Contact
Email is the quickest way to reach me. For prints, commissions, and workshops, the answers to most questions