tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422237426165654672024-03-13T10:51:36.484-07:00Words and MirrorsThe Image and The Word. Two kingdoms at war - in fact, the battle between emotion and reason. And in the middle, right in the middle of the battle, simultaneously playing the parts of Romeo and Juliet, stands the Illustration.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-15351829922923936722011-06-04T13:34:00.000-07:002011-06-04T13:34:19.206-07:00King Lear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S5yxxGbyRzw/TedAuGZ92hI/AAAAAAAABS8/1o6ot6_OJn0/s1600/Surducan_Cordelia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S5yxxGbyRzw/TedAuGZ92hI/AAAAAAAABS8/1o6ot6_OJn0/s640/Surducan_Cordelia.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br />
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</div>... I'll never be sure what this story is about - that sneaky Shakespeare! Is it about power? Is it about madness? Or maybe Alzheimer's disease? Or maybe the stupidity of being honest? None of them? All of them? Who can tell...Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-3738703300938547892011-05-12T11:45:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:51:33.577-07:00Intro 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E5V7st0d6Fg/Tcwqq8GS93I/AAAAAAAABSs/YzIwEVva6N8/s1600/Intro6Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E5V7st0d6Fg/Tcwqq8GS93I/AAAAAAAABSs/YzIwEVva6N8/s640/Intro6Surducan.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">End of Intro</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-4945355842887800742011-05-10T08:47:00.000-07:002011-05-10T08:47:27.815-07:00Intro 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dsDiGPcp-jI/Tcld9IrKc4I/AAAAAAAABSo/Z3aBVqyCKuA/s1600/Intro5Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dsDiGPcp-jI/Tcld9IrKc4I/AAAAAAAABSo/Z3aBVqyCKuA/s640/Intro5Surducan.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-22944867329662805412011-05-03T12:38:00.000-07:002011-05-03T12:38:58.751-07:00The City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jxt8YENAK40/TcBZdEw3X2I/AAAAAAAABSY/9PDtW3QS6t0/s1600/Blue_Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jxt8YENAK40/TcBZdEw3X2I/AAAAAAAABSY/9PDtW3QS6t0/s640/Blue_Surducan.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>We live on the back of a giant fish, so even in the middle of our cities, lost among tall gray buildings, we can still feel him remembering the sea....Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-8045735247140836952011-04-28T05:16:00.001-07:002011-04-28T05:16:36.628-07:00Intro 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2nUcuEHuOpw/TblalBebwnI/AAAAAAAABSQ/vvcKZ2jV2nE/s1600/Intro4Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2nUcuEHuOpw/TblalBebwnI/AAAAAAAABSQ/vvcKZ2jV2nE/s640/Intro4Surducan.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-23854434365021814552011-04-26T22:50:00.001-07:002011-04-26T22:50:47.468-07:00My Threadless submissionScore this design: "<a href="http://www.threadless.com/submission/337868/The_Owl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=email&utm_content=The_Owl&utm_campaign=designstreetteam=MariaSurducan">The Owl</a>," to help it get printed on <a href="http://www.threadless.com/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=email&utm_content=The_Owl&utm_campaign=designstreetteam=MariaSurducan">Threadless</a>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.threadless.com/submission/337868/The_Owl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=email&utm_content=The_Owl&utm_campaign=designstreetteam=MariaSurducan"><img border="0" height="800" src="http://media.threadless.com/subs/big/337868.jpg" width="640" /></a>" />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-89992388094370221362011-04-25T09:10:00.000-07:002011-04-25T09:10:17.124-07:00Intro 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NcI23avgthw/TbWc11hU4II/AAAAAAAABSM/VIGjn2QytBU/s1600/Intro3Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NcI23avgthw/TbWc11hU4II/AAAAAAAABSM/VIGjn2QytBU/s640/Intro3Surducan.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-51211383555747481562011-04-22T01:00:00.001-07:002011-04-22T01:00:58.585-07:00Intro 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b29Mm3qDdfo/TbE1o16Ks7I/AAAAAAAABQc/CkY4plUAR8E/s1600/Intro2Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b29Mm3qDdfo/TbE1o16Ks7I/AAAAAAAABQc/CkY4plUAR8E/s640/Intro2Surducan.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-73271302978178678202011-04-20T02:41:00.000-07:002011-04-20T02:41:02.747-07:00Intro 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BQXqzLY73Wc/Ta6qGDj5UuI/AAAAAAAABQY/ZphC9XnFLQU/s1600/Intro1Surducan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BQXqzLY73Wc/Ta6qGDj5UuI/AAAAAAAABQY/ZphC9XnFLQU/s640/Intro1Surducan.