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If you were to describe your work to someone who’s never seen it, what would you say?
I would say nothing, I prefer look at the viewer’s face to see his or her reaction.

What’s your creative process?
When I get an idea, I have to run home to sketch immediately. If I don’t, I forget everything. Normally, when I have a good idea, I don’t have a pencil or paper with me. I usually finish working on one idea quickly because I can’t work with the same image for too long. I am impatient and need results fast!

Could you share one of your latest sketches?
These are a few sketches I did for a children’s book called “Mago Goma”:http://adriafruitos.blogspot.com/2009/05/mago-goma-en-proceso.html. The book tells the story of a crazy magician who lives in an upside-down world… It’s a very strange story..
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What art is hanging on your walls at the moment?
Original illustrations and paintings by Sherley Freudenreich, a French artist and my best friend!

What would be on your quintessential mixtape?
Tons of Motörhead

If your art was music, what would it sound like?
Something like, “Pum pa pum papa pum…”

What do you have as your desktop wallpaper?
An image that I stole from Stuntkid’s website.

What websites do you check out regularly?
www.thelittlechimpsociety.com
http://www.lostateminor.com/category/illustration
http://www.area-zinc.com/

What are your vices/guilty pleasures?
Lots of longboard skating.

If you were a dinosaur, what kind would you be?
An Archaeopteryx. It’s is a crazy flying dinosaur! I like it because it’s like a giant chicken with shark teeth.

What was your last memorable dream?
I was on an island lost in the vast ocean. I had lots of food, fresh water, sun, a huge cocktail, and somehow wireless internet access. Ahhhh.

If you had to change careers, what would be next?
Ideally, I’d work on the island from my dreams looking for coconuts in the jungle.

Are there any upcoming shows or projects you’d like to share?
Nice! Free advertising for my next exhibitions! I’ll be exhibiting at the Biennial of Illustration in Bratislava, Slovakia, and also at the Blue Book Group International Exhibition in Teheran, Iran in September of this year. In October, I’ll be exhibiting at the Mostra Internazionale dell’Illustrazione in Sàrmede, Italy.

What’s your motto?
Life is like a coconut, hard and hairy but full of juice.