Deconstructed: Ernesto Artillo

There is a feeling I once felt that was yearning to be felt again.  It was the gentle rush of capturing a glimpse of artistry so pure, there was still thought dripping on canvas.

During my nightly trips to the worldwide known inspiration board we all call Pinterest, I toppled with a peculiar image; whereas I not only saw, I felt.  For as, when a grand sentiment suddenly takes over all sight and entrances my every being, I then know I have formed a lifelong bond with it.  That very sentiment is instilled in the thought provoking deconstruction of intricate reconstruction for which only Andalucía native, Ernesto Artillo could conjure.  In them, a delicate tranquility is instilled with the notion merged dreamlike surreal vistas (or wider known as daydreams) our cerebral complex provokes.  My severe admiration (and borderline obsession) over his creations led me to the quite gutsy move of sending a completely arbitrary email.  It pretty much consisted of me gushing and asking him to do a quick interview.  I hit send with the routine expectation of not getting an answer back, nonetheless, a little ding in my mailbox reassured me how wondrous life can be.

- Please note this interview took place late 2014-

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Patterned Moments

Every weekend I like to discover new lovely spots around the island with my favorite adventurous companion.  This Sunday, we drove to Condado to add a slight posh ambience while subconsciously dressing in matching colors.  As we strolled down the boulevard, it was decided as a fabulous idea to soothe our minds and lay around the sand.  Surrounded by onlookers, we tuned staring eyes out and decided to have an impromptu shoot.  The lighting was sublime as a dewy blue dispersed throughout the sky leaving a lovely atmosphere as our background.

A major aspect of this were my patterned pants (a staple I never use).  As you may know, I’m more of a skirt gal by heart.  Yet, these pants may make me want to buy more… go figure!  After our little moment of bliss, we went for plantain burgers at Yamburger (I highly recommend them), talked the hours away and called it a night.

Simple moments, swell company and never ending imaginations are the ideal ingredients for the perfect days.  Rejoice life’s simplicities!