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-18206122603597850152011-04-18T02:01:00.000-07:002011-04-18T02:01:56.691-07:00Travel by night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMRS8RY3OTw/Tav9m_4H1nI/AAAAAAAABQQ/c1wq0ZcCu0c/s1600/Main3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMRS8RY3OTw/Tav9m_4H1nI/AAAAAAAABQQ/c1wq0ZcCu0c/s640/Main3a.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">...may not turn out to be a terribly bright idea...</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-67099591295618510022011-04-17T09:31:00.001-07:002011-04-17T09:32:57.619-07:00Meet the Main Character<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa682j4xBZw/TasWBNBlTaI/AAAAAAAABPM/IEea29adMa8/s1600/Main2Surducan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa682j4xBZw/TasWBNBlTaI/AAAAAAAABPM/IEea29adMa8/s400/Main2Surducan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596591171869953442" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OS4KZIn84OI/TasWA6DBnhI/AAAAAAAABPE/BMmQm2DjmlI/s1600/Main1Surducan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OS4KZIn84OI/TasWA6DBnhI/AAAAAAAABPE/BMmQm2DjmlI/s400/Main1Surducan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596591166775729682" /></a>More about him later...Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-59630104032515177882011-04-15T13:05:00.000-07:002011-04-15T13:15:40.555-07:00The Sketchbook Project<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/TSdiz-hsUQI/AAAAAAAABIs/NemmJnqr1dA/s1600/MariaSurducanSBP5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 477px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/TSdiz-hsUQI/AAAAAAAABIs/NemmJnqr1dA/s1600/MariaSurducanSBP5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/TSdio9OmL9I/AAAAAAAABIk/KlIsOFGXK-Q/s1600/MariaSurducanSBP3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 481px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/TSdio9OmL9I/AAAAAAAABIk/KlIsOFGXK-Q/s1600/MariaSurducanSBP3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/TSdh4U4ck1I/AAAAAAAABIc/Ref12ofwx6k/s1600/MariaSurducanSBP2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 486px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/TSdh4U4ck1I/AAAAAAAABIc/Ref12ofwx6k/s1600/MariaSurducanSBP2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span">It's been a loooong time...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Some <a href="http://arthousecoop.com/users/mariasurducan">illustrations</a> from the <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject">Sketchbook Project</a>.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><p class="huge" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 27px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); ">Thousands of sketchbooks are being exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the USA. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be cataloged and available for the public to view.</p></span></span></div></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-39233639693210047432010-04-09T12:35:00.001-07:002010-04-18T03:26:08.516-07:00Little Light<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S7-BfS6Ic0I/AAAAAAAAA-w/AmAar80zFko/s1600/TPTHarga2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S7-BfS6Ic0I/AAAAAAAAA-w/AmAar80zFko/s400/TPTHarga2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458223648047919938" border="0" /></a>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-62155016122079110782010-04-07T11:55:00.001-07:002010-04-07T12:00:30.862-07:00Pirate on the docks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S7zVME_D0EI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/jLoCNAuuVTo/s1600/TPTPirate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S7zVME_D0EI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/jLoCNAuuVTo/s400/TPTPirate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457471251939577922" border="0" /></a>So... learning goes on! Today, about textures! From <a href="http://www.bittbow.com">bittbox.</a><br />Also, did I mention how much I like the work of <a href="http://kizer180.deviantart.com/gallery/">this guy</a>?Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-15037170827774334212010-03-18T13:14:00.000-07:002010-03-18T13:14:00.354-07:00Guess what...?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S5_mw2os3RI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/_1Pz0qI9wSE/s1600-h/Character10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S5_mw2os3RI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/_1Pz0qI9wSE/s400/Character10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449327801115925778" border="0" /></a>...character design!<br />And some great resources: <a href="http://characterdesign.blogspot.com/">Character Design</a> and <a href="http://theartcenter.blogspot.com/">The Art Center</a>.