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I was so busy with watching the 13th series of Midsomer Murders that I had no time left for drawing (except the times when I was sketching inspector Barnarby). I was also researching online and in my mind for the Trafalgar book I have written some years ago, and it needs to be said that I got quite far – I've found the perfect format for the book. So now just the drawings... Fair enough. This is a sketch of the hero of the book – brave admiral Nelson.

And here is my little animated banner for the Embéčkem kolem světa book: 

Map of Hájenka

I draw this map of Hájenka and its closest surroundings for Theydrawandtravel.com. 

Hájenka - gamekeeper's house built in 1913 with stone facade, no electricity and rich wild life - is my most favourite place in the World. You can enjoy stars watching there, night sessions in sauna, few enjoyable minutes of playing badminton and many more not so enjoyable hours of trying the get the silly little shuttlecock down from a tree. You can sit outside at a fire and sing or tell creepy stories (which are much more creepy here). Someone might miss the computer, television, electric light or shower here, but that is the magic of the place.  Everything here is just up to you. 

In my imagination there will come a time when the World as we know it now will change. And in my very infantile imagination I can see myself and my family living at Hájenka, feeding ourselves from the garden and forest and reading from the old Marxist-Leninist books we have there (well, this part is open to a discussion). And regarding the feeding - I will know where to go for the gold of the forest, the crunchy, shiny, rich and juicy mushrooms. And now you know too.

14

Here is some of my little handwork from a book for children by Lauren Myracle called 14 (Čtrnáct) published by JOTA.

When I see the sunglasses I think of summer and sea and I cannot wait for it! Winter be gone, spring come and take us to your older sister summer!

© Nakladatelství JOTA, s.r.o.

Kočičky / Cats

Christmas is over, but we still have around 7 kg of potato salad left!

Also the cats behave Christmasy - they are all the time around, letting us cuddle with them as much as we want. 

Few days before Christmas they gave us their present - the hoover made them run upstairs and they spent all afternoon together on one window sill. One. Together. Now Christmas is over and they hate each other again.

Let's love our enemies (not only on Christmas)!

Něco staršího, co jsem si vyhrabala k narozeninám! / Some of my older stuff for my B-day!

Tady někde se narodil Kutloch... / Somewhere here Kutloch was born

I am another year older and yesterday there were far too many drinks.

It is time to recollect now:

1. I took my friend for a concert – to a wrong club.

2. But first we've paid to get inside  –  I had to use all of my girly weapons to make that mafioso guy at the door give us the money back.

3. Then they didn't let us into the bar where the concert actually was  –  we were late and it was overcrowded. We didn't fight. Half of my b-day glitter has left me.

4. Then we were walking the city for nearly two hours, trying to find a place to sip on something. In the end I would be happy with just a little bench next to the loos. All of my b-day glitter was gone. During this lovely December walk we've passed the original club twice, the guy still at the doors  –  obviously I've lied to him when I said before: "We are supposed to be at another concert, I'm on the guest list there!". We were little bit scared.

5. I got to the point when I said: "If you want to become the mayor of this city, just give to the Brno born people the privilege of a warranted place in a pub on Friday nights. All those students and newcomers should just bow and give up their seats when we, the blood of this city, come in!" My friend gave me a strange look and started to talk about her pacifistic voluntary work.

6. After visiting what felt like 50 bars, pubs and wine bars, we finally sat down. Into a large, red leather sofa in some basement beer pub. We ordered non-filtered beer and everyone there was looking at us in a peculiar way. Then we ordered one burger together. They started to talk about us. Then another beer and we stopped caring so I will never know what those looks and talks have meant. Then another bar and some cocktails and a cab back home and here we are, one year older.

And since I am recollecting, here are some of my older drawings!

Garlic Spread for Butchers (really, just the tough guys can handle this spread)

                           Hovínko / Poo                                                      Zase rybka / The fish again

                                          Janička                                                      Meteo stanice / Meteo station

Tvořiví ptáci a další skici / Creative Birds and other sketches

Tvořiví ptáci v Hyde Parku. / Creative birds in Hyde Park.

Winsor and Newton

Mourek, e-kniha, Jumping Cavia, den v casettě. 

/ Mourek cat, e-book, Jumping Cavia, a day in casetta.

Embéčkem kolem světa / Around the World in Škoda 1000 MB

Díky Michalu Vičarovi, že se vydal na cesty a napsal o tom knížku. Díky Nakladatelství JOTA, že ji vydalo, a díky embéčku Julii, že cestu přežilo a dovezlo kluky v pořádku nazpět. Mám obrovskou radost, že jsem se k nim mohla v obrázcích připojit.
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Many thanks to Michal Vičar for going around the World and writing a book about it. Many thanks to JOTA Publishing House for publishing the book and thanks also to Julie, the veteran car Škoda 1000 MB, for surviving the journey and bringing the travellers safe back home. I am very happy that I could have joined them through my drawings.

Embéčkem kolem světa, Michal Vičar, Nakladatelství JOTA, 2011

Get it here!

© Nakladatelství JOTA, s.r.o.

Pro Pozitivky a Czechfolks Plus

Nějaké starší i novější věci, včetně mé oblíbené velryby.
/ Some older stuff including my favourite whale.

Tajemná krasavice...

/ Mysterious beauty...

...líbačka pod kolonádou...

/ ...kisses under colonnade...

...a taťka velrybák, konečně na chvíli sám se svým časopisem.

/ ... and papa Whale, finally having his quiet moment with a magazine.

Cit slečny Smilly pro sníh / Smilla's Sence of Snow

Zimní kniha, zimní obrázek.

/ A winter book, a winter drawing.

Babčina chlebová polívka / Grandma's Bread Soup

Babčinu chlebovou polívku uveřejnili na Theydrawandcook.com! 

/ Grandma's Bread Soup was published by Theydrawandcook.com!

Pro Czechfolks Plus / For Czechfolks Plus

Jaro / Spring

Bojovnice proti pomluvám / Gossip fighter

Kutloch a muzikály / Kutloch and Musicals

Kutloch a sopka / Kutloch and Volcano

Pro Pozitivní noviny (Czechfolks Plus)

Zítra ráno bude všechno jinak - vstanu brzy, zacvičím se jógu, dám si pořádnou snídani a vyrazím bojovat s novým dnem, hodně dlouhým dnem. Zítra ráno bude všechno jinak, fakt!
Ilustrace pro Pozitivní noviny.
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Tomorrow my life will change, really!

Déšť přináší žížaly a očistu.

Ilustrace pro Pozitivní noviny.

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The rain brings worms and cleanliness.

Řekni, kde ty kytky jsou...

Ilustrace pro Pozitivní noviny.

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Where have all the flowers gone...

Kutloch crossover

Kutloch na plavečáku / Kutloch at Swimming Pool

Nespavost / Insomnia

Ilustrace pro Czechfolks Plus. Tak dlouho se počítají ovečky, až...

Kutloch a sníh / Kutloch and Snow