vik muniz

11 January 2012

i’ve been a fan of vik muniz for a while, he is one inspiring artist, not only for his creativity, but also for the amount of work he’s done creating awareness to brazilian communities… a few weeks ago i went over to museu berardo, in lisbon, to see an exhibition on his retrospective. he uses dust, peanut butter, diamonds, caviar and even garbage for his pieces.

if you’re in new york, go check out a few of his work at sikkema jenkins & co art gallery.

ps – and if you’re interested in buying one of his art pieces, go here ;)

gone fishing

9 January 2012

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we love eating grilled sardines in the summer, i’m a big fan, it’s a very portuguese thing, plus they’re super healthy.

a few weeks ago i stumbled upon these ones hand painted in perfection by marina, the owner of mageiko arte batik.

this one came with me to turks and caicos – i’m pretty in love with them all!

a few things {lisboa}

4 January 2012

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a few shots from the last couple of weeks in ah-mazing lisboa…

view from one of lisbon’s seven hills

a day trip to fatima

creative wall decorations in a parking lot in chiado

foggy day at the praca do comercio, in downtown lisbon

simple, yet perfect christmas candle

view of the tagus river during family lunch at ibo, a mozambican / portuguese favourite

a morning break for coffee and chocolate cake at the sunday market in lx factory

view whilst chatting with a friend after breakfast at origem, one of the new all organic spots

love walking on the calcadas, sidewalks of lisboa…ok, not the best for high heels, but so charming

ps – see a couple more here and here

hello 2012

2 January 2012

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it was so good to be home for christmas. after all the good byes i finally headed back to turks and caicos. leaving lisbon was hard…but it feels good to be on island, settling down again, leaving the boots, scarves and warm coats behind. i’m on the countdown for my mum and sister’s visit in a few months and in the meantime working on this year’s resolutions.

wishing you a 2012 full of…

happy new year, myseastory readers!

flirting with paez

21 December 2011

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i’ve been flirting with one of these for a while…they are almost too cool to resist. check out the ad they did in portugal…and the cute chick you see at the beginning playing serious? that’s my sister!