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The Stables

camden market

In all my recent trips to London,
Camden, has conspired to allure me every single time.

It's unruly and frantic streets,
stables, turned into market stalls,
old brick walls, filled densely,
with endless fabrics and colourful signage.
Some handmade, some individually carved.

Its vintage tones and worn out doors.
It's silent corners, that play raucously on night fall,
its beautifully vibrant, creative, eclectic crowd.

There's a part of me that says
I will see another of London's parts next time,
but as the dust settles, I remember,
there's a corner of Camden I have yet to see.

Happy Friday dear friends!
And I certainly hope, trips have been planed,
for the sun promises to brighten up the way.

the interchange camden stables market

camden stables market

delapidated phone booth and piled red chairs

camden stables maket private road

vintage signage on bricks

bricks and bells

morrocan lanterns old sign camden locks and right

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CALENDAR | May 2013

may

MAY, how polite of you to join us!


I see your doing...
In the tips of frail neglected branches, 
in sprouting forgotten seeds.


Where once you laid vacuous,
I see your shadows grow,
in delicate merging shades,
they sway and dance on empty walls.

I hear you emanating,
in hidden away voices,
the echoing sound of joyful creatures,
enamored by your setting.


I hope you my dear Friend,
see this gentle May.


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Mellow Yellow

Mellow

mellow stella pereira illustration detail face

mellow angle detail illustration stella pereira

mellow illustration detail legs by  stella pereira

Mellow, 2013
Gouache on paper | 297mm x 210mm

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The Notebook Project | Hand illustrated + GIVEAWAY

Handmade : hand illustrated notebook

Lately, I've had this obsession,
with where it is I come from.
Where it is things come from.

The brushes in my hand,
the paint in these tubes,
the paper that lies beneath tips of pencils.
The notebooks I love oh so much!! 

So today, I've folded a small pile of paper in half.
Backed it all with a heavier card,
and stitched a line down the middle.
LIKE SO

detail 2 diy notebook

detail diy notebook

NOTEBOOKS DONE!! As simples as that...

And the satisfying part of it all:

A very limited edition of TWO 
Hand Illustrated just for you!

To be GIVEN AWAY!!

hand Illustrated notebook giveaway

You can have these TWO.
And because there are twins,
I'd like to keep them together.
If you'd like to treasure them as much as I DO!

1 - Please leave a comment (as long or short as you LIKE)
Maybe, even ONE word 

2 - LIKE (pangaweka) on Facebook .

WHAT Will you fill these blank pages with?
A Winner will be chosen randomly, by hand on the 29th of April. 
And notified on the 30th of April 

CONGRATULATIONS GIVEAWAY WINNER : Telma Faria 
TERMS & CONDITIONS: 1 - To enter, comment on this post with "In One word, or more... What will you be filling these blank notebook pages with?" WINNER will be picked randomly. 2 - For entries to be VALID, head over to Facebook and like (Pangaweka)'s Facebook page. 3 - Any unclaimed prizes will result in a 2nd chance winner being picked after May 6th who will be contacted via email. 4 - The prize consists of 2 x handmade notebooks hand illustrated by Stella Pereira (that's me). Illustration Copyright Stella Pereira GOOD LUCK!!

My Portuguese Kitchen | Pudim de Laranja

pudim de ovo

Spring, is softly making its appearance around here.

Gently blossoming buds on tips of every tree. 
Like balls of cotton wool, 
soft, delicate, patiently unfolding.

There's a warm breezes flowing through open windows,
skies covered in blue, 
cloud gazing, toes on freshly cut grass.
Finger tips dipped in freshly sowed earth. 

Enticing aromas invade from My Portuguese Kitchen, 
gently feathering through the house.
Burnt caramel, with orange back notes.

Hope you are having a lovely week, dearest friends!

pudim method

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My Portuguese Kitchen | A series that celebrates the amazing and simple flavours 
of our beautiful Portuguese table.

