Faruffando

IF - Highlight

2012-01-02T18:50:00.005+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +9° +12° C

I'm not sure to have correctly interpreted the meaning of "highlight"
... but I hope you still like it :o)

HAPPY 2012 TO ALL OF YOU !!!

Buon Natale e Buon Anno a tutti

2011-12-26T12:26:00.005+01:00

Roma sereno +2° +10° C

Buon Natale ... un pò in ritardo e felice 2012 a tutti !!!

IF - Sink

2011-12-16T14:13:00.001+01:00

Roma piovoso +7° +12° C

IF - Silent

2011-11-12T19:49:00.001+01:00

Roma sereno +8° +18° C

IF - Mysterious

2011-09-05T19:53:00.003+02:00

Roma sereno +20° +29° C

- what mysterious things happen there ? -

IF - Influence

2011-08-19T18:45:00.002+02:00

Roma sereno +19° +34° C

this illustration borns under the influence of real life: the ants, which always walk on the patio of my home (getting me nervous), have certainly influenced my imagination ... am I the little woman inside the bird house?

IF - Imperfect

2011-08-05T15:51:00.003+02:00

Roma sereno +18° +32° C

an imperfect work ?!
it's a logo for a mini-basketball team that I made at the request of a friend ...
who then didn't want it

IF - Perennial

2011-07-22T15:39:00.001+02:00

Roma sereno +19° +29° C

IF - Stay

2011-07-08T14:23:00.002+02:00

Roma sereno +20° +32°C

stay with friends !

IF - Remedy

2011-07-04T16:07:00.004+02:00

Roma coperto +18° +29°C

Sun, warmth, wind, and freedom !!!

Winner Italian Competition

2011-06-14T22:22:00.005+02:00

Roma poco nuvoloso +16° +27° C

The Italian Consulate of Western Australia had launched a competition for the 150 year anniversary of Italy's unification, open to all students of all State schools from K to Year 7 ...
my little cousin Nickolas has won the overall champion of all Kindergarten entries in the state!!

We are very proud of Nicky, as he takes great pride and precision in his drawing and colouring in...

Bravo Nicky :o)))

IF - Beginner

2011-05-11T11:45:00.005+02:00

Roma sereno +11° +28° C

IF - Toy

2011-03-25T14:10:00.004+01:00

Roma sereno +6° +18° C

my toys world

IF - Cultivate

2011-03-24T20:02:00.001+01:00

Roma sereno +5° +19°C

cultivate a dream :o)

I will not abandon you

2011-03-19T11:15:00.002+01:00

Roma coperto +6° +18° C

Solidarity with the Japanese people

2011-03-11T21:50:00.002+01:00

Roma sereno +2° +24° C

Streetview iGoogle theme

2011-03-02T18:20:00.003+01:00

Roma pioggia e freddo +5° +10°C

a new scene for iGoogle theme Street view will be online soon :o)

"rainy time"

some other scenes, alredy online, from the same theme:

"school's out"

"firefighter saves cat"

"at the night"

IF - Swarm

2011-02-25T15:29:00.003+01:00

Roma sereno +1° +10° C

IF - Layer

2011-02-18T18:36:00.005+01:00

Roma sereno +6° +19°C

Faruffa Spring 2011 collection... trendy detail a "layer" red and white striped ;o)

six little friends

2011-02-17T23:33:00.010+01:00

Roma variabile +6 +14°C

for a kids card game I did last year for Nathan Matériel Éducatif

Illustrated interior

2011-01-29T22:55:00.005+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +7° +12° C

Last spring we got a small house near the sea, to decide how to furnish it I did these sketches, a mix of drawings and cuts from furniture photos. I really enjoyed to illustrate the interior of my house and I would start with them a new section on blog.

sketches of our bedroom ...

and the photos !

