Tel le lapin d'Alice...

... Je suis toujours en retard !! En effet, j'ai oublié de poster des petites nouveautés par ici !
Depuis bien des mois, je travaille sur un projet d'album avec l'auteur Christos, et même si ça n'avance qu'à petits pas, les progrès se font quand même sentir.
Donc je laisse ici à qui veut un petit aperçu de mes croquis pour ce projet. En espérant que ça vous plaise :)
Et je vais tâcher de ne pas oublier de poster un autre aperçu d'ici quelques jours !!

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... I'm always late!! Indeed, I forgot to post some little news around here!
It's been months that I'm working on a book project with the author Christos, and even if it's moving on only with little steps, progress can still be felt.
So I leave here for who wants a little hint of my sketches for this project. Hopefully you will like it :)
And I will try not to forget to post another hint in most likely a few days !!

!! Many news !!

 

Here they are !!!

    This is what my "secret project" was all about ! My spring animals have been made in collaboration with the little shop Harjun Paperi in Jyväskylä, Finland. And here is the result, four brand new postcards. On sale in the shop since Tuesday and on their Facebook page, these postacards have already been sent to reprint ;)

I am really, really happy about this project because I loved painting those animals and most of all, I'm happy I've been trusted. And it seems it has success ! :)

For those who don't live in Finland and would be interested in buying one of or all the cards, you can leave me a comment or just send me a mail to the adress at the right top of the page : justinef.illu@ymail.com

I have some in stock myself ;) 

    And to make this experience even greater, I have been offered just a bit more than a week ago to settle an exhibition along with two other classmates of mine. We are all studying Finnish in this "school for adults" but the same building include also no other than the main library of the city, which is also the main library of the whole area of Central-Finland ! It started on Friday the 6th and will stay until the 20th. It is a real pleasure, albeit a bit of pressure, to expose there :)

    But because two never comes without three, I have a third great piece of news to announce.
I have been invited this year again to a meeting around the book, organized by the bookshop La Portée des Mots in Salon-de-Provence, France ! These adorable people had welcomed me already last spring to present my work and sign my freshly released book.
This meeting starts at 10, on the place down from the castle, and it's going to be amazing I'm sure ^^ I can't wait to be there !!!

 

*/*\* Ça pique ! */*\*

    Voilà, cette boule de pics marque la fin de mon projet ! Mes quatre bestioles vont prendre vie sous une autre forme, que je vous dévoile plus tard dans la semaine. J'ai hâte de pouvoir vous en parler !! Entre autres choses, je vous parlerai également de deux chouettes évènements auxquels je vais participer ce mois-ci. Le mois d'avril fut intense et le moi de mai promet de l'être aussi !!
J'espère que cette série vous aura plu et je vous attends avec impatience pour vous donner plus d'amples détails !

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    Here it is, this ball of prickles settles the end of my project ! My four beasties will be brought to life under another form, that I unveil for you later this week. I can't wait to be able to talk about it !! Among other things, I will also talk to you about to lovely events to which I'll take part this month. The month of April was intense and the month of May promises to be as well !!
I hope that you will have enjoyed thi series and I'm looking forward to giving you furthermore details !

^[]^ Hello Foxy ! ^[]^

On continue avec un nouvel animal, perché sur sa balançoire :)

Le troisième de cette petite série secrète bientôt révélée...

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We continue with this new animal, hanging on its swing :)

The third one of this little secret story soon to be revealed...

** Lintu sur une souche **

    Si vous suivez mon blog, ce petit oiseau vous semblera familier. En effet, il était à la base un dessin encré simplement en noir et blanc, que j'avais fait dans le cadre de mon Inktober 2015.
Il se trouve qu'il collait parfaitement à mon nouveau projet secret et j'ai donc été ravie de lui donner quelques couleurs :) (D'ailleurs, ce dessin faisait partie de ceux que je voulais reproduire en peinture déjà à la base !)
J'espère donc qu'il vous plaît et j'espère également pouvoir vous en dire plus très bientôt sur ce projet qui me ravit :)

A bientôt et profitez des beaux jours qui arrivent !

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    If you are a follower of my blog, this little bird will talk to you. Indeed, it was in the first place a drawing simply inked in black and white, that I had done within my Inktober 2015.
It happens that it was perfectly fitting my new secret project and I was then very pleased to give it some colours :) (Actually, this drawing was among those for which I wanted a painted version already from the beginning !)
I hope then that you like it and I also hope that I can very soon tell you more about that project that makes me really happy :)

See you soon and enjoy the beautiful days coming !