Giorgia Marras

illustrator and cartoonist

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The new issue of @lactualitenouvelleaquitaine, "Forêts" is out, and I had the pleasure to illustrate the article written by Pascal Chauchefoin, lecturer of economics at the university of Poitiers! 🌲⁠ ⁠ "Gérer un bien commun" bring up an interesting topic: why forests, which are so important for the environment, are mostly private-owned? What can we do to take care of them and protect them if they are private properties?⁠ ⁠ Cover by @laurelinemattiussi. And inside some illustrators from the Atelier du Gratin! @benoithamet and @olivier29thomas 🧡⁠ ⁠ #illustration #actualitenouvelleaquitaine #pascalchauchefoin #forest #foret #bois #giorgiamarras #benoithamet #poitiers⁠ (presso Poitiers, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoHnWiOsLLD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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*ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL SIGNINGS* ⁠ I made a postcard for my beloved studio, 'L'Atelier du Gratin', there it is, I hope you will like it! ✨⁠ You can find the postcard alongside the others made by my colleagues at the Gratin stand at the Festival de la Bande Dessinée of Angoulême! 😉 There's no new book coming up this year (why do we even have to publish a new book every year? I don't think it’s necessarily a good thing anyway) but you can still find me signing at the 'Café Creed' and the 'Gratin' stand at the Bulle in Place New York. ⁠ ⁠ Here the schedule: ⁠ ⁠ THURSDAY, 26th⁠ Signing with Café Creed, noon to 2 PM, Pavillon d'Angoulême, 71 rue Hergé⁠ ⁠ FRIDAY, 27th ⁠ Signing with Café Creed, 4 to 6 PM, Bulle Place New York⁠ ⁠ SATURDAY, 28th⁠ Signing with L'Atelier du Gratin, 6 to 8 PM, Bulle Place New York⁠ ⁠ SUNDAY, 29th⁠ Signing with L'Atelier du Gratin, noon to 2 PM, Bulle Place New York⁠ ⁠ The collective Café Creed celebrates its 30th anniversary! 🎉There's an exhibition going on at the Pavillon d'Angoulême (71 rue Hergé) during the whole Festival. Come and stop by! ⁠ ⁠ I still have to fix up my social skills after these years in which we were locked in our homes, so I may look and act in a very shy way but I'll be the happiest to see you, either if you're a friend or simply a reader who wants to meet me/my work. 😊 ⁠ ⁠ See you soon,⁠ ⁠ G.⁠ ⁠ #FIBD23 #comics #bandedessinée #angouleme #illustration #postcards #newyork⁠ (presso Angoulême, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnuQbIPIsVf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If one day you will ever find yourself at the Girac hospital in Angoulême (I really hope not, please, stay safe and healthy 😉) from now on you can find a 3,68 x 2,10 meters big mural painting in the main entrance that yours truly has freshly made! 👯⁠ Swipe to see the details and few pictures IRL! 🙃 ⁠ I always loved books like the ones of Richard Scarry, miniature cities of model railways and last but not the least, the micro-world of the Sylvanians families. Even if I'm an adult lady, if I see one of these picture books or a miniature city I could spend hours in trying to figure out every single detail. That's why it was an absolute pleasure to invent a little "Angoulême in miniature", in which patients in the waiting room can relax, pass the time in watching the mural painting and say: "Oh! I know this place!" or "Look how cute that dog is" and maybe think about something else rather that their health problems. I hope that patients, nurses, doctors and everybody who has to go or work in the hospital can have, just for one teeny-tiny moment, a little sparkle of joy, a reminder that good days will be there again. 🌻⁠ ⁠ The project was promoted by the @cite_de_la_bande_dessinee and the Centre Hospitalier d'Angoulême, and the printings were beautifully made by Photiplans. ⁠ ⁠ A huge huge "Thank you" to Elisa Laget (I’m with her in one of the last pictures of this post) who coordinated this project with precision and kindness, I really enjoyed working side to side with you! ✨⁠ ⁠ Ps. If you want to see the whole illustration, link in bio! ⁠ ⁠ #angouleme #girac #hospital #health #illustration #miniatureworld #giorgiamarras #citedelabandedessinée #tinycity #french #frenchcountryside #market #marché #samedi (presso Ctre Hosp Angouleme Hopital de Girac) https://www.instagram.com/p/CljgT_fLU5r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Oyez, oyez! Avec @makisapa.editions moi et yours truly @jimjourdane on est au @quaidesbulles.bd à Saint Malo! Nous vous y attendons jusqu’à dimanche, venez nous faire un coucou si vous êtes dans le coin! On est là non stop sauf quand il faudra aller chercher des Kouign-amann, ou des crêpes. 