madalina andronic

Go on and kiss the girl!

2012-02-24T11:29:00.003+02:00

Brilliant news for all the in-love ones :

new range of postcards and love cards by Romanian illustrators

are now brought to you by Vellant Publishing!

A group of hand-picked artists, myself included, have put all their attention

and kindness into these wonderful spring gifts for your dear ones.

So go on - get one, write one and send/give one to your beloved,

be it for today's celebration of romanian love, be it for the beginning of a lovely March

or just because it's a sunny Friday!

There is no better moment to make your loved one happy!

And guys, you know what the song says,

"Sha-la-la-la-la-la, Don't be scared, you got the mood prepared, Go on and kiss the girl"!

*minunatiile pot fi gasite in librariile Carturesti din toata tara
sau le puteti comanda online de pe website-ul Vellant

❤ Work in Progress ❤

2012-02-15T14:55:00.003+02:00

I promise that the lack of posts on my blog during the last couple of months HAS an explanation:

the book I've been working on for a while now is coming together

and the 'Fairy' is slowly, but steadily seeing its 'Dawn'.

I've been cooking a lot, eating a lot, trying to spend as much time with my loved ones,

but somehow I keep spending more and more hours at my drawing board, painting ruffled skirts,

hearty boys and twelve-headed dragons.

And the results are making me more happy-happy-joy-joy than ever!

Since I'm not really allowed to show you the whole picture yet, I've put together a set of pretty details

and colourful bits and pieces. And I'm anxiously waiting for your thoughts on how you find it so far!

So here you are, snaps of the upcoming illustrated book "Fairy of Dawn"

( actually, since we're going with the original text by Slavici,

I think the romanian 'Zana Zorilor' de Ioan Slavici is more accurate).

Ta-Daa!

❤

I'd say 'Let them eat cake'!

Starry Night

2012-01-06T12:51:00.007+02:00

Before Christmas, the friendly guys at CAP - advertising agency in Bucharest -
commissioned me to decorate some stars as a gift for their clients.

They turned out lovely in my opinion - christmassy, delicate and very wintery!

(click on images for larger view)

and some deets:

pretty darn cute, aren't they?

A very merry white Christmas to you too!

2011-12-23T10:15:00.001+02:00

I'm going away for Christmas.

I will take my fluffy ears and my dreamy heart

and run away to where the wild things are.

Where it hopefully snows.

And from where I'm wishing you all a very merry Christmas

and all the happy-happy-joy-joy in the world!

Thank you for everything and I'll see you when I'll see you.

♥

Now let the wild rumpus begin!

photo by R.

Vellant ♥ Madalina Andronic

2011-12-22T13:36:00.001+02:00

Dacă Baba Iarnă nu vine cu zăpadă și zurgălăi,

măcar felicitările să ne-aducă aminte că-i sezon festiv și darnic.

Frumoasa Editură Vellant s-a gândit cei dragi merită, pe lângă gândurile frumoase,

și nițică desfătare vizuală, așa că s-a cuplat cu o mână ilustratori români tineri și creativi

și-a zămislit o gamă fabuloasă de felicitări și vederi de sărbătoare,

toată numa' zâmbet, ghidușie, poveste și ninsoare.

Ma bucur nespus să fac și eu parte din cei aleși de Vellant pentru a vă picta sărbătorile

și sper din tot sufletul că v-am pus un zâmbet în brad și-un cadou în șosete.

Uite-așa:

(click for larger view)

Felicitările pot fi găsite în librariile Cărturești,

online pe site-ul Cărtureștilor

si pe site-ul Vellant

Mulțumim și spor la cumpărături!

cum mi-am petrecut MARCHÉ de NOËL

2011-12-19T13:22:00.009+02:00

Asa cum am tot anuntat si postat, atat aici, cat si pe pagina mea de Facebook,
sambata pe 17 decembrie am luat parte la minunatul targ cu cadouri de designer
MARCHÉ de NOËL , organizat la The Ark in Bucuresti.

Rezultatul a fost fantastic, in ciuda celor mai bine de 12 ore petrecute in picioare/in standpe scaun/in aranjare/in impachetare. A fost o deosebita placere sa fiu alaturi
de atatia creatori de handmade si la finalul zilei multumirea a fost pe masura.

In mai putin de doua ore, o treime din standul meu era vanduta, impachetata frumos
in candycane-like paper si in drum spre oamenii frumosi pentru care a fost cumparata. Incet-incet,si restul obiectelor si-au gasit stapani iubitori de culoare si veselie si noi ne-am bucuratde fiecare loc gol aparut in minutioasa noastra instalatie pescareasca.

(Numai doua fotografii am apucat sa fac inainte de a incepe sa zboare ilustratiile de pe stand :))

Am avut ilustratii originale inramate, printuri de arta in colaborare cu atelieruldeprint.ro

si coloratele-auritele Christmas Cards! Am cunoscut oameni frumosi, deschisi, interesati si darnici.Le multumesc si le doresc Sarbatori fericite, vise frumoase si sa ma mai caute!

