I recently received a great opportunity to illustrate for a unique magazine for women, Hadassah. The magazine is the official publication of The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
It was a lovely commentary by Lisa Kingstone about a mother reflecting on Jewish traditions and customs. As she experiences the inevitable realities of her children growing older, and losing a parent, she comes to understand the value her faith.
Here are a few shots from the fireworks show in Clifton, NJ. I watched a pair of sisters in the bleachers latching on to one another scared, excited and just thrilled to be there! Seated at the other end was their little brother trying to remain composed and brave. But the louder those blockbusters got, the closer he slid toward his father. I shot them from where I was sitting right behind them. It was so sweet.
On a recent trip to France I sat down on the steps of Montmartre and let my jaw drop as I realized just how beautiful what I was looking at really was. As I jotted down the thought, as I chose the colors to use, I felt I never wanted to stand up to leave. I thought, “I could just sit here forever”. I am sure I was not the first to revel at the sight of the countless clay rooftops of the City of Lights, and I’m sure I won’t be the last.
Hello everyone, welcome. I’m Despina and this is my web log. If we weren’t in binary code world I’d shake your hand right about now and smile. I am an illustrator and here I hope to share with you some of my work, experiences and thoughts. So again welcome, make yourself at home (or at office) and feel free to reach out and shake my hand with a question or comment!
Here is an illustration from a series of thoughts I had about our environment. I thought how great it would be to have a place where honest communication between humans, the earth, and its animals can take place.
To communicate means to illustrate. A blog is just the right place for an illustrator to hang out. Storytelling, interpretting, explaining, illuminating.