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-21656947041888438832010-03-16T13:10:00.000-07:002010-03-16T13:13:50.191-07:00Even more character design...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S5_mF1fgJ8I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/uplVAZFLxgY/s1600-h/Character9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S5_mF1fgJ8I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/uplVAZFLxgY/s400/Character9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449327062074533826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S5_mFT3jD9I/AAAAAAAAA6I/4JT1P02Ejj4/s1600-h/Character8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S5_mFT3jD9I/AAAAAAAAA6I/4JT1P02Ejj4/s400/Character8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449327053048582098" border="0" /></a>Hm... can it be that I have to much free time?Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-88466511971287048802010-03-06T06:05:00.001-08:002010-03-06T06:05:27.329-08:00Status: AvailableScore this design: "<a href="http://www.threadless.com/submission/259311/Status_Available?utm_source=share&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Status_Available&utm_campaign=designstreetteam=MariaSurducan">Status: Available</a>," to help it get printed on <a href="http://www.threadless.com/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Status_Available&utm_campaign=designstreetteam=MariaSurducan">Threadless</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.threadless.com/submission/259311/Status_Available?utm_source=share&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Status_Available&utm_campaign=designstreetteam=MariaSurducan"><img src="http://media.threadless.com/subs/big/259311.jpg" border="0" width="320" height="400" /></a>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-24930163929195384072010-02-28T10:00:00.001-08:002010-02-28T10:03:20.481-08:00More character design...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S4qvoN_Go2I/AAAAAAAAA4I/IXG-Rvu_5Yk/s1600-h/Character3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S4qvoN_Go2I/AAAAAAAAA4I/IXG-Rvu_5Yk/s400/Character3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443356205114631010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S4qvnwiijFI/AAAAAAAAA4A/QVqZPjFaaNY/s1600-h/Character6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S4qvnwiijFI/AAAAAAAAA4A/QVqZPjFaaNY/s400/Character6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443356197210197074" border="0" /></a>...I'm kinda starting to like this...<br /></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-25276041779547647742010-02-15T12:50:00.001-08:002010-02-15T12:52:34.979-08:00Character Design... sort of<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S3mznaPBmkI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/gHg4UtRrREw/s1600-h/Characters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S3mznaPBmkI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/gHg4UtRrREw/s400/Characters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438575514665196098" border="0" /></a><br />...from a never-ending story, one that I've been turning around in my head since forever. Will it ever see the light of day?Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-53119397436087569082010-01-06T00:28:00.000-08:002010-01-06T00:31:24.885-08:00Doodles...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S0RJ-6xDoKI/AAAAAAAAA1o/9f0pdZnZ3AQ/s1600-h/scan0007a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/S0RJ-6xDoKI/AAAAAAAAA1o/9f0pdZnZ3AQ/s400/scan0007a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423541196536651938" border="0" /></a><br />...I love <a href="http://www.shorpy.com/">Shorpy</a>.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-36660233218422143682009-12-14T01:01:00.000-08:002009-12-15T06:10:11.776-08:00Yes, that was a long silence...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SyYA_9wksuI/AAAAAAAAA08/2J_S0an2R2Q/s1600-h/MariaSurducan-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SyYA_9wksuI/AAAAAAAAA08/2J_S0an2R2Q/s400/MariaSurducan-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415016700869653218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SyYA_kMktsI/AAAAAAAAA00/wK6d-T6RH00/s1600-h/MariaSurducan-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SyYA_kMktsI/AAAAAAAAA00/wK6d-T6RH00/s400/MariaSurducan-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415016694007772866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SyYBAAGGlLI/AAAAAAAAA1E/8VeIiSygySk/s1600-h/MariaSurducan-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SyYBAAGGlLI/AAAAAAAAA1E/8VeIiSygySk/s400/MariaSurducan-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415016701496825010" border="0" /></a><span>...and in that silence I kept learning things - like the use of blue pencils so you can scan easier. Oh, and I discovered the graphic palette. And <a href="http://www.rice-boy.com/">Rice Boy</a>.