*din ce a zburat imediat:

photo courtesy of costinm.com

*special thanks to

Extins Bijuterie Contemporana

Dan Piersinaru

more images HERE

MARCHÉ de NOËL — Târgul Cadourilor de Designer

2011-12-16T00:30:00.000+02:00

Sambata, 17 decembrie, intre orele 10.00 si 20.00 va astept cu drag la

MARCHÉ de NOËL, in The Ark (str. Uranus 150, Bucuresti),

de unde sigur veti pleca acasa cu un cadou frumos ilustrat, cu aer de sarbatoare!

cute Holidays Cards - FOR SALE

2011-12-02T21:28:00.004+02:00

Following the 'Pretty Holidays' tradition started last year,

I wanted to share with you guys

the very charming&cute (I say) handmade cards I made

for the Christmas and New Year's Eve to come.

Despite not being able to see my head from all the workload in the last couple of weeks,

I fortunately managed to spare some time for putting together a small,

but cheerful batch of cards for you to write, sign and give to your most loved ones.

Mommies, grannies, friends and lovers - they'll all be charmed by the cute

little animal-portraits painted and encircled by delicate, golden leaves!

For starters, there is a limited batch of 12 handmade Christmas cards

(acrylic, black ink and shiny gold leaf on mountboard),

each having a cheeky lil' animal waiting to find a friend.

Their size (13x18cm) make them purrfect

for either framing or keeping them as they are.

- 6 € -

And if you're overjoyed and the 12 pets become super-popular

and find their way rather quickly, I can make another round

or take commissions for however many you want!

For more details, just write me an e-mail/comment and I'll get to you asap!

So be a nice person and make someone happy this Christmas!

And don't forget to share this with your friends!

the cards:

2 - SOLD

10 - SOLD

11.

12.

FYI, creatives!!

2011-11-11T20:08:00.002+02:00

Hi guys, this might be very helpful to you too, so mark my words:

In case you were wondering where I got

my absolutely fabulous poster/paper/stationery mock-ups from,

they're super practical and super available for sale HERE and HERE!

They're very easy to use and the packs contains 10 different blank mock-ups

which will improve your presentations, portfolios and artwork display.

You can choose from either grey or white background, with/without accessories, folded/flat/stiff papers and the result is uh-mazing! Your images will look

better than ever and the clients will get a better grasp of

what the artwork looks like in the real deal.

So whether you're in search of a sleek, clean way of displaying your work

or in need of a touch of professionalism, these mock-ups are a pretty great solution!

See?

q.e.d.

if you visit Romania...

2011-11-10T14:53:00.003+02:00

A while ago I was enthusiastically telling you how busy with 'home' I am.

With the big picture of 'my home'. The valuable one. The forgotten one. The beautiful one.

And now I am as happy to finally being able to show you

WHAT MY HOME IS ALL ABOUT.

and what I would want it to be all about.

But before I get all mushy and mawkish, let me tell you this is an illustrated map of (my) touristic Romania, commisioned by one of the most friendly and ambitious travel agencies in Bucharest.

It was great for me to be able to work on such a project and I had a lot of fun 'filling in the blanks' with my memories of school camps past.

So dang, come to the Eastern side. We have homemade cookies and wine!

(or blood, if you're travelling Twilight-style)

oh my dear, have no fear...

2011-11-07T15:34:00.005+02:00

...'cause mommy loves you.

so does the furry collar you're wearing.

#2, 'my dearest' series

and if you remember the first illustration I made for this series,

can you tell what's next?

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours!

2011-11-01T13:16:00.005+02:00

During the last couple of weeks I've been seeing a lot of people,

sharing a lot of ideas and thinking of ways to expand my art's visibility.

And McCann Erikson Romania immediately hijacked & snatched me

and offered their space to exercise my happy happy joy joy

(oh yeah, I assume this will stick with me for a while, thanks:))

So we paired with Atelierul de Print and made some very very veeery high quality

fine art prints (museum standard, ha!) and sugar-coated the walls of Sufrageria,

the McCann relaxing place "for the learners, not the learned".

And this is how it will look from now on, forever and for always!

Now the good news is not only these guys can enjoy me any more!

atelieruldeprint.ro put up my works for sale on their fabulous website, so you can choose, order and have my illustration of your walls in no-time!

We're making a limited number of copies, signed and numbered by the Artistness herself, so hurry up, 'cause this screams "Buy Me! Buy Me!"

I hope this will bring you as much joy as it brings me

and I can't wait to put my signature on the illustrations!

*Also, many happy happy joy joy thanks

to the bunch of awesome guys who helped spread the word and sparkles!

(andrei, ionut, alex, claudiu)

b-e-a-utiful artwork for sale!

2011-10-30T19:40:00.001+02:00

My deerest friends, there comes a time when an artist

has to separate himself from his wonderful work,

a.k.a. SELL SOME STUFF!

