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Estibaliz Hernández de Miguel (PINTAMELDIA)

A  la sponsor de hoy seguro que la conocen, yo no la he visto nunca en persona pero me la encuentro tanto por el mundo virtual que ya es casi como prima mía. Sigo el Blog de Esti desde hace tiempo y siempre que entro  es como abrir un ventana a la naturaleza que tanto extraño. A mi el trabajo de Esti me parece dirigido a niños grandes o adultos niños, porque aunque los trazos son sencillos, sus escenarios siempre nos cuentan cosas muy elaboradas y en los mas diversos formatos; desde muñecas de papel hasta posters y textiles. Aquí les dejo con un poco de su biografía. Ah, y no olviden pasar por su blog!

"Estibaliz Hernández de Miguel, artista e ilustradora autodidacta, no empezó a pintar y dibujar hasta que rozó la treintena. Desde entonces sus dibujos han ido ocupando su vida, complementando y solapando dos décadas dedicadas al mundo de la música. Vive con su familia en Bilbao y trabaja bajo el nombre de Pintameldia, dando rienda suelta a su imaginación, plasmando su interés por la magia, las tradiciones y el mundo femenino. Ha ilustrado para marcas de ropa; ha editado para The Working Proof; ha elaborado proyectos en colaboración con artistas internacionales (como el We are a Happy Family); ha creado el diseño de varios discos de grupos nacionales y posters musicales. En los últimos meses está trabajando en sus colecciones de muñecas de papel únicas y en una línea de artículos y libros infantiles."

“My name is Estibaliz Hernández de Miguel and I am a self-taught artist and illustrator. I live in Bilbao,  Spain, with my husband and two daughters and I work under the name of Pintameldia (this stands for Paint my day, sort of). Like every other kid I enjoyed drawing and coloring but like every other teenager I soon forgot all about it. In fact, I didn’t really start painting until I was almost thirty. I had always been surrounded by artists and musicians and a moment came when I needed to do something artistic of my own. After painting for several years, I started drawing because I could do it in a limited space, with limited resources. And I always liked telling stories”

“My inspiration comes, more often than not, from my dreams, music and music lyrics. Sometimes a conversation or a photograph triggers an image in my head. Every time I open a book there’s a sure chance of being inspired. That said, lately I feel attracted to anything that has to do with magic, in a sense that magic comes from within, that magic is part of what makes us unique as individuals. It’s obvious that I am always inspired by femenine interaction too and i like to play with the idea of women bringing light or darkness to the world”

“I come from a big family, full of strong women so it feels right to draw feminine characters and I hope to reflect how women interact, how they believe in magic and myths, how they support family traditions and, ultimately, how they are mirrors of my own existence. Of course, since my work often has its origin in my dreams, there’s always something personal in them, I guess”

“On the other hand, I’ve found out it is good for me to draw something totally different from my usual pieces every now and then. Last summer I felt the urge to draw some children stuff; it was as if I needed to change my drawing language. I started drawing two characters over and over and that’s how the Thomas & Olivia series were born. Hopefully a couple of books with their stories will be released throughout this year. I have lots of material based on those two guys to put out. Like the alphabet poster I have just released”.