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/fric_de_mentol/313243643668

the love season

2010-02-11T07:27:00.001-08:00

Seeds of Love | gocco screenprintthe work in progressTender Seed | wooden pinLove is like a sailboat on the ocean | wooden pinMany projects going on, lots of works to share. 2009 finished while I was painting wooden pieces, now they are finished as brooches. The idea was to paint them in a retro style color combination and then screenprint some elements, a sailboat and the seeds of love.Seeds of

smells like Spring

2010-02-05T12:40:00.000-08:00

-> telegraphic post to wish you all a lovely weekend! :)

the poppies

2010-01-21T07:46:00.000-08:00

Hello 2010 :) I know I'm late and that I have many new posts and work to share.But I need to post something special first:I was nominated to the favourite Handmade Affordable Art Artist at poppytalk. A honour! :)You can vote Here for your favorite

weeee!

2009-12-22T14:43:00.000-08:00

More dropes will come in 2010 :)Have a lovely happy christmas and a very bright beginning of a new year!

hey!

2009-12-17T11:21:00.000-08:00

Hey! The Sofa is shaking! | gocco screenprint... probably the last of the year. the earth shake and the sofa shakes with her.

the winners of the Holiday Surprise giveaway

2009-12-08T16:51:00.000-08:00

So, here they are the lucky winners :)I gave a letter to each package and a number to each comment. My dear hubby took the 6 little papers from the bag:A-4: NuziaB-10: SimoneWiccaC-11: eNVeD-14: CarinaE-7: ValerieF-9: Ana PinaPlease, send me your addresses to my email and just wait for Mr Postman or Miss Post-woman: fric.de.mentol@gmail.com :D

gifts for all! the giveaway surprise

2009-12-02T11:59:00.000-08:00

So, we are in holiday season already, oh oh oh, and i want you to have a happy season.I have 6 gifts - surprise - to giveaway, you just have to leave a comment, until next Sunday [06-12-09], telling me hi or something! :)i'll publish the 6 winners in the next Monday [07-12-09]good luck!

d!R. .R!b

2009-11-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

Beards pin colectionGirls & Trees pin colectionUgly Face pin colection The CommunityUgly Face XIIThe Poet We are officially in December, holiday season and almost the end of another year. Time passes too fast when we want to do lots of things and projects.Today is a national holiday, i want to get lazy in the sofa watching movies and eating cinnamon cookies with green tea but the work is singing

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2009-11-22T15:19:00.000-08:00

Le Solitaire sachet (lavender)Pins featuring my gocco printsUgly Face | postcards It has been a week full of good surprises. My work was featured in some amazing sites as save gocco, decor8, kireei and kickcan & conkers. Many thanks, I'm very pleased!But there are more good news, my work is on Paper n Stitch this month and I want to celebrate it with you. If you buy 3 gocco prints on paper from

Y o Y

2009-11-09T10:18:00.000-08:00

Ouch falling in cactus | gocco screeprint on Moleskine journalOuch falling in cactus | gocco screeprint Ouch falling in cactus make me laugh, i like him too much and I know he likes acupuncture.It's a limited edition of gocco screenprint on paper and Moleskine journals. They are available at my etsy shop.[ photo by polarity ] | Happy Girls - recycled magnetic locket set Cat, from the amazing

save gocco

2009-11-05T10:40:00.000-08:00

Share Some Candy made an awesome article about gocco and added it 13 designers and artists to share why they love to work with the Japanese printer.Fric de Mentol is there, happy and proud!There is also a BIG giveaway from the artist, you just need to leave your comment.Many thanks to Reuben from Share some Candy and to all the beautiful people who are enjoying my work and giving the words.Long

ugly face XI

2009-11-04T19:55:00.000-08:00

mixed mediaand another piece is finished.hand embroidery and illustrated with watercolors & pens.

i like Autumn

2009-10-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

November Tree | gocco screenprintPumpkin Girls | gocco screenprintMushroom girl | gocco screeprintInspired by the first Autumn raindrops and the first mushrooms that appear in the woods, I've been very busy with my gocco.November Tree still has twigs but she's getting bald everyday with the soft winds. It's a limited edition of 50.Pumpkin Girls it's a portrait of girls playing Bolinhos e

blue & silver mood, small twigs with small feet

2009-10-11T09:20:00.000-07:00

Small Feet Man is hiding behind the bush | gocco printDon't want no Small Feet Men | gocco on navy blue MoleskineI couldn't resist to a fusion between Don't Want no Small Feet Men and my latest graphic work! :)Small Feet Man is shy and he likes to walk with his dog in the woods, behind the bushes.It's a very small limited edition of 10.And new Moleskine journals are available at my etsy shop on