So with love and hope I am putting on the market this FABULOUS artwork

- proof of my super-successful overseas graduation -

trusting you to treat it well and keep it (or make it a valuable gift)

in a bright, happy home.

It is a super-duper-uber-amazing fine quality art print,

on an 32.7 x 45.4 inches (83.0 x 115.4 cm)* Somerset paper,

mounted on 5mm thick board.

(*given the humongous size, my guess is that it would be difficult to ship this overseas, but we can sure try!)

The print was in the UAL MA Illustration graduation exhibition

(so it has 'history') and it consists of two of the most beautiful spreads

of my 'Fairy of Dawn' fairytale book (to be published very soon,

so you'll be the first to have a 'piece' of it!!)

Thank you and I trust to find a true loving guardian for my precious artwork!

For details, e-mail me!

* adicătelea e de vânzare, hăi, săriți că e mișto!

happy pumpkin-eating day!

2011-10-29T19:05:00.001+03:00

*our hand decorated pumpkin!

very orange, very autumn-ish and very very yummy!

the rest of it ended in a pie :)

*om-nom-nom..*

cine mai sorcovește, mâna sus!

2011-10-27T12:14:00.002+03:00

Deși n-a venit încă iarna, cei mai chibzuiți de pregătesc de pe-acuma!

Așa că am primit cu drag să ilustrez o felicitare sorcovită pentru veriibotez.ro,

aducători de obiecte tradițional meșteșugite în satele de pe la noi.

Și iaca ce-o ieșit!

Although winter hasn't taken over its reins, the wise ones are thinking ahead.

So when asked, I happily accepted to illustrate a New Year's Card for veriibotez.ro,

a small family business which gives the world a chance to buy and enjoy traditional handcrafted Romanian objects, made by old talented craftsmen around the country.

And this is what came out!

*fwi, "SORCOVA" is a children's caroling custom in Romania.

In the morning of Saint Basil Day, groups of little boys and girls

visit their relatives and neighbours with the "Sorcova",

wishing them health and richness in the new year.

Children wear the symbol of celebration in their hands

- a bouquet used for the New Year's wishes called "Sorcova".

Usually Sorcova is made of blooming, fertile tree branches adorned with red tassels.

Children touch the stick rhythmically and lightly to their elders,

while congratulating them on the occasion

and wishing them a long life and a Happy New Year.

May you look with merry eyes
at that little bunch I rise ,
tiny flowers may they bring
you an everlasting spring ! All the fragrance, all the bloom,
shall a fairy on her loom
weave for you, and smile, and wait
to open the golden gate !
May your steps be quick and strong,
always right and never wrong !
May you always find the 'clue',
see your dearest dreams come true,
have it always as you like,
and each time a lucky strike !
Healthy,
wealthy,
spick-and-span,
and as merry as you can !
To you and to all your dears many, bright,
Happy New Years !

home busy with home

2011-10-14T18:08:00.000+03:00

While in a 'nesting' mood at our new place, I was asked to work on a special project,

very close to my heart in these times, about...my home.

The big picture of 'my home'. The valuable one. The forgotten one.

The beautiful one.

For now, only some detailed shots. But very soon, the whole thing.

Stay tuned and always remember the magic of where you come from.

Because there is one, for sure! :)

I draw and cook too! and not only in February...

2011-09-29T16:56:00.000+03:00

...but it is in February where my delicious chocolate and coconut snowballs

landed in the They Draw and Cook 2012 Super-Awesome-Calendar!

The whole thing is b-e-a-utiful and all our illustrated recipes look amazing!

So go, hurry up, let's have Salli and Nate running out of calendars!

You can buy it HERE and it's basically a steal!

...and above all, think of all the goodies you'll stuff on next year :)

*Remember, 50% of all the profits go to us, the artists inside

Madalina Andronic in Images35

2011-09-27T13:23:00.000+03:00

I just got my copy of Images35, the famous annual of best british illustration -

in which I TOTALLY AM!!!!

Yep.

Right there.

Page 316.

Feels good ^.^

One Hungry Bunny

2011-09-15T12:57:00.004+03:00

scrunch-scrunch!

*happy bunny hops away*

(for larger view, right click+open image in new tab)

when i'm not fairytaling...

2011-09-14T11:23:00.003+03:00

...i'm doodling, wishing and hoping.

I did these for Chriselle last night, she's very chic and very fash'

and also a very sweet young lady.

they're not my usual illustration style,

but it was fun to make them and put to some good use my old wacom.

and not to say the reactions and feedback to these two pretty ladies

were absolutely ah-mazing!

oh well, what can I say? I still love fashion, even though I'm a fairytale type of girl...

Home or Not Home?

2011-09-13T14:00:00.002+03:00

I myself, I'm in the process of relocating these days

and while realising most of my friends and colleagues

are 'scattered' around the world nowadays, I cannot help but wonder ...