IF - Dusty

2011-01-23T19:58:00.003+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +1° +6° C

star dust

IF - Chicken

2011-01-14T21:32:00.001+01:00

Roma sereno +2° +13° C

IF - Deja vu

2011-01-08T00:02:00.003+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +10° +15° C

... yesterday I had a deja vu ...

in popular folklore Befana visits all the children of Italy on the night between 5 and 6 January to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good or a lump of coal or dark candy if they are bad.

Calendar 2011

2011-01-07T18:18:00.003+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +10° +15° C

Faruffa 2011 CD calendar ;o)

Merry Christmas

2010-12-23T18:04:00.004+01:00

Roma coperto +12° +19° C

Merry Christmas to all of you !!!

IF - Mail

2010-12-19T00:25:00.004+01:00

Roma coperto -1° +9° C

Happiness is a bubble bath !!!

2010-12-16T16:30:00.014+01:00

Roma sereno -2° +6° C

because of a surgery, I could not have a bath for two months ... tomorrow I'll remove the bandages and finally I will do a magnificent, long and hot bubble bath :o)))

IF - Phenomenon

2010-12-10T18:43:00.004+01:00

Roma sereno +4° +11°C

Atmospheric Phenomenon

New calendar is ready

2010-12-08T12:25:00.002+01:00

Roma coperto +14° +19° C

I'm so glad, prints of my new calendar have finally arrived by MOO!

To gift it for xmas I thought of this packaging: a transparent bag and a cheerful closing ... do you like it?

IF - prehistoric

2010-12-04T13:38:00.005+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +3° +9° C

prehistorical baby-delivery service !

Rainy time

2010-12-01T16:58:00.009+01:00

Roma pioggia +12° +16° C

rain, rain, rain ... when a bit of sun?

IF - Beneath

2010-10-03T15:18:00.003+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +13° +23° C

I'm sorry for not updating so often, I hope I'll have more time and peace of mind, to visit your blogs, and update mine, more often !

bye bye holidays

2010-08-31T23:28:00.003+02:00

Roma sereno +14° +28°C

my husband and his "Deauville" on holidays

Dear blogger friends I'm back from a nice holiday ... away from it all: no Internet, no TV, no newspapers ... relax only, so now I'm behind with updates, and I'm almost afraid of opening my Google Reader and find out I'll never be able to catch up with everyone...

IF - Breakfast

2010-07-16T17:52:00.006+02:00

Roma sereno +22° + 38° C

some gift tags I printed by MOO, a right entry for the topic of the week?
oh nooo!
... a detail reveals this is not a breakfast: can you say which one?

Mister Saxagoose

2010-07-07T21:14:00.005+02:00

Roma sereno +21° +32° C

Saxagoose is my contribution to a wonderful group project called Colonel Windpipe's Musical Brigade, run by talented artists Lesley Barnes and Uberkraaft.
You can find other wonderful submissions to this project on the blog here and more recruits waiting for friday's inspection in the Flickr Group Pool here ;o)

IF - Giant

2010-07-04T14:25:00.005+02:00

Roma sereno +20° +35° C

Giant is me!

In the garden of our little sea house live many snails, and I fear to crush them when I walk.

Late satellite

2010-07-02T21:55:00.005+02:00

Roma sereno +20° +34° C

Last friday IF topic was Satellite, my satellite passed very late !!!
I'm so sorry for not updating more often, I'm working hard on a project which is keeping me totally busy :o(

IF - Ripple

2010-06-15T17:34:00.007+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +19° +32°C

This week Illustration Friday propose a very special topic "Ripple", suggested by Kelly Light to help with the Gulf oil spill: donated artwork for animals, to learn more visit Ripple blog

Here my entries:

"sad whale"

"Panic on seabed"

IF - Trail

2010-06-04T14:45:00.001+02:00

Roma sereno +12 +25°C

she follows the trail ...

Delivered a new iGoogle theme!!!

2010-05-25T10:42:00.004+02:00

Roma sereno +13° +27°C

Spend a day under the sea with my new iGoogle theme ;o)
(click the screenshot to get it)

IF - Early

2010-05-21T17:29:00.005+02:00

Roma sereno +10° +22° C

To arrive early for the meeting they decided to go by car!!!