new place, new walls, new projects

2009-10-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

Twig in The Wind - - gocco screen print (gold and pink)Twig in The Wind - - gocco screen print (tangerine and turquoise)Twig in The Wind - - gocco screenprint (silver and purple)experiences with print testsnew place, new wallsnew place, new walls, new smells, new colors... again ... and the first sketch and pic from here.After playing a lot with my latest gocco print, Twig in the Wind, I decided

schoolgirluglyface

2009-08-30T12:55:00.000-07:00

School Girl MoleskineNew portrait of a girl with a backpack, it's school time again!Printed with gocco in gold on Moleskine cahiers, in black and also in the new colors navy blue and red.Limited edition.Ugly Face XUgly Face IXUgly Face VIIIMore new Ugly Faces were added to the series of expressive women. Hand embroidery and illustrated with watercolors.have a great new week! :)

treasures

2009-08-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

Great artists in my home:corcoisewishes&heroshelena záliareimãowesternartglasshelena záliamany thanks :)

the fall

2009-08-30T12:23:00.000-07:00

The Fall, ... ...when the green ground starts to be warm, red and orange, dancing with the ethereal winds :) new work, screenprinted with gocco on Moleskine cahiers and wood cards, a very small limited edition.

treasures

2009-08-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

A treasure - wallet - for me that my dear friend Sandra from Kleinod sent me a while ago.Sandra makes beautiful and dreamy wallets, choosing carefully the outer composition and the fabric inside. My wallet was made with the fabric I screenprinted "pinheiros mansos'. I'm very happy with my gift, many thanks :))A treasure - bag - that my dear friend Josee from zenzhetty sent me a few days. I'm

the summer

2009-08-29T08:45:00.000-07:00

some fun at the beach and a 4 legs buddy Farai the month passed too quickly and I finally finished storing all the stuff from the year we lived in Benavente.the vacations were all about building closets and cabinets in my home and hanging some treasures in the walls.Just a few hours on the beach to smell the salt sea and run a bit with Mini Mirtillo in the wet sandbutsince yesterday i know that i

in box

2009-07-28T10:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.etsy.com/voter_list.php?ref=voter&room_id=61In a hurry and surrounded by boxes, I'm moving again. The school year finished and it's time to return to 'real' home, at least till September.The girl who knitted love is in the Etsy vote for Which Notebook Would You Take Back to School? :)See you in a couple of days!

let it be

2009-07-09T13:31:00.000-07:00

Growing Smiles - watercolor illustrationBrian's Symphony - The Mandolin Player | gocco screenprint on Muji cahiersBrian's Symponhy - The Mandolin Player | gocco screenprintBubble Girl - gocco screenprint on Moleskine cahierBubble Girl - gocco screenprint on wooden cardI've been looking for years for cards or postcards made of wood, of any size, to do some experiments like Gocco prints. Finally,

lá lá lá lá :D

2009-06-29T10:27:00.000-07:00

A festa das colheitasEspaço FloridoSandra's SpaceEmaI'm not working, lately, as the bee i used to be, many things going on here including issues in my computer, and some breaks in my brain. I like to call it 'the time to think', something that makes part of the creation process. But i've been missing you all! :)I have some fresh news, i decided to open a new etsy shop for the originals, I'll

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

2009-05-27T12:47:00.000-07:00

Romantic SpaceWild SpaceThe Romance (detail)Amora MeninaO bicho do Amor Dance Space I'm still exploring the wonderful world of watercolors, www, ehehehe, doing romantic and colorful scenes with magic. I'm loving it :)

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2009-05-14T08:35:00.000-07:00

Forgotten SpaceDistinct SpaceLook at Me!Recycled Space'Nem tudo são rosas', something like 'not everything is happiness'!I'm on a bad mood of feelings, tired of unfair things that are, slowly, taking me off the pleasure of working or speak, I'm trying, hardly, to keep me in!I'll leave you the latests works I have done, new spaces illustrated in watercolors.Have a good week!

green moment

2009-05-07T13:51:00.001-07:00

Natural DeliciousFor some weeks that i couldn't enjoy the pleasure of making a treasury list on Etsy, i was not lucky catching one, but today i did it and decided to share it here because i think they are simply GORGEOUS pieces of art! Enjoy them as much as i! :)Full SpaceFull Space is the latest watercolor illustration i made, full of color and ethereal elements.(available at my Etsy shop)

c e l e b r a t i n g

2009-05-05T14:00:00.000-07:00