In a Zen Garden

I am so inspired by Nature in my designs and in my life. I am also inspired by beauty, zen, and the beauty of traditional Japanese culture.

Last year I found a little article about In a Zen Garden book by Judith Glover in a magazine and it was kept in my agenda until I found the right moment to purchase this beautiful book.

I just arrived to my door and as I was opening I felt so blessed. It is full of beautiful illustrations made by Judith Glover as this was her first book. A delicacy for designers really.

Also, I have my own little zen garden at home, as one of my sisters gave it to me as a present when I move to UK :-)

With this, I remember my love for ikebana and the meaning behind it. "Kebana" means "bring cut flowers into life again" and to do it, the artist needs to observe the natural development of the vegetation itself.

In Ikebana, the flowers, leaves and branches need to be in complete harmony with the container where it will be set the floral arrangement.

Here, are some samples of my Ikebana arrangement, a beautiful expression of my art.

Fancy a Cuppa connect?

This morning I made some very interesting connections in the "cuppa connect" > thebestofhitchin networking, I recently joined which is so great because it is informal and very lively. Networking is a great tool and investment for your company if you want to build your business and lead to new projects.
 

thebestofhitchin, the Victoria pub and a great variety of Crumbly Wumbly cakes team up to run "Cuppa connect" every two months, an informal networking event for local business and organizations. 

The event starts up any time from 9:30am and you stay as much as you wish. It costs only £ 3 for "cuppa" of coffee, tea and delicious cakes plus the connections you made :-) You never know... I believe is worth to try and enjoy the power of connections face-to-face. 

Don´t forget your business cards and keep on networking!

Books and Doors

Last few days I have been organizing my books in our studio and also purchasing some others in Amazon from our wish list. Since I am part of The Little White Book and linked to so many talented women around the world, my passion in sharing things have also increased so I created new boards for our Pinterest page.


One is about of
+Books+
some I have them already, some I would like to welcome. the best way for me to keep all the records is visually and Pinterest for that it is amazing, not only with images but with the links to the places are from.

 

Another is about
Doors I Like

I always found a fascination for doors and wherever I travel, I always take photographs of these beauties... Is a portal of connections between two world (outside and inside)... and some of them, are really precious works of art. even if it is a simple door alone. However, as I am attracted by colour, shapes and textures...there is, most of the times, an element that captures my attention to detail.

Happy Pinning!!

New Print and Promo

Hello all,

today I had a bit of fun in creating this new SeaHorses print and experimenting with the water colour effect in photoshop... and I like so much the result that I have this included in my Society6 online store.

Just in time for the Free Shipping Promo Worldwide. Don´t missed it! It would go through until this Sunday January 27th midnight ;-)

Thank you to stop by and please, twitted and share it if you like it.
Keep on shopping!

Introducing Gukuuki Studio

Good morning all,

Today is a great day, besides it is cold and real winter look day.... IT IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

This is my first feature in 2013, created by Gill Eggleston > Pattern Addict, a very nice one if you would like to know more about me and Gukuuki Studio :-)

Enjoy and keep smiling!

Printing Liberty Tana Lawn

Liberty´s FABRICS - SEW

I just came across to this informative and great video in 
Behind the Scenes: Printing Liberty Tana Lawn.

Liberty´s is my mecca for textile design, I loove it! And to work for them it will be my dream :-)

In this video you learn how to cottons are printing, very good to know for print designers who want to develop Fashion prints especially. 

In the page reference to the video Printing Liberty Tana Lawn, there is also a great selection of videos in other areas. It is worth watch what more appeals to you! 

Keep on learning!

Find New Designers Directory

Great news!!

The New Surface Pattern Designers directory is finished. Amazing compilation of some of the best talent around! Created and manage by the talented artist Gill Eggleston.

See it for yourself: www.findnewdesigners.com

Please, share this post if you fancy ;-) THANK YOU!

Keep on designing!

Iggy Palms Art Print

GREAT NEWS!!

My Iggy Palms Art Print has been selected to be part of The Society6 Shop!

Hurray I am Thrilled :-)

The Art of Licensing

I just found and joined this group in LinkedIn: The Art of Licensing.

A LinkedIn networking group dedicated to Artists, Illustrators, Designers, Product Manufacturers, and Licensing Agents in the ART LICENSING industry.
Network, exchange helpful ideas, links & resources, report on trade shows, trends, share info on marketing, copyrighting & licensing processes.

Through your network you can:

• Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended
• Be found for business opportunities
• Search for great jobs
• Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
• Post and distribute job listings
• Find high-quality passive candidates
• Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
• LinkedIn has NO COST to join.

LinkedIn is a wonderful place to nurture your business relationships. If you don’t know about LinkedIn, it is worth checking out.I am part of it since almost three years now and I built a great community of connections, because I believe in the Power of Connections. Most business grow thanks to the mouth-to-mouth action. So why not give it a try?

Keep on connecting!

FIRST PROMO IN 2013!!

HURRAY!! 
THIS IS THE FIRST PROMO IN 2013!!
  
We are offering a Free Shipping Promo in our store online at Society6.

Please, use this link to access the Free Shipping Promo in our store: 
http://society6.com/Gukuuki?promo=1124fd

Happy Shopping ;-)

JOIN THE BLOG HOB !!

 JOIN THE BLOG HOB to celebrate 2013!!

52 talented and enthusiastic Surface Pattern Designers from all around the world will be gathering tomorrow 10th until 13th, to celebrate 2013 by creating!!

Each designer will be presenting a mini-collection with the theme "Let's Fly" and using Emerald pantone 2013 color of the year as main inspiration.

Join them by visiting the bloghop, where you will be amazed with the unique style of each designer.

The Blog Hop will be open by Pattern addict blog at www.patternaddict.blogspot.fr

ENJOY IT and Keep On Designing!

THE LITTLE WHITE BOOK

Today is a good day to start Gukuuki blog as I am part of a great community of Surface Pattern Designers and recently one of the members of the group had the fantastic idea of creating a visual directory of our work to share with the world and become a reference for people searching for Surface Pattern Designers. Thank you very much Gill Eggelston!

The Little White Book Of Surface Pattern Designs >>>
See it here: http://issuu.com/findnewdesigners/docs/thelittlewhitebook2013_1/1

I would like to share some beautiful pages with you.
P.S : Don't miss page 53 :-)