A little fun ...

2010-05-19T22:19:00.003+02:00

Roma pioggia +12° +20° C

IF - Equipment

2010-05-14T17:10:00.004+02:00

Roma pioggia +13° +19° C

Holidays equipment!!!

IF - Fearless

2010-05-11T21:53:00.005+02:00

Roma sereno +15° +24°C

... when I was child I wanted to be fearless, instead every time the swimming lesson was a torment, in return now I love very much swimming ;o)

Sorry for not updating so often, I'm working hard on a project which is keeping me totally busy!!!

IF - Detective

2010-04-16T19:03:00.003+02:00

Roma sereno +10° +22° C

detective Tata investigates !!!

IF - Linked

2010-04-11T17:55:00.002+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +10° +17° C

he loves to be linked to the sky !!!

Buona Pasqua

2010-04-04T15:07:00.005+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +7° +16° C

IF - Dip ... in the fog

2010-04-02T23:39:00.003+02:00

Roma sereno +7° +17° C

IF - Rescue

2010-03-26T22:57:00.017+01:00

Roma sereno + 8° +19°C

Illustration Friday topic for the week comes to my rescue: I made this new layout for the blog and I need your help, the page is set for a resolution of 1024 x 768, anyway I tested with IE7 and with Safari 4 in resolutions up to 1680 x 1050 and everything seems ok, except on my laptop (IE6) where it seems wrong.
I ask you to help me understand if the new layout works, tell me if it appears like the thumbnail below or if it appears lopsided.

Thanks all of you my blogging friends :o)

IF - Subterranean

2010-03-17T17:48:00.006+01:00

Roma sereno +2° +16° C

the subterranean way will be the future of the world?

Shattered dream

2010-03-11T15:27:00.017+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +4° +7° C

dedicated to all children who suffer !
"Sogni infranti di un'innocenza bambina che svanisce, soffocata,
da crimini di adulta indifferenza..."

Photo: RaoPaz

Illustration: Faruffa

Project : dream&reality

Words: anonymous

|۩&೧__| Bambino

2010-03-03T11:42:00.011+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +7° +11°C

And this is the moon that fills the hollows. The hollows in the sky and sea and the spaces where thoughts should be, it starts slowly, in silence more stars drift and cling to the others like inseparable fragments of a whole.The sky is falling, the streets aren't empty anymore.

Photo: RaoPaz
Illustration: Faruffa
Project : dream&reality
Words: lakhsmita indira

IF - Perspective

2010-02-28T22:06:00.010+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +11° +18° C

Choosing the right clothes can change the perspective of the day !

IF - Propagate

2010-02-19T17:21:00.008+01:00

Roma pioggia e vento +9° +16° C

propagate ... the most natural consequence of my last post :o))

Buon San Valentino :o)

2010-02-11T22:29:00.003+01:00

Roma pioggia +3° +7° C

IF - Muddy

2010-02-05T19:01:00.007+01:00

Roma piovoso + 5° +11° C

Antonyms of Muddy: bright, clean, clear ...
I know, I'm cheating, but I just finished it and I want to share it with you :o)

Mirtillo

2010-01-27T19:28:00.008+01:00

Roma sereno +5° +10° C

Tata wears a design from the Mirtillo collection at the Pitti Bimbo 2010 event in Firenze

IF - Clumsy

2010-01-23T23:19:00.008+01:00

Roma sereno -1° +9° C

toothpaste is everywhere except on the brush ...
is Timmy clumsy or hates brushing his teeth?

Kids fashion (2)

2010-01-20T18:46:00.007+01:00

Roma variabile +1° +11° C

Tata wearing a "Laura Biagiotti Dolls" Spring/Summer 2010 collection pink and white dress

IF - Wilderness

2010-01-16T23:14:00.004+01:00

Roma sereno +11° +3° C

Till there will be water, our friend hippo will live in his wilderness habitat... his survival depends on us too!!!