<br /><br />All these images are memories, some real, one fake.</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-64009460494593349802009-06-16T00:37:00.000-07:002009-06-16T00:42:07.199-07:00Appointment in Samarra<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMBNMbzVI/AAAAAAAAAs0/6FEbIdOJNrM/s1600-h/MSurducanSamarra1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347826666131148114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMBNMbzVI/AAAAAAAAAs0/6FEbIdOJNrM/s400/MSurducanSamarra1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMA8DCc6I/AAAAAAAAAss/5clBHYAQKtM/s1600-h/MSurducanSamarra2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347826661528335266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMA8DCc6I/AAAAAAAAAss/5clBHYAQKtM/s400/MSurducanSamarra2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMA0GtLlI/AAAAAAAAAsk/jB4RU9MLPf8/s1600-h/MSurducanSamarra3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347826659396234834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 177px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMA0GtLlI/AAAAAAAAAsk/jB4RU9MLPf8/s400/MSurducanSamarra3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMAo5FFiI/AAAAAAAAAsc/io7a416l-N0/s1600-h/MSurducanSamarra4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347826656386291234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 177px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMAo5FFiI/AAAAAAAAAsc/io7a416l-N0/s400/MSurducanSamarra4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMAVorQaI/AAAAAAAAAsU/K91vryidn0k/s1600-h/MSurducanSamarra5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347826651217215906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SjdMAVorQaI/AAAAAAAAAsU/K91vryidn0k/s400/MSurducanSamarra5.jpg" border="0" /></a>...also known as <em>Appointment in Samarkand</em>, <em>Tonight in Samarkand</em>, <em>When Death came to Bagdad</em> and so on... Collage on cardboard, ink on top.<br /><div> </div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-42502363734583157652009-04-23T09:45:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:46:26.286-07:00It's spring, it's spring...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SfCbWhHu0gI/AAAAAAAAAq8/t-luux6dIyQ/s1600-h/Lovebloom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327929170329522690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SfCbWhHu0gI/AAAAAAAAAq8/t-luux6dIyQ/s400/Lovebloom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-84036048386298206352009-02-09T02:39:00.000-08:002009-02-09T02:45:14.893-08:00Memories of glass<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300746310303720018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SZAIr0YdolI/AAAAAAAAAos/2f4nfdDUkx8/s400/glassbook2.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SZAIsEDg3mI/AAAAAAAAAo0/hbwBcXl3WoU/s1600-h/glassbook4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300746314510818914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SZAIsEDg3mI/AAAAAAAAAo0/hbwBcXl3WoU/s400/glassbook4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300746314169199474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SZAIsCyEK3I/AAAAAAAAAo8/TRmHztQQB5Y/s400/glassbook3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300746321743702050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/SZAIse_96CI/AAAAAAAAApE/M4_Z2NqatAU/s400/glassbook.jpg" border="0" /> A reminiscence of my time in Dublin. </div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42223742616565467.post-5323262490888972402008-12-03T23:18:00.000-08:002008-12-03T23:31:36.435-08:00Walls and memories<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/STeHJzfLWKI/AAAAAAAAAn0/kFVEUdXrTT4/s1600-h/familymess.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275834090997373090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/STeHJzfLWKI/AAAAAAAAAn0/kFVEUdXrTT4/s320/familymess.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275833252546196498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMTqGmSkMWE/STeGZAA1tBI/AAAAAAAAAns/3ZuJehjbcGE/s400/gravuramic.jpg" border="0" /><br /></em>This summer, we decided to change the wallpapers. I took advantage of the one day when the walls stood bare, and fulfiled a childhood dream - drew on them! The hall was turned into a museum of personal memories. And just like real memories, the drawings are now unseen, hidden by wallpaper, but still there, still existing. Just like the place depicted in the engraving (aqua forte, aqua tinta) - a half-real place, the inside of the mind.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205884085759079584noreply@blogger.com0