(oh yeah, very Carrie like, only without the expensive designer shoes)

..Home or Not Home?

and, unsurprisingly for some, for me Home is where the Heart is.

(aaaaawwww!!zees is soo cheeseee!!)

aand I'm happy. aaand I have a new home. aaand I have a new plant which needs daily watering (AA style. yeah,right.) aand I'm planning to have new friends over for home-cooked-something and drinks, so get ready umbrella dudes, you're next!

Aaannd my blog has a new face, in the spirit of my new self!

So say hello to my three plump cheerful muses up there in the header,

cuz you'll be meeting them in person very soon!

(and you'll also see them a lot more often, as I'm planning to commit to this blog

and rock it on a weekly basis!)

until then, good luck and good times!

love,

my deerest deer

2011-09-05T12:54:00.002+03:00

'my deerest no.1'

very soon to be a part of a limited edition super-fine-quality print series!

available for sale.

*deer antlers - yes, I might say they are

my latest and my deerest obsession!

your deerest,

'Fairy of Dawn' - after a fairytale by Ioan Slavici, illustrated by Madalina Andronic

2011-09-01T16:33:00.012+03:00

location: Camberwell College of Arts, London

course: MA Visual Arts (Illustration)

project: 'Fairy of Dawn' illustrated children's book proposal

hours: countless

status: friggin' COMPLETED!!

I.Have.Officially.Finished.My.Masters.Project.

A year's work of research, design, drawing, ruined eyes, sweat and tears.

I am happy and I am proud and I am falling in love with the book

every time I lay my eyes on it.

It's a wonderful fairytale, the dearest of my childhood's,

and I can now relate even more to it!

During the last 12 months, my main interest was to find a way

in which the beautiful part of Romania's traditions and folklore could be

made available and known to children nowadays. Somehow, Romanian fairytales

seem to have been put aside in favor of newer children's literature

and while I do not dismiss, nor dislike the latter, I cannot condone those who choose to completely ignore the national storytelling repertoire.

There are certain aspects in out traditional folktales which may not seem appropriate

for a child's bedtime, yet there are ways in which we could still keep alive

the beauty and the magic of a good old fairytale without fearing a sleepless night.

And what could be better than a parent's soft and reassuring voice and a beautifully illustrated book, which could make the little bunnies say 'Once more!'

Therefore, skipping the long speech I could babble here for another 23 pages,

I am proud and very very excited to show you the ACTUAL book

made for my final Postgraduate Show!

aaaand of course, me, very in love and very happy next to my work

in the Camberwell College of Arts Postgraduate Show

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

*All the illustrations inside are hand-drawn on paper,

using watercolors, colored pencils and ink,

*All the patterns and costumes are completely redesigned and recreated by me,

using as inspiration the traditional Romanian folk motifs, patterns and national costumes,

collected through time in a personal little database.

*The text was rewritten and translated into English (College requirements, but also good because it's a pretty universally structured fairytale,

so it could be read by any kid in the world)

*As you can see, the inside is not fully colored, as it is meant to be completed

if published (fingers crossed!!)

Overview:

Be happy, read fairytales to your children and

don't forget to "always hold on to the magic of where you come from".

love,

madi

teasing much?

2011-08-29T19:11:00.001+03:00

stay close and click for larger view!

before the Big Day...

2011-08-24T16:15:00.004+03:00

In the last couple of days, my colleagues and I have been working our butts off

to put on a great final show for our MA Illustration course!

We've been literally building the show up from (almost) scratch, drilling,

sanding, boxing, nailing, painting, setting up shelves and tables,

pushing and pulling and doing serious heavy lifting and countless squats.

But it's coming out pretty great and I bet it's gonna be

one hell of an awesome exhibition!

Good luck, guys and good job!

Cooking fo' Kids!

2011-08-18T22:26:00.001+03:00

The awesome guys at TDAC, along with allrecipes.com

just launched a new challenge - that of illustrating kid-friendly recipes

and putting all the fun, happiness, beauty and talend in a very tasty meal or snack.

Obviously, I dove right in and chose an absolute hit with all the shorties out there :

a funny, colourful, yet tasty snack, even for those dainty ones, like I was.

So you loving family mums take your secret weapons out
and go stuff your kid (no matter how old is he) with this playful, tasty surprise:

"Apple Ladybugs!", an awesome invention made to satisfy all the lovebugs in the world!

You can see my buzzy snack in its whole splendor here(click-click!)
and below are some detailed photos of the original artwork,
just so you can see how really-real it was done!

And of course, don't forget - an apple a day keeps the doctor away!
*Well, I personally think you should also add a kiss after each apple, just for luck :)

sketchbook scans #2

2011-08-15T16:44:00.003+03:00

round two, mesdames et messieurs!
(make sure you click on the images for a larger view)

sketches,

doodles

and lots of love,

madi

random sketchbook scans

2011-08-11T13:14:00.000+03:00

Olà, olà!