PUDIM DE LARANJA | Portuguese Orange Flan

Light and delicately fragrant. A perfect little spring dessert.


HERE is the recipe >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

pudim de laranja

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Oxford Kind of Detail

la croissanterie oxford chalk board

Hello Friends!!

Oxford is filled with charming details,
layers of stories,
that have been told many times before
and pages of words, lingering, 
still waiting to be said out loud.

This week just passed,
we got to see a little of it all,
and hear a bit of those quiet whispers.
Stared curiously to high spiked roof tops,
and peaked at set away gems.

Has spring inspired your meandering feet?

coffee in oxford

Lumleys tea old advert oxford brick wall

black oxford typography

black steel lace door oxford detail

magdalene st cambridgewindow detail oxford

twin window old wood detail oxford

main street oxford

tree and eve typography oxford

oxford tower red phone booth detail

woodstock road cambridge

wood door detail oxford

blue doors oxford

the grapes pub oxford

the grapes pub detail oxford

saloon the grapes pub detail typography

tower roof tops oxford

the end typography

CALENDAR | April 2013

April  Calendar

APRIL, You're here!!
and how glad am I to see you.

You bring all things lovely and calm.
Your spring light, bright and high,
sprouting shoots and daffodils,
dirty, earthy finger tips.
Al last, time to dust rusty garden tools
sow seeds for summer blooms
hide away winter coats
picnic baskets, bare feet and uncovered knees.

Happy HAPPY April!!

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Building on friendship

growing our friendship

Hello Friends!

Lately, I've been heads down, 
painting with a fury,
getting little things finished off
and another mountain started. 
Going back and forth 
adding touches here and there.

And I'm starting to get
rather excited of the new things 
hanging just around the corner.
Firstly, there'll be a new SHOP open soon.
And I promise you will be the first
to know when it's up and running.


And can I just say... 
It is oh so overwhelming, 
and I'm truly inspired,
by all of you, that take the time 
to see this little world of mine. 

Thank you for helping my creative tree grow.

xxx

Stella

p.s: Random question!!! Have you been to my Facebook page lately? 

On Silent enchanted places

An incapsulated nymph angle detail

I find myself craving the silence
of quiet, tucked away places.
Where not a sound can be heard,
or a draft can be felt.

It seems, the delicate whispers
of colour, flowing from tips
of soft paintbrushes
make for good enough company these days.

I've found my sanctuary
in these endless forests,
layered with leaves.
Calmness in these tones.
Tranquility... In my own self.

Where do you go on days LIKE these?

An incapsulated nymph process

process and colours

An incapsulated nymph illustration

An incapsulated nymph close up

detail An incapsulated nymph illustration

 

My Portuguese Kitchen | Pasteis de Nata

pastel de nata

Well!! Good morning...

Can I just say that even though,
I love waking up to the lightly dusted,
snowy rooftops in Cambridge,
it's all really starting
to take it's toll on us.


All this fooling around.
With cold sun rays one minute
and dense snow the next...
Really does get us all yearning
for a few sunny days!

We are desperate for BRIGHT,
And blue skies,
that last a little more that an instant...

For sun bathed yellows,
and warm spring rays,
for bare feet and uncovered knees
light sweaters and mid-day picnics baskets,
filled with colourful,
sweet, yellow custard tarts.

Puff pastry layers

eggs and recipe pasteis de nata

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My Portuguese Kitchen | A series that celebrates the amazing and simple flavours of our beautiful
Portuguese table.

PASTEIS DE NATA. Have you tried them before?
If you're surrounded by fireplaces and winter socks, eat them warm with a sprinkling
of cinnamon.
I like to dig out the custard filling with my coffee spoon, and have the flaky pastry
Last.

HERE is the recipe >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

illustrated recipe pasteis de nata

How Would you eat your Pastel de Nata?

ENJOY!

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