Life in general – Lenina Villela

The Albatross Royal Family

So excited for the first ever World Albatross Day! The first project of this year is a series of “portraits” of all 22 albatross species to celebrate their special day. I’m very honored to know organizations that take care of albatross have seen this project and shared it on their social media profiles. I’m uncertainContinue reading “The Albatross Royal Family”

Time and art as cycles

It’s been a while since I updated this blog. Many crazy things happened to me during this time and, in general, the person who wrote the previous post is someone different from the person who writes today. At this moment I am still in a steep learning curve. I have identified that the mainContinue reading “Time and art as cycles”

Getting abstract, talking nonsense

I was trained as a graphic designer right during The Transition. I had to make countless exercises by hand, with traditional instruments, with ancient techniques, with state-of-the-art technology available at that time, which was not yet digital. My frustration at not achieving perfection was equally state-of-the-art. I had to design posters using transferable type.Continue reading “Getting abstract, talking nonsense”

Gestural calligraphy series

This series was made between 2013 and 2015 to experiment with calligraphic textures that occupy more or less defined areas. They also proved to be a relaxing therapy by not having to think too hard about what to write with a pen. It is related to automatic writing exercises where you shouldn’t think beforeContinue reading “Gestural calligraphy series”

Unknown Papers

One day it just clicked. I had to make it with paper. This is one of the most famous album covers from a great band. Personally my discover route was through Depeche Mode. Their image maker, Anton Corbijn directed a movie called Control, which I watched when it came out in my country in 2008.Continue reading “Unknown Papers”

Series: The Rumi Birds

The poems from Rumi are so simple and powerful, maybe because they are about the deepest emotions and true beauty. They go hand in hand with the imagery of birds because to me they represent the highest ideals and a connection to the whole Earth. These three short poems also resonate with me. I’ve struggledContinue reading “Series: The Rumi Birds”

Moana the Albatross

They say you can’t love what you don’t know. Ever since I discovered a webcam dedicated to albatrosses, I was completely fascinated. I’ve loved birds since I was a little girl, and I also took care of three duck friends that I still miss dearly since they passed away. Ducks started my love for waterContinue reading “Moana the Albatross”

You deserve what you dream

This sentence comes from Gustavo Cerati’s song Beautiful. It’s a powerful sentence… I mean… what do you dream about? There’s also a song from Gustavo called Al fin sucede (It finally happens) that goes: you wanted it so much that it finally happens… and you were so afraid of it that it finally happens. AndContinue reading “You deserve what you dream”