This is just a very quick post, since I'm a very busy-bee lately,

with all the prints and works for the final MA show,

so I thought some nice, colorful sketches would make your day a happier one!

These are just random scans from my sketchbooks, nice and (not very) clean,

but anyway...thought you might wanna take a peak!

Marvelous Map

2011-08-06T17:01:00.001+03:00

Hey pretty folks!

I know, lately I've been more into my final MA project than anything,

yet I was very happy when my 'In Bruges" map won a Honorable Mention

in the 'Marvelous Map' contest of They Draw and Travel!

My lovely Bruges got the 'Most Romantic Map' prize

- I am so in love with that tiny gem-of-a-place!

More maps to follow soon, I promise,

just let me finish this cute folky cover for my book

and I'll start drawing more and more and more and not only draw.....

*you can see my map here and here

(don't forget to LIKE 'They Draw and Travel'

and 'Madalina Andronic' pages on Facebook!)

and of course, I'll give you some closer looks on both the marvelous map ....

...AND my work-in-progress folk cover!

See you laters, alligators!

❤

My chocolate and coconut snowballs are for sale!!

2011-08-02T09:43:00.001+03:00

WoW! When I opened my e-mail this morning,

a very VERY pleasant message was awaiting to be read

..........wait for it........waaaait for it........

My TDAC Chocolate and Coconut Snowballs recipe

was selected to be sold as a huge print

on GreatBigCanvas website!!!!!

So great news - if any of you is interested in buying some special sweet cuteness

for their kitchen walls (or any other walls whatsoever),

do consider my lovely, mouth-watering illustration!

Just click here and start shopping!

*a GreatBigThankYou for TheyDrawAndCook and GreatBgCanvas.com

Happy Birthday, bloggie!

2011-07-20T15:40:00.000+03:00

Hey guys, guess what:

my lovely blog is 1 year old today!! Woooo-hoooo!!!!!!

Happy birthday, my dear bloggie!

(and sorry for neglecting you lately, mommy's been busy,

but you know she still loves youuuuu!!!!)

Dawn. Fairy of Dawn.

2011-06-28T02:54:00.000+03:00

Hi guys! Sunny, happy, crowded, hot days here in London,

although bit too much of all of the above.

I was lucky enough to take a short break from my MA project,

enjoy some free time and see some quirky movies.

And just because I'm such a good girl,

I will share with you the pieces I've been working on for the last months,

inviting you to enjoy (and further share) the beauty of Romanian fairytales.

Ladies and Gents, I give you ....

The Fairy of Dawn!!

some of the spreads:

and some details:

Comments? Suggestions? Opinions? Money offers? :P

Bring it on!

Praslea cel Voinic si Merele de Aur...yummy!

2011-06-18T22:42:00.002+03:00

* Pofticioasă cum sunt, m-a înnebunit rețeta simplă,

dar delicată și delicioasă a Oliviei Steer - Praslea cel Voinic si Merele de Aur -,

mai ales că denumirea ei suna mult prea tentant chiar și pentru

o prințesă răsfățată și pretențioasă la deserturi ca mine (ahem, ahem!).

Așa că după ce am lins lingurițele și mi-am păpat bunătățile,

m-am gândit că ar trebui să-i și mulțumesc Oliviei

pentru dulcele sănătos pe care l-am savurat.

Așadar, săru'mâna pentru masă! :)

(click pe imagine pentru a nu ne strica ochii!)

Extreme Weather

2011-06-18T02:03:00.002+03:00

In my world, weather is a lame conversation subject,

saved for desperate times during odd dates and family reunions,

yet here we are, talking about it again.

Well, actually, it's not really about weather here,

but more about the different areas in which these two very lovely ladies live:

St. Wednesday spends refreshing moments on top of an igloo,

covered in layers of coats and blankets,

while St. Thursday prefers 'chilling' with a rhum&coke cocktail

under a cactus umbrella (the days where she would lie in the sun are gone,

y'know the drill now, skin cancer and all...)

If you haven't realized yet, you're looking at two of the good old saints

found in almost any Romanian fairytales - here, in the lovely Fairy of Dawn, by Slavici, my version though.

So, while giving you an 'almost there' preview

of one of the pieces for my children's book, I dare you to choose:

Santa Claus, cold snow and layers of clothes

or sun, cocktails and hot sand?

* I'm sticking with the carrots this time -

temperature doesn't matter for a cheeky rabbit :P

** although rhum&coke doesn't sound bad either. hmm....

***

also, here's how the next Saint is coming out...

surprise-surprise!!

POSTCARDEN design, finally out!

2011-06-14T18:47:00.000+03:00

I am oh-so-happy! A while ago, I was asked by Another Studio for Design

to create a new illustration for their lovely range of very green cards, PostCarden.

A mini-living garden which encourage smiles and nature in a crowded city.

