Mr.Fox Illustrations

Works from a Germany based Chinese born architect, designer, fox-lover.

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Spring is finally here :)

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A bit late, but now we have some foxes for each month of the year :)

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We are just two strange lovers, wrapped up in our own time and space.

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For Christiane, a flower burial

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Some new illustrations, gotten really into wildlife lately. Any tips for bird watching in the city? 🤔

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Nostalgic games of hide and seek with grandpa 

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Insomnia. Sleepless nights where if you listen carefully, you can hear the flowers growing.

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Good news! Selected images from book “Metaphors that teach to Fish” (Original Title in Portuguese: METÁFORAS QUE ME ENSINAM A PESCAR) will be exhibited in KUNSTHAUS L6, Freiburg Germany between 22.04.2016 - 05.06.2016! We are extremely excited and proud to prepare 5 of the original images from the book and display them among other artists.

Selected images are: 1.‘To Be’    2.Salutation to the Sun   3.Our winged sighs that make Rain   4. Keep your balance    5. Captain of our souls

Alongside the exhibition, two sample prints of the original book with all the text written by Pedro Monterroso will also be displayed. We are both very happy to get our work exhibited and out there into the world!

See more about the exhibition here: http://www.freiburg.de/pb/,Lde/907320.html

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Nostalgic childhood memories of Strawberry picking with granddad in 1995! Spring is here, lets all get back to nature again :)

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‎Foxes all around the world‬! This one was found in Japan, Kyoto, 2012. Just outside the Fushimi Inari Shrine. In their culture, the fox is known as a spiritual guardian and highly respected figure :)

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A little fusion of traditional Chinese ink painting and illustration. Birthday card for a good friend and a great cat-lover :)

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Mr. Fox and his Homage to the Stars! How many of them do you recognize? More to follow soon :)

Meanwhile you can also see updates on my Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/mrfoxtravels/

Stay tuned!

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Mr. Fox has been a bit lazy in the past months, and now we start a new series of Mr. Fox's tributes to the stars! It started off with a homage to Mr. Bowie, and now we have Lennon, Dali, and more artists and figures to come. Any ideas for your favorite iconic figure? :)

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Finders Keepers Flea market

Suddenly came across a few photos from a designer’s flea market I went to while I was studying in Copenhagen. The vibrant variety of products, the light atmosphere and the ‘fair’ approach to the fact that anyone is welcome to rent a stand and sell their products. Its a great opportunity to feast on ideas and inspiration. 

It would be great if there would be more events like this to promote local arts, crafts and artists. Especially in some smaller developing cities with a high cultural highlight. 

I am now currently wanting to do a little bit of traveling around China and search for some hidden gems out there. There are a lot of heritage that can be branded and marketed for a purpose to promote the local culture. As well as old buildings to serve these purposes. This one here in Copenhagen was in an old ship warehouse. 

想起了在哥本哈根读书的时期，去了一个Designers Flea Market，基本上都是衣服和小视频。非常有意思！设计师们卖自己的设计作品，从绘画到手工艺，还有二手或者新的衣服。所有的人都可以参加，所有的人都可以租摊位。我有几个朋友就在这里出售自己的产品，是一个设计气氛非常浓厚的地方，而且像菜市一样的大卖场也使得气氛很平易近人。

我们是否也可以想法通过这种方式来发扬一些当地的文化与艺术呢？

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The Xiaolongbao and the Croissant

Here is the full Valentines story of the Xiaolongbao (a Chinese Stuffed bun with meat or veggies inside) and the Croissant. 

A little story of how unintentional and natural relationships can bring friendship towards love, and how differences are overcome with time and patience.

Happy Valentines Day to everyone, we all deserve to be loved :)

Whether we have a companion or not, we need to learn to love and accept ourselves, as well as the people who are important to us. And it’s in the small details and gestures which we celebrate and cherish.

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So it’s that day of the year again... 

And here I made a small cheesy comic book for the occasion: the story of the Xiaolongbao (a Chinese Stuffed bun with meat or veggies inside) and the Croissant. 

A little story of how unintentional and natural relationships can bring friendship towards love, and how differences are overcome with time and patience.

Two lonely wanderers come across each other unexpectedly, and as they spend time doing things together, they learn about each other and naturally become companions, despite their differences. 

Whether we have a companion or not, we need to learn to love and accept ourselves, as well as the people who are important to us. And it’s in the small details and gestures which we celebrate and cherish.

Sometimes I also draw cheesy things...

Happy Valentines Day everyone! :) 

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Posts about metáforas que me ensinam a pescar written by Papervixen

See the full illustrations for the Book project “Metaphors that teach to Fish” (Original Title in Portuguese: METÁFORAS QUE ME ENSINAM A PESCAR)

Book project in collaboration with Pedro Monterroso, a selection small essays on poetry, spiritual peace, inner fights and philosophical thoughts about sundays.

First layout draft is completed! Soon it will be ready to meet the world :)