Into An Ink Spot*
A book of pictures found within ink and watercolor blots
*The original title of the book in Spanish is En un lugar de la mancha. A play on words quoting the famous sentence which Don Quixote De La Mancha begins with.
This book collects many of the drawings and texts that I have posted on my Spanish blog over the last ten years. I have already translated and recklessly posted most of them in the English version of my blog as well. But as you can see, I am far from fluent in this language. On top of that, this particular book is full of silly puns like the one in the title. For all of the above, the printed book is currently only available in Spanish. You can help me change this!
Chapters:
The book is organized into three chapters. The first two replicate the categories of the blog with the same name under each text/drawing was originally posted on. And the third, gathers several drawings originally scattered into more vague sketchbook categories.
Clicking the covers bellow, you can flip through the pages of each chapter tailored for online reading.
Chapter one:
Illustrated Bestiary
Fantastic beasts born overnight during the hypnotic wandering of the pencil or the pen on the white paper surface.
Este Bestiario es uno de los tres capítulos que componen el libro En un lugar de la mancha.
Si le gustó, puede comprar el libro impreso en la tienda de Minusculario ediciones
Este Bestiario es uno de los tres capítulos que componen el libro En un lugar de la mancha.
Si le gustó, puede comprar el libro impreso en la tienda de Minusculario ediciones
Chapter Two:
Folktales
A compendium of apocryphal illustrations for Made-up anonymous and oral tradition stories.
Estos Cuentos populares forman parte del libro En un lugar de la mancha.
Si le gustaron, puede comprar el libro impreso en la tienda de Minusculario ediciones
Estos cuentos populares forman parte del libro En un lugar de la mancha.
Si le gustaron, puede comprar el libro impreso en la tienda de Minusculario ediciones
Chapter Three:
Mud Stories*
*"Romances de barro" in Spanish
Vignettes brought together by the inevitable influence of the southern swamp slum of the world where they were created.
Estos Romances de barro forman parte del libro En un lugar de la mancha.
Si le gustaron, puede comprar el libro impreso en la tienda de Minusculario ediciones
Estos Romances de barro forman parte del libro En un lugar de la mancha.
Si le gustaron, puede comprar el libro impreso en la tienda de Minusculario ediciones
About the printed edition
Each copy was printed and bound by myself in my studio and published in November 2019 by Minusculario Ediciones (our small art and illustrated books press).
- Size: 20x20 cms
- Hardcover edition with matte laminated dust jacket
- Interiors: 84 color pages 140grs matte paper
- ISBN: 978-987-46490-4-1
The printed book is available at the Minusculario Store
Free PDF Download
You can download the complete book (in Spanish) for free in PDF format.
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Facsimile edition of the printed book. Suitable for PCs, notebooks and other large horizontal screens.