Custom fashion illustration portrait by Ana Maria Sanchez
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
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Custom fashion illustration portrait by Ana Maria Sanchez
Monday, November 9, 2015
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Friday, October 30, 2015
10 Luxurious Personalized Gifts
1. Custom Portrait by Ana Maria Sanchez
2. Custom fashion illustration notecards by Amaria Studio
3. Montblanc pens
4. Name and address embosser
5. Matouk The Marcus Collection luxury towels
6. Breeze monogrammed throw pillow
7. Royal embroidered bedding collection
8. Solid Cast Aluminum Plaque
9. Personalized pet feeder
10. Embroidered white cotton napkins
Featured Amaria Studio items:
2. Custom fashion illustration notecards by Amaria Studio
3. Montblanc pens
4. Name and address embosser
5. Matouk The Marcus Collection luxury towels
6. Breeze monogrammed throw pillow
7. Royal embroidered bedding collection
8. Solid Cast Aluminum Plaque
9. Personalized pet feeder
10. Embroidered white cotton napkins
Featured Amaria Studio items:
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| Custom fashion illustration |
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| Custom fashion illustration notecards |
Thursday, October 29, 2015
My Heart is Full // Paraguay
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| Paraguay Illustration by Ana Maria Sanchez |
I took a special family trip for a couple of weeks to Paraguay and Brazil. I had not been back to Paraguay in about 8 years. I decided to take this trip with my parents since it had been 12 years since my father had gone to visit his family. Both of my parents were born and raised in Paraguay so it was a treat to see my extended family. I knew that it would be a special trip since he planned to collect information about his family to write the family history. I was able to meet relatives I had never met before and hear interesting stories about the family.
In our down time I was able to sneak out and go to downtown Asuncion and purchase some artisanal handcrafts. Here are some pictures from shopping at La Recova and downtown close to Plaza de los Heroes. There are outdoor street vendors on Palma St between Iturbi and 14 de Mayo streets. La Recova has several shops on the outside corridor as well as inside in the larger warehouse style building. The outside walkway has a series of large white arches, so it is a very recognizable building.
Photo by Julio Ruben Elizeche Flores
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| La Recova |
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| Shopping here with my mother and aunt |
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| Trying to decide what goodies to buy |
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| Lots of nativity sets and clay roosters |
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| Red cotton dress with encaje ju The encaje ju is originally from Spain, in guaraní it means “Fabric of Needles”. It consist of a textile embroidered with very thin threads, over a frame. There exists many different types of embroidery, each one with different motifs: flowers, stars, geometric shapes, etc. |
Here is a short video of someone making the lace called Encaje ju.
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| Ao po'i shirt |
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| Photo from AOSA |
Here is a video in spanish showing you how they handloom and embroider the cotton.
I did not get a chance to also visit the town Luque in Paraguay to expand my collection of sterling silver artisan filigree jewelry. I did find these 2 incredible hand wrapped filigree rings though at La Recova.
Going back to Paraguay was like reawakening a part of me that had been dormant for many years. I enjoyed reconnecting with my family and roots. I will not let another 8 years pass before going down again. After all family is the most important thing in the world.
XOXO,
Ana Maria
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Couture Fall 2015 Illustrations
I always love seeing the haute couture shows and the incredible fashions that come down the runway. For the Fall 2015 season I selected 6 of my favorites to illustrate. I used watercolor paints, pencil, micron pen and a black prismacolor pencil to do the illustrations. I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I loved doing them!
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| Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com |
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| Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com |
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| Photo: Umberto Fratini / Indigitalimages.com |
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| Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com |
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| Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com via Style.com |
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| Photo: Courtesy of Alexis Mabille via Style.com |
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Zodiac Sign illustrations
I have included links to my shop for art prints, etc.
I am also offering these artworks in a set of 20 customizable 5.5" * 4" flat notecards of each sign.
CAPRICORN
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| Capricorn Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
AQUARIUS
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| Aquarius Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
PISCES
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| Pisces painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
ARIES
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| Aries painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
If you love this painting visit my shop for an art print.
TAURUS
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| Taurus Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
GEMINI
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| Gemini painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
CANCER
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| Cancer painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
LEO
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| Leo Painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
If you love this painting visit my shop for an art print.
VIRGO
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| Virgo painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
LIBRA
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| Libra painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
SCORPIO
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| Scorpio painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
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| Sagittarius painting by Ana Maria Sanchez of Amaria Studio |
Check out my friend's website Luna y Soul for your tarot horoscopes!
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