😏 Vive le beurre et vive la Bretagne! 🥞🧇🧈 📸 de @benoithamet ✨ #quaidebulles #saintmalo (presso Saint-Malo, Bretagne, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjaPhHlsKoO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I can't believe I've been able to see Patti Smith perform in Roma last July... ⁠ ⁠ She and her words were so important in a very particular moment of my life... Her words rescued me, and I'll be forever grateful to her. ⁠ ⁠ And what a joyful and bright energy she sparks from the stage! A powerful kindness, I will say. ⁠ ⁠ I loved every single bit of it, and the Leopardi poem was a truly gift (one of my favorite poets ever!)⁠ ⁠ Grazie @thisispattismith... To you and your band! 💜⁠ ⁠ Ps. If you're asking (and even if not) YES, I cried like the big baby I am, because I was so happy and moved at the same time! ⁠ ⁠ Ps.2: Here some little goofy videos I made with the help of my partner in crime @benoithamet, as I'm the dumbest when it comes to technology. 🙄⁠ ⁠ #pattismith #pattismithandherband (presso Auditorium Parco della Musica - Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg9-XOGrfnQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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✨ Swipe to see the whole illustration and the magazine ✨ (The cropping on IG it’s just 🙄 💩) I've always had a great fascination for teenagers’ bedrooms, I can get lost for hours observing those micro-worlds. In some ways, they remind me of the tombs of Ancient Egyptians: everything a human being can identify with, anything we own and love crammed in few square meters. ⁠ ⁠ It was therefore a pleasure for me to illustrate this article "On ne naît pas fille, on le devient ..." written by André Rauch for the new issue of @lactualitenouvelleaquitaine! ✨⁠ ⁠ Unfortunately, I never had a room of this kind, because I had to share it with my brother and I wasn’t free to customize it exactly as I wanted. So I took the opportunity here to indulge in putting everything I liked (and that I still like, to some degree) when I was a teenager. 💅⁠ ⁠ Perhaps many of you will recognize some objects: for example one of the most beautiful records of the 90s (there are many, but this one is very dear to me, let's see if you recognize it!), magazines, toys and more.⁠ ⁠ It’s a nostalgia trip, and I’m taking you with me! 😉⁠ ⁠ And you, did you have one of these objects too? How was your bedroom when you were a teenager? I want to hear your stories below in the comments! 👇️⁠ ⁠ #illustration #actualitenouvelleaquitaine #andrérauch #giorgiamarras #poitiers #90s #early2000s #teenagerbedroom #nostalgia #cosmo #vinyl #music #missing #realitybites #barbie #furby #monchichi #tinkerbell #nokia #kitsch (presso Angoulême, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzhL2XM8-r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I can draw again! My arm still hurts but I'm trying not to lose my drawing skills. Here is a little Patti, I still have to figure out how to draw her realistically but with "my style"...⁠ ⁠ #pattismith #characterdesign #drawing #bandedessinée #comics #ny #sixties #giorgiamarras⁠⁠ #steinkis #julianvoloj #newcomics (at Angoulême, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeiuYg9rsIi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It happened the 13th of May, it was a Friday, (while I was in surgery, so I didn't had the time neither the strength to share it online), but the Italian edition of Jane Eyre came out, with a cover made by yours truly! 🎉⁠ A classic I LOVED so much when I was a young girl (I think it was the first english book I read in actual english - I remember I was quite pride of myself at that time). I still love that nerdy-stubborn gal of Jane, and I was the happiest to gave my interpretation of her. 🌸⁠ ⁠ Ps. Thank you @duccio_boscoli for the intense team work! 👯⁠ ⁠ #JaneEyre #CharlotteBronte #Bronte #Feltrinelli #FeltrinelliEditore #UniversaleEconomicaFeltrinelli #UniversaleEconomica #UE #UniversaleEconomicaFeltrinelliRagazzi #Libro #Libri #Book #Books #Leggere #LeggereSempre #13Maggio #Friday #Venerdì #VenerdìDaLeggere #Spring #Primavera #giorgiamarras #illustration #literature (presso Angoulême, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBuWDeMao6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It happened the 13th of May, it was a Friday, (while I was in surgery, so I didn't had the time neither the strength to share it online), but the Italian edition of Jane Eyre came out, with a cover made by yours truly! 