IF - Confined

2010-01-09T16:44:00.005+01:00

Roma pioggia +4° +9° C

poor little bees, Tato confined them in the jar, but he is a good boy and I know he will release them soon!

I need your opinion ...

2010-01-07T19:42:00.006+01:00

Roma poco nuvoloso +7° +12° C

I sent this to Libellulobar for a contest, but it was not accepted :o(
... is it so bad?

IF - Renewal

2010-01-01T19:42:00.009+01:00

Roma pioggia e vento +8° +13° C

this is a renewed version of the original entry

colorful car renewal in bookmark form!

Felice Anno Nuovo ♥ Happy New Year ♥ Bonne Année

2009-12-29T14:08:00.004+01:00

Roma pioggia +9° +15° C

I wish you an amazing 2010 !

This is my 2010 mini desk calendar, and you can print each month, in the original format of 8.6 x 9.3 cm at 300 dpi, from here.
I hope you will enjoy it ... even if it's in the Italian calendar format :o)

Kids fashion

2009-12-22T19:47:00.013+01:00

Roma pioggia +9° +14°C
Recently I discovered a fantastic blog: Fashion Fucsia and now I'm crazy for her fashion's illustrations. I tried also and I really enjoyed myself, what do you think about?

Babbo Natale ... paper craft

2009-12-20T19:32:00.004+01:00

Roma sereno -3° +5° C

I love very much paper toys, so I tried ... download here my little Santa and have fun!

Ghirlanda di babbi

2009-12-18T17:03:00.009+01:00

Roma variabile -1° +6° C

Santa Claus garland

Calendario 2010 ... gennaio

2009-12-13T00:18:00.005+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +1° +9° C

I just finished preparing the 2010 calendar, now a month at a time I'll publish it ... I hope you like it :o)

ex-libris

2009-12-08T17:19:00.008+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +6° +13°C

above a little drawing I wanto to use to make some bookplates in various colors for me

and here another one I did for my husband Jacques :o)

IF - Crunchy

2009-12-04T17:37:00.025+01:00

Roma nuovoloso +6° +12° C

have super nice weekend to all of you :o)

... in campagna

2009-12-01T22:34:00.012+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +6° +13°C

Mother Goose has just finished hatch !

...so I remember the old country house where every summer I went on holidays when I was child

IF - Music

2009-11-21T20:24:00.006+01:00

Roma sereno +7° +19° C

IF - Unbalanced

2009-11-15T15:50:00.006+01:00

Roma nuvoloso +10° +18° C

unbalanced presence !!!

IF - Blur

2009-11-06T15:46:00.002+01:00

Roma pioggia +8° +14°C

I did this is illustration for the "Journal for the children" on Liber liber: behind the blur reeds, you can see the Queen of Nenuphar who teaches swimming at her daughter the princess :o)

IF - Skinny

2009-10-30T23:38:00.005+01:00

Roma sereno +7° +20° C

skinny enough?

Faruffando new look

2009-10-24T19:28:00.007+02:00

Roma sereno +9° +23° C

what do you think about it?

IF - Frozen

2009-10-17T12:15:00.003+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +9° +14° C

This is another Xmas card I'm preparing ... with a the little frozen friend receiving a flying gift !

Etichette per i libri

2009-10-10T14:27:00.012+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +17° +27° C

I prepared a series of labels for the books of little Stephan, these have been a big success at school, and now his little friends want custom labels by Faruffa ... and I am very very happy!

IF - Flying

2009-10-09T17:06:00.003+02:00

Roma sereno +14° +25° C

I'm working (in advance) on this xmas card, and I think it fits good the theme of the week for Illustration Friday.

IF - Germs

2009-10-02T19:57:00.001+02:00

Roma sereno +17° +25° C

I present to you the affectionate Helicobacter Pylori fond of me !!!

IF - Pattern

2009-09-25T18:27:00.002+02:00

Roma sereno +17° +23° C

I am very happy to finally be back on IF!

