Chirply!

Baby Cupcake Card, Notebook & Poster available in the Chirply shop!

What was the inspiration behind your Chirply design?

I’ve always loved sweets specially cupcakes and I think everyone likes to have a cute and sweet something on their desk. Weather you can eat it or not so why not make everyone smile : )

Out of the 8 color crayon box, which one did you use the most as a child?

I didn’t have a favorite color I used all of them!

I think everyone likes to have a cute and sweet something on their desk

How did you end up doing what you’re doing now? Did your parents/teachers want you to be a lawyer?

I think it’s my mom’s fault, jeje. She always gave me these wonderful and HUGE coloring books, and I would finished them in two days. I loved it so much! I guess since that early age I knew that I wanted to be coloring for the rest of my life. Of course my parents wanted me to have a “normal” career but I guess they were a little scared because they didn’t really knew what I was going to do. I still think they don’t really get what I do, but they are happy with my decision.

Xmas Love Badge’s by Piktorama for Objetitos

How do you promote yourself and find new work? ….hard work, networking, luck, black magic?

Hard work always, it’s the most important, without hard work you can’t go anywhere. Networking helps a lot that way you know what people want and is always nice to hear you are doing a great job it impulses you to do better.

Hard work always, it’s the most important, without hard work you can’t go anywhere.

Do you work outside your principle medium? Have you ever? Did any disasters come out of these experiments?

Sure! I have done many experiments, some were good and some were awful! jeje I have worked with watercolors, silkscreens, enamel, acrylic, gouache, wood carving, you name it! Its always important to have fun ^_^

What are you really bad at?

Playing Monopoly.  

Was there anything that inspired you last week?

The trailer for the documentary “Being Elmo” I want to see it!

Piktorama for Lin Fashion Winter 2011 line

What’s something that most people don’t know about you? Do you have any hidden talents? Do you collect anything?

I collect bills from all the places I’ve been and I used to collect spoons until I was 15 years old. And I think I’m collecting shoes jeje.

If you were passing one of your idols on the street and only had time to yell out one thing, what would it be? Who would you be accosting?

I don’t have any idols but I think I would have loved to see Dalí and I probably would have yelled: Nice mustache!

I collect bills from all the places I’ve been. I used to collect spoons until I was 15. And I think I’m collecting shoes jeje.

What’s the most inappropriate occasion to give a card? Any idea what that card might look like or say?

I think when you breakup with someone and the card would say: It’s not, you It’s me…

Which do you prefer?
Coffee or tea? Both
Multiple choice or essay? Multiple choice forever!
Working at a studio or at home? Home studio
Working in the Morning or at night? Morning and night
Money or Ramen noodles? Money to buy ramen noodles

Besides yours, whose work should we be checking out?

My blog mates work! I have a blog with 4 wonderful people and artists called Black Format  Check them out: Wilmer Murillo, Muxxi, Camilo Bejarano, and Bubi Au Yeung.

Besides here on Chirply, You can follow Amaranta’s work on Etsy, Twitter, and her portfolio site.