🎉⁠ A classic I LOVED so much when I was a young girl (I think it was the first english book I read in actual english - I remember I was quite pride of myself at that time). I still love that nerdy-stubborn gal of Jane, and I was the happiest to gave my interpretation of her. 🌸⁠ ⁠ Ps. Thank you @duccio_boscoli for the intense team work! 👯⁠ ⁠ #JaneEyre #CharlotteBronte #Bronte #Feltrinelli #FeltrinelliEditore #UniversaleEconomicaFeltrinelli #UniversaleEconomica #UE #UniversaleEconomicaFeltrinelliRagazzi #Libro #Libri #Book #Books #Leggere #LeggereSempre #13Maggio #Friday #Venerdì #VenerdìDaLeggere #Spring #Primavera #giorgiamarras #illustration #literature (presso Angoulême, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBuWDeMao6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you @elena.orlandi, Fernando Ambrosi and @ssarasignorini for giving me the opportunity to put a face on Anita...⁠ ⁠ ... And most of all, thank you for carrying on this collection. Luna ("Moon") is the name, and I hope it will be light for the youngest, boys and girls, who questions themselves, in the extra delicate moment that is growing up. 🌸 ⁠ ⁠ In books I've always found an answer, inspiration, an idea of what I wanted and what I didn't want, and I'm sure that Anita will be more than a friend for many of you. ⁠ ⁠ "Era solo un selfie" is written by @cristinaobber. Luna is the name of the collection, published in Italy by @ilbattelloavapore_libri 🌙⁠ ⁠ #luna #erasolounselfie #cristinaobber #giorgiamarras #elenaorlandi #sarasignorini #fernandoambrosi #ilbattelloavapore #ilbattelloavaporelibri #anita #illustration #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrazione #letteratura #reading #books⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgAOv0sLAF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you @elena.orlandi, Fernando Ambrosi and @ssarasignorini for giving me the opportunity to put a face on Anita...⁠ ⁠ ... And most of all, thank you for carrying on this collection. Luna ("Moon") is the name, and I hope it will be light for the youngest, boys and girls, who questions themselves, in the extra delicate moment that is growing up. 🌸 ⁠ ⁠ In books I've always found an answer, inspiration, an idea of what I wanted and what I didn't want, and I'm sure that Anita will be more than a friend for many of you. ⁠ ⁠ "Era solo un selfie" is written by @cristinaobber. Luna is the name of the collection, published in Italy by @ilbattelloavapore_libri 🌙⁠ ⁠ #luna #erasolounselfie #cristinaobber #giorgiamarras #elenaorlandi #sarasignorini #fernandoambrosi #ilbattelloavapore #ilbattelloavaporelibri #anita #illustration #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrazione #letteratura #reading #books⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgAOv0sLAF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lately I had the pleasure of illustrating "Rutabaga et Topinambour", a story written by Christian Garaud, in the new issue of @lactualitenouvelleaquitaine! ✨⁠ ⁠ Christian Garaud is a French poet and writer, born in 1937, who lives and works in the USA, but he was in France when the WW2 was hitting hard. In this story, Monsieur Garaud recounts his memories of a child who lived during the war, but he does so with a lot of lightness and humor. I found his writing very close to my sensibility... Maybe it's because we're both Pisceans? ⁠ 🐟🐟⁠ ⁠ The scene I've illustrated speaks about a curious episode happened during Christian's childhood: in order to survive, his family was obliged to cultivate in their private garden the only tubers which were not requisitioned at the time, as Rutabaga and the Jerusalem artichoke.⁠ Since the soil was not very fertile, his father constantly ran after the horse who pulled the wine merchant's cart, to collect the poop and to use it as fertilizer. But the neighbor was not very happy with it and he was constantly yelling at him! ⁠ ⁠ A very clear memory, and rather funny one I would say! 🙃⁠ ⁠ Ps. cover of the new issue by tho one and only @benoithamet 😉⁠ 💕⁠ ⁠ #illustration #actualitenouvelleaquitaine #christiangaraud #war #topinambour #rutabaga #giorgiamarras #benoithamet #poitiers⁠ (presso Poitiers, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbrWB4EsJRz/?utm_medium=tumblr