Category Archives: December

Name: A P A K : Aaron + Ayumi Piland
Website/shop: apakstudio.com
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA

1. If I wasn’t an artist I would be a farmer (aaron), zookeeper
(ayumi).

2. My worst habit is thinking(aaron), worrying(ayumi).

3. I am in love with being alive (aaron), our dogs (ayumi).

4. Who/what inspires you?
Nature, each other, and friends.

5. What is your biggest accomplishment to date?
Being a fulltime artist, finding the wonderful partner, and learning English (ayumi).

6. What is your biggest fear?
Being tortured(ayumi), corporations (aaron)

7. If you could have superpowers, what would it be?
Flying (aaron+ayumi).

Name: Rui Vitorino Santos
Website/shop: ruivitorinosantos.blogspot.com
Location: Porto – Portugal

1. If I wasn’t an artist I would be a nature guide.
2. My worst habit is laziness.
3. I am in love with the growing of my son Matias.
4. Who/what inspires you?
Everything that surrounds me and the things that i can´t reach.

5. What is your biggest accomplishment to date?
Knowing that someone bought my work because they want to have it.

6. What is your biggest fear?
The end of the imagination.

7. If you could have superpowers, what would it be?
Live only from illustration.

Cristina Sitja Rubio was a photographer for 10 years before finally trading in her camera for a pencil. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela, studied Fine Art in Montreal and is now in Berlin.

I love her pencil lines and the ideas behind her illustrations. They’re always tinged with subtle color that really makes her work pop.

You can buy her buttons and shirts here, and read her blog filled with her drawings here.