Time to get pro.

My blog doesn't show much of what I'm up to with work. That wasn't the intention when I started it, but I realized it's sort of what people expect from a graphic designer's / illustrator's blog nowadays. I've also found myself missing a chronological view of photos of what I've been up to with work. I like looking through this blog as a visual diary of my life, but it's not all fun and games as it looks like on here! There is also work being done from the same computer where I post about all the leisurely activities I'm up to.

So some days ago I started posting on my new WORK BLOG! I will try to keep it up to date with my current projects and professional adventures.

I still have to spruce the design up a bit, but this will have to do for now:
http://rachelsender.blogspot.nl/

Sitting in the back with Floyd.

That little hand on my face made my heart melt. 

I miss you, little man!

Wilde Dieren.

Surprising technique, stunning results!



Wilde Dieren / Wild Animals from Rop van Mierlo on Vimeo.

Weekend with my dear Leti.

Leti came again this year, staying true to her yearly visit. Her company is very much appreciated, of course, and makes me both happy and sad. Happy because it's wonderful to spend quality time with her and sad because it becomes more obvious how far she is when it's time for her to go. I miss her already. 

We enjoyed a full couple of days despite the wind, rain and cold. I'm proud of Leti, who almost has a phobia towards cold. 

Rotterdamse Oogst Festival. This machine in form of a canyon was an invention to chop potatoes. 

Local veggies. 

Jan, the Math Maker, was there too. I spoke about him some time ago in this post:
http://1194km.blogspot.nl/2010/03/math-maker.html

Dance, dance, dance!

After trying to learn how to turn clay, I get very jealous when I see such beatiful things. 

Custom sized house. He better stop growing.

The following day we went to Antwerpen! 

Fries texture. 

Great fabric. I want a dress like that in my size! Kid's clothes are so cool nowadays!

Madame Grès exhibit at the Momu was fantastic!

Magic pleats! 

Hard to chose which one I liked best. 

Pleatspleatpleats. 

I want. 

Stunning and surprising illustrations. 

Leti and the Scheldt river. 

Indian celebration of the birthday of a god. 

Their wishes will come true. 

Kids are always attracted to music and noise. 

DIY flowerpots. 

Intense connection. 

HELLO. 

Photo by Leti. 

Reminded me of Phil. 

Uninformative poster. 

Italian symbols. 

Taking shelter from the rain. I love the Belgian accent.  

 The following day we went to Trompenburg botanical garden.

Tis the season for chestnuts. 

Fairy tale flowers. 

Drenched, cold and hungry. But still in a good mood. 

If only his trousers were one size bigger.

... he would look perfect.

PLANTÁGORAS.

New series of illustrations! This time in postcard size. 

Titles of the illustrations in order of appearance, from top left to right: 

1. Hair talk amongst euphorbias canariensis. 
2. Sniffing asteraceaes. 
3. Camellia waves delicately
4. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana walks away. 
5. Rude Brumalia. 

6. Akebia quint is into voyeurism.
7. Staghorn with a weak handshake.
8. Stubby pelargonium.
9. Succulent clapping.
10. Robinia presudoacacia listens carefully.
11. Dancing aloe.
12. Obnoxious polygonum bistorta.

Etsy shop is ready for orders!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/rachelsender?ref=pr_shop_more&view_type=gallery

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana walks away. 

Dancing aloe.

Obnoxious polygonum bistorta.

Robinia presudoacacia listens carefully.

Hair talk amongst euphorbias canariensis. 

New illustration series - sneak peak!

12 illustrations are in the oven... actually they just came out, steaming hot! Soon, very soon, I will be showing them all. Tick tock...

Risograph workshop.

PrintRoom organized a risograph workshop as part of the Witte de With festival in Rotterdam. I was very excited when I heard about it and joined right away! I was very curious to see the quality of the prints with my illustrations and was definitely not disappointed. PrintRoom offers its risograph machines for rent on an hourly rate, I might look into getting some more things printed in the future. It's a very fast and cheap way of getting nice prints. And the result is very similar to screen prints. I will be doing this again in the future, for sure.

Look how fast the prints come out!

Phil gets help from Max Senden. 

Phil's prints of his beautiful wooden cube!

Prints from the previous day. 

Phil's cubes.

A missprint. 

My little zines!

My folded zine, "Killing Time". The illustrations inside were done during the holiday, hence the title.

Some inside pages. 

Poster on the other side. 

A few tests I did with the drawings and photos done during the illustration workshop this summer.