cadmium red

The 27th of July 2018. Today, my blog celebrates its first birthday, 365 days after the creation of the blog and my first post which I can still relate too : Summertime happiness . My heart needed somewhere to free my thoughts and emotions, from taking the space necessary to breathe I needed a place to create without boundaries because my soul was and still is red (so is my heart) and the blog was born. The 27 th of July 2017 corresponds to the beginning of a journey I never thought I would be on. yet I am so thankful for its existence and wouldn’t change its colour for anything. I am forever grateful For the inspiration that breathes in me, The incandescent passion that fills me, When I see art, love or life -everywhere- I am thankful for the support that you gave me, Throughout the year, You have inspired me and motivated me By sending your gentle love. Thank you for helping me Grow as an artist, This is the b...

As my last post was about my first actual pieces of art, I thought it was only fair to tell you about my “painting journey”. This is a long and deep post so I suggest you should  make yourself comfortable, grab a cup of tea and enjoy the read. As always, don’t be afraid to let me know of what you thought about this post!   To me, every moment of inspiration, every artistic block had had a deep significance. It was either the beginning of an epiphany or some sort of disconnection. I just feel so connected to my art that it has kind of shaped itself around my life if that makes sense. I’ve never been sad when I was inspired. This is my artistic journey.   I threw it all away... Let’s go back to 2010. Now if you have read my last post, you’ll think “wait...wasn’t it 2015?” but let me explain! So from 2010 to 2015, I was in secondary school and I used to draw every night. I used to draw my thoughts on paper. I drew on paper because I knew I would throw it...

I thought about how I craved feelings, impressions, real intuitions. This is the first time I drew something. Spring 2015. Vibrant colours I found in me, revigorate the broken, clean the soul. I remember discovering art for the first time while it was dark outside, I grabbed that light blue sketchbook and began to draw. I didn't know what I was doing, I knew what I was doing so well. It was like a long night drive. a way of healing wounds. And I followed it ever since then. I could feel the faint smell of the pastels and the burning too.                           This                                       is                                             my most precious work,      ...

This is a paper collage made of cut out magazines and dried orchid. I made it a while ago but I just found the video I made for it and forgot to post so that's why! However, looking back at the original post I published, I realised that I haven't talked about it at all, so here is the story behind this piece :) Do you feel disoriented too? Don’t you feel the same motion sickness of the mirage that happened? I did, it was beautiful but I almost fell. A very exotic mirage. She was mysterious and dazzling... Like an orchid.  I drew this reflection of the woman on her left, representing a sort of ethereal apparition. Through it all, I wanted to express the lightness of a dream, the ephemeral movement like an enchanting vision. The different purple tones are revealing purity, a lightness that I only remembered as being in my dreams.  Soir de Lune is a work that I made in order to tell a sweet dreamlike escape.

Over the past few months, I’ve felt a bit uninspired, I still created but I didn’t feel “in the zone” at all. I believe that it was because my mind was into school and not “creative mode”. I’ve been (and still am) having so many exams that I couldn’t think properly. This trip to England was for me the perfect occasion to switch off and unwind. Aaah…London…Cambridge…England. Some of you may know that I’ve already been to Cambridge and London before because I made another travel vlog and travel diary of a while ago ( here and there ). Yet, I haven’t really talked about the trip itself. So this is what I’m going to do now. England is one of those places that feel like a home away from home. I love it because of the people, the diversity of landscapes that somehow always feel familiar to me and of course tea and food. Basically everything?? But let me tell you how our trip went from the beginning before I get carried away! We flew to London Stansted on the 21...

You are looking for me. You are looking at me, for me.  Me knows me is not where me has been lost.  Me is where everything is true. But me is her, me is there. Me is when you're not there. Me is alone. Me paints. Look. This is me. Pictures of me, playing around. But it shouldn't be so hard to see. Pictures of my soul, taken by A and directed by me...

Dear lovely readers, I’m writing this post because it has been a while since I’ve talked to you, other than through my art. I think we should catch up so grab a cup of tea and sit back to read... Here’s a little update/on my mind post.  I’ve been craving connections, art and vulnerability lately. That fear of being honest and beautiful took control of me which is why I’ve been craving the poetry that comes from insecurities. I’m writing this post because I think you should know that my content is about to evolve into something more intimate. This post is the transition between my comfort zone and vulnerability. I’ve also been extremely busy with school,  as I’m having a really intense week of exams and I’m also trying to figure out what I’m going to do later. So, that can also explain my lack of “contribution”, I’ve just felt really tired lately and busy. I don’t know if I’m still going to post weekly (I’m probably going to post a little less frequently)...

This is a very special post for me, a very personnal video that I made for myself :) Here are some parts of me, unveiled to you... Comment three words that come to your mind when watching it, I would love to know! Love, Cadmium red (M)

That's it, we're in 2018! December went by and it's now time to share with you some snapshots of December. I really enjoy writing these kind of posts, taking pictures helps me to be more mindful and creative! I wanted to end this post with a collage I made, reuniting all my posts. I think it has been almost six months since I've made this website, how crazy is that? 6 months!!! To me, that's A LOT. I'm so glad that I started this blog because it allows me to create new content every week and come out with new ideas regularly. At first, I found weekly posts quite challenging but I slowly got used to it and I'm really happy about that! To be honest, I've never thought I'd be "blogging" a few years ago and here I am, typing those words... Thank you to those of you who read my posts and support me, it really means a lot to me! I wish you all a new year full of love, happiness and creativity! Lov...

July 14th              -              20 : 17pm            - a journal entry – I have just finished this painting that I had in mind last night. [Strokes] This painting is very special for two reasons : the first one is that it came out to me stroke by stroke - I didn’t know exactly where I was going with this painting but slowly - little by little- it revealed itself under the natural light of my window. And I saw what the big picture was going to be. The second reason is that I have never thought of painting something like that before, it just happened and when I finished it, I just stood there, in front of it - with questioning eyes and a wordless mouth. That painting is certainly something I’ve never felt before which I think is why it looks so different from what I’m used t...

Early December, it’s time to share some snapshots of November! November has been great, it was a lovely month in fact! Although, I’ve been working really hard on my portfolio for next year to study art so I haven’t taken that much photos! Hope you'll enjoy what I've got here! Oh and I've also created my first youtube channel, you can watch the videos I made last month by clicking here ! Love, Cadmium red xx :)