And they're not just usual postcards, although you can send them by post

- their secret is a small envelope with magic seeds and a specially created tray

inside the card, where you can scatter, water

and then watch a miniature cress garden grow right on your desk!

Cool, huh?

As for my illustration, it was a real pleasure working with them

and since we both loved (my) cute and decorated houses, here's the result:

a) my illustration....

and b) the awesome final product!

You can find them for sale HERE, hurry up and check out the other cardens too!

I will definitely get back soon with photos of my growing little garden :)

(I trust it that they made it very fool-proof,

so even I can water and grow the green things!)

ye-pee!!

hot'n'cold

2011-06-12T16:54:00.000+03:00

What a cranky weather this week had...

rain, sun, then wind, then cold, then sun again...

perfect time to finish another page of my fairytale project,

also related to messed up weather and mood swings.

Both hot and cold happen in this page, with plenty of details,

elderly ladies, opposite poles temperatures and funny things to discover...

I guess I could easily name this spread "the menopause" of my project :P

*here's a quick look, now you tell me

which one seems more like how you're feeling now!

pinky giveaway!!

2011-06-08T21:31:00.001+03:00

last time I asked you to guess a simple teeny tiny scene from a flamingo's life.

it's a kinda cheesy, but actually obvious scene -

many of you were close, but jumped too quickly to the end.

My flamingo, he's on a date...

So, my dearly beloved, the winner is....

....the guy from Black Books? :P

mr. bernard.black, come and claim your pinky prize, will you?

guess what or who? I dare you!

2011-06-06T03:26:00.002+03:00

I just started a new project this week

(besides the huuuge one with the fairytales, which seems

a never-ending journey to never-ever land

- that's how i've been feeling lately) and I'm pretty exciteeeed !!

And since we're waaay behind with the activity around here...

now I dare you to guess what's it about!

here is a liiiitle sneaky-peaky..................

...and whoever guesses what the rest is all about,

gets a limited edition print of it!!!

Ta-naa!!

good luck, goodie, goodie, good luck!

c'mon, this isn't really a hard one...,

yet telling me what type of bird it is = not enough

you'll have to think a bit more.

just imagine what happens ...

Red Typing Hood

2011-06-02T05:05:00.000+03:00

While my beautiful project is (slowly, but beautifully) coming out,

I decided to share with you a typography poster I made for "The Red Riding Hood".

Using only type, it's like a riddle for curious and smart children.

It includes the whole text of the story, but no title, so it can serve

as an instructional or educational tool in kindergardens, schools or at home.

Good for kids, good for parents, you can guess the title just by looking at it,

but if you get closer, you can actually read the whole story

to all the little naughty children around you!

And although I'm officially one day late,

Happy children's day for all the children in you!

OFFICIAL WEBSITE! finally!

2011-05-23T20:24:00.002+03:00

TA-DAAA!!

now you can go to

www.madiandronic.com

and enjoy my lovely illustrations in a more "official" way,

but most important, you can (and should!) share it with your friends,

so everybody knows I FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE!! :D

and well, you get a cookie for that!

or a sock, or...something she can easily knit.

now, you can officially LIKE me!

2011-05-20T01:52:00.001+03:00

MADI ANDRONIC illustrator page!

gimme some suga'...gimme some honey!!

from today, I have some sort of "Fan Page", where you can click, like and keep being updated with my posts, illustrations and news!

ready, set...go!

igloo magazine 2011

2011-05-19T18:16:00.000+03:00

me me me me in Igloo magazine, Romania 2011

what if you married the Devil?

2011-05-18T13:37:00.004+03:00

agony?

misery?

torment?

calvary?

penitence?

uh, but that's how life could be if you'd just married the wrong guy.

but what if you married the Devil?

(illustration for "les mains"- h. troyat)

spring in Lisbon - sketchbook!

2011-05-07T15:44:00.003+03:00

I just came back from a beautiful spring break spent in Lisbon - and I can say

it was A-MA-ZING! Never have I ever seen such a colourful city and such a lovely atmosphere - narrow, steep streets, with lots of ups and downs to walk around,

beautiful tiles on old buildings, plenty of street art and tasty food.

The city was packed with tourists, the weather was sunny and warm and the overall impression was, well...fish and chips are great , but fish and hills are wonderful!

(I'm a girl, one can easily imagine how grateful I was for a city whose specific dish is codfish and where 90% of its streets are at a 45 degree angle)

Long live Lisbon!

*actually, the point of this post, besides advertising for Lisbon,

was sharing with you some random pages of my sketchbook while there.

So first enjoy, then pack your bags!!!!

Full of old school love, so go-to-lisbon!!!!

les mains - yet better said, les sabots

2011-04-21T20:18:00.002+03:00

I am oh-so-thrilled I found time to start illustrating

one of my favourite short-stories volume, "Le Geste d’Ève" by Henri Troyat.

I fell in love with the little green book the moment I received it as a gift

from a very dear person to me, so I've been carrying it with me in the strangest places.

After reading it, it immediately became a special little something,

loaded with surreal stories, strange characters and the very french "amour et folie".

Now, the pages are a bit time-worn, but I assume they'll keep getting worse,

yet not without serving my purpose:

illustrating at least one scene of each short-story found in the volume.

And yes, I will definitely do that.

Just like this*:

*here, scene from "Les Mains", the first short-story from the volume

- about a plain, lonely manicurist who marries her strangest client,

thus being introduced to the luscious, luxuriant, dream-like life of the Devil's wife -

I got yummy in my tummy...

2011-04-20T18:04:00.006+03:00

...and you're begging for more, honey!

..or ..at least that's what the song says.

....

Right..?!

Moving oooooon, let's talk about real food!

(one of my favourite subjects...shht)

Good, real, yummy, sweety, chocolaty, crumbly,

smoochy, chewy...CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT SNOWBALLS!

I've been a fan of they draw and cook for quite a while,

but recently I decided to make a pretty-in-pink addition to their great idea!

So here it is, the family recipe

(well, actually my grandma's and if I assume well, every grandma's recipe)

of chocolate and coconut snowballs,

a lovely and so-very-easy-to-make dessert!!!!

HERE is their official link where my recipe was posted:

So now, not even the most clumsy and untalented girl

could say no to making such a tasty and fast mouth-watering sweet!

Get to work and enjoy!

*first, little details.....

then, the big picture!

James and the squishy Peach

2011-04-18T15:26:00.003+03:00

This spring is either killing all my mood or giving me energy to work and draw like crazy. Therefore, on the whole, I'm doing ok, though not very excited about what I HAVE to do, but more interested in spending precious hours doing what I SHOULDN'T do.

Sunny days, cloudy days - I have them all and I'm not even smart enough today

to write some damn lines to put next to my drawing.

Anyway, I assume I have to get to the point, since I'm not getting anywhere else...

I never liked James, nor his giant Peach and I always found the story a bit creepy, yet when Penguin announced their Design Awards, I was all in. And after going through the story again I found something I could easily relate to

and put in my ilustration - the dream-city!

Hopefully, I did a good job.

*and off-topic, I noticed that most people not only need a to pass a

driving test, but they should also thing about a walking-in-the-street test.

Since everybody seems to spend their holidays in London..

more more more FOLK-a-DOTS!!

2011-04-08T01:46:00.000+03:00

Folk-a-Dots!

really like the name, although it might sound a bit odd or..whatever.

shut up, I like it!

anyway, MORE!

folk-range

2011-04-06T11:16:00.001+03:00

Recently I've been working on a range of patterns inspired by Romanian folk motifs,

y'know,in order to satisfy my need for 'other' illustrated distractions.

There are more to come, so keep checking!

*If anyone is interested in any way - wallpaper, wrapping paper,

any-other-kind-of-paper, textiles etc - they kinda work on everything! - let me know.

Can't wait!

i'm a bright and shiny person - II

2011-03-27T00:33:00.005+02:00

and i've got bright and shiny new business cards! uu-huu!

just hot of the printer, waiting to spread the bright and shiny-ness!!!

now off to bed, cuz tomorrow I have to pack my bags,

on Monday off we go to Bologna Children's Book Fair.

Wish me luck!

*but of course, with my lovely, shiny new cards, I don't need luck.

I just need business :D

M-a prins. Mamă, cum m-a prins.

2011-03-19T20:54:00.001+02:00

"Cine e, dragă, Dragoș Ștefan?!", zise el repede, cu atitudine de țață, dar ușor amuzat.

"Ăăă...ăă..?" mă bâlbâi io și mă gândesc repede că poate iar am dat cu mucii-n fasole
și nu-mi aduc aminte.

Să fie fra-su' și mă-ncearcă?

Să fie vreo glumă?

ăăă...ăăă...

da' după mi-am adus aminte fulgerător, când mi-a vârât sub nas DOVADA:

acu' vreo câteva săptămâni am fost agățată de revista "Arte și Meserii" și convinsă

(bine, nu că ar fi fost nevoie de muncă de lămurire, da' măcar așa, de impresie)

să răspund la niște întrebări pentru un interviu din numarul 5 al acesteia.

M-am distrat tare scotocind prin minte ce și cum să le mai zic,

dar eu sper că a ieșit o treabă tare bună,

cu mențiunea că le-a scăpat o mică eroare în creditele pentru fotografie.

Una peste alta, au fost niște drăguți, le mulțumesc pentru reclamă, pentru faptul că s-au gândit la mine și le doresc s-o țină tot așa.

Țac-pac, iac-așa:

și pentru tine, dragă, așa, ca să știi, Dragoș Ștefan e-unul din mulții amanți

cu care fac schimb de favoruri pentru articole ca ăsta!

Na!