My favourite themes

2009-09-18T19:54:00.006+02:00

Roma sereno +16° +27° C

(click to enlarge)

It is a bit of time I don't draw anything because of a painful tendonitis of the wrist, now it goes a little better and here again my favorite themes: bookshelf, memories, and the magic of little-big.
I would like to use this illustration to cover a box of tea, and I hope the result will prove satisfactory...

... one more

2009-09-04T11:48:00.004+02:00

Roma nuvoloso +23° +30° C

Lazzarrella bijouox business card ?!

Lazzarella bijoux

2009-08-25T22:35:00.013+02:00

Roma sereno +21° +32° C

Here 2 business card I just did for "Lazzarella's bijoux", what do think about?
Lazzarella is a friend of mine so rich of talent, she realizes fantastic jewellery with simple materials. Now she is preparing a photos catalog, and soon she will open a little shop in internet ... good luck Lazzarella :o)))

Enjoy my new iGoogle theme

2009-08-08T21:54:00.012+02:00

Roma sereno +20° +32°

Here a new summer theme for your iGoogle page, just publish by Faruffa ... I hope you'll enjoy it :o))) (click the screenshot to add it)

Ecco qua un nuovissimo tema tutto estivo per la vostra pagina iGoogle, appena sfornato dalla Faruffa ... spero vi piaccia :o)))

As long as the boat goes...

2009-07-07T22:23:00.007+02:00

Roma sereno +20° +30° C

let it go ?!

IF - Shaky

2009-07-05T13:50:00.007+02:00

Roma variabile +20° +28° C

the voice of a shaky conscience

I did this new version of the illustration "voices" for IF, because I think it's really correct for this topic, isn't?

La principessa di Nenuphar

2009-07-02T23:09:00.003+02:00

Roma pioggia e schiarite +19° +28° C

A new illustration for the "Journal for the children" on Liber liber: the little frog is the "princess of Nenuphar", and the big one is her mother, teaching her how to dive :o)

non è adorabile?

2009-06-24T23:12:00.004+02:00

Roma sereno +14° +25° C

un cucciolino di riccio

IF - Drifting

2009-06-19T15:07:00.004+02:00

Roma sereno +19° +30° C

Jacques and me drifting with our "io e te" !!!

IF - Unfold

2009-06-13T13:08:00.001+02:00

Roma sereno +17° +29° C

who can unfold her secret ?!

IF - Adapt

2009-05-29T18:06:00.007+02:00

Roma sereno +15° +27° C

she needs to adapt
... seems to be impossible to find a real wolf today !!!

Tel chi il pesciolino d'oro !

2009-05-24T22:07:00.007+02:00

Roma sereno +16° +30° C

... on the cover of a children's story published for the no profit project "Journal for the children" for the digital library Liber liber.

... sulla copertina dell'omonimo racconto per bambini di fine 800, pubblicato nell'ambito del progetto no profit "Giornale per i bambini" per la biblioteca digitale Liber liber .

Captains courageous

2009-05-14T18:07:00.004+02:00

Roma sereno +13° +25° C

desire of summer ... is contagious ?!

IF - Parade

2009-05-08T15:21:00.007+02:00

Roma sereno +11° +23°C

Nuccia la ranocchietta

2009-05-05T22:53:00.011+02:00

Roma pioggia e schiarite +12° +21°C

even an old glove can be very precious ...
(inspired by the "The mouse and his child" by R. Hoban)

anche un vecchio guanto può essere molto prezioso ...
(ispirato a "Il topo e suo figlio" di R. Hoban)

IF - Hierarchy

2009-05-01T22:16:00.004+02:00

Roma sereno +9° +21° C

uno ...

... due ...

... tre ...

e quattro !

IF - Theatre

2009-04-29T17:21:00.002+02:00

Roma variabile +11° + 19° C

Pulcinella e il carabiniere

Il pesciolino d'oro

2009-04-17T23:20:00.002+02:00

Roma poco nuvoloso 13°- 18° C

"The fisherman and the goldfish" ... for now the goldfish