*****

a couple of months ago I was asked to answer a few questions

for the "Arte si Meserii" online magazine by passpartu

and I was so thrilled they thought of me!

so after waiting and waiting and waaaaaiting,

here it is, new and bright and shiny and with me in in,

even if I have a funny bunny face in the photo -

I still like it and I'm very thankful for their request

you can read the whole online magazine HERE

(fyi, I sent them A LOT of photos of me,

but they seemed to like this particular one,

wonder why..)

tell me about London...

2011-03-15T19:28:00.000+02:00

...your London.

this is a little bit of mine:

official post

2011-03-14T21:10:00.000+02:00

yeyeyey! from now on, you can find me here too!

http://clubulilustratorilor.blogspot.com/2011/03/madalina-andronic.html

i'm officially a member of Romania's Illustrators' Club

paper zoo!

2011-03-14T13:56:00.004+02:00

A few weeks ago I was invited by CMS to customize his cute and amusing

templates for glueless paper toys and I agreed immediately after seeing the ideas!

Designed for papercraft lovers, both children and adults,

his animal-toys are an ingenious approach of the whole paper-toys trend,

being very easy to cut, fold and put together, without using any drop of glue!

I had so much fun creating all those different personalities

and I'm definitely planning to customize some more.

Actually, everyone can do the same thing,

as CMS also designed some slick, cool booklets, each with 10 blank templates,

waiting for you to illustrate them, cut and assembly a whole backyard of paper animals.

You can find the templates (and more of his work, too) here,

and for ordering a booklet, you only have to drop him a line!

(and of course, cheer up some more here!!)

Enjoy, cut away and have fun!

fox:

cat:

boar (I drew a female, obviously!):

bull:

and the pretty booklets:

rozalba

2011-03-12T02:00:00.001+02:00

Her name is Rozalba and she is the most beautiful fairy from the fascinating universe of Romanian folktales.

As delightful as Vasilisa the Beautiful, Rozalba is inspired by a culture with so many magical and

distinct little mythological details and motifs, her kingdom being always ruled with the help of her sisters,

virgin forest nymphs, causing delirium to any man. Sometimes seen bathing in pure mountain springs

or dancing in a frenetic vertigo in moonlit forest glades, while singing with her enchanting voice,

Rozalba casts spells to those whose souls are pure and winged by passion.

Her clothes are sewn with silver threads and beautifully adorned with traditional folk-motifs,

the chemise she’s wearing being as light as thin air. Ribbons symbolizing life are braided in her long,

auburn locks, veiling her delicate porcelain figure.

The Enchanted Rozalba comes from magic times, ruled by rituals and mysterious folkloric charms,

embodying the traditional beauty of her culture and the distinctive features of a true East-European nymph.

mic întrebător de fix 5 minute! +bonus

2011-03-03T03:02:00.004+02:00

Vă rog io frumos, din tot suflețelu' meu dă fată dă trebi,

dați cu răspunsu' la întrebările de mai jos,

ca să-mi faceți și mie viața fericită alături de doctorița lucrării mele de research

pentru masterato-doctoratu-diplomatu' în d-ale basmelor și poveștilor!

Că tare mi-ar plăcea s-aud cum ciripiți, așa, mai pe larg

(oricum, nu vă ia mult, pe cuvânt de cercetaș!)

După cum vedeți, mă interesează să vă descos puțintel
despre ce și cum ziceți voi de literatura pentru copii,

aia old-school, de la mama și de la bunica.

Cu nume sau fără nume, BRING IT ON!

1. Ați citit/vi s-au citit povești sau basme în copilărie?

Poate chiar ceva românesc? Ce titluri vă amintiți sau v-au rămas dragi?

2. Credeți că au avut vreun rol
în dezvoltarea voastră, încă din copilărie, ca viitor adult?

3. Sunteți de părere că fenomenul povestitului, mai ales în mediul familial,

are o funcție importantă în educarea copilului încă de la vârste fragede?

(Mai) dezvoltă acesta anumite legături între membri

și transmite valori morale elementare pentru educarea unui copil?

4. Citiți/ați citi povești copiilor dumneavoastră?

Ați alege povești românești, basme din repertoriul internațional

sau cele mai noi cărți pentru copii de pe piață?

5. O carte inainte de culcare sau un desen animat?

6. Credeți că o poveste “din carte” stimulează mai mult imaginația unui copil

și simțul său etic elementar decât alte metode care implică povești?
*În ce măsură vi se par nepotrivite sau marcante pentru un copil
scenele de violență din basme (fie ele românești sau nu)?
Ar trebui ele "îndulcite" sau păstrate așa cum au fost create inițial?

Evident, toate au implicit și veșnicul "de ce?"

Multumesc frumos, vă pup și vă iubesc

și chiar vă rog frumos să dați leapșa mai departe

(și să m-anunțe și pe mine cineva, priti pliz!)

***
plus a little bribe, to be sure I get my answers :P

SmallGuide for Desperate Housewives on the Behance Network

2011-03-01T15:46:00.000+02:00

SmallGuide for Desperate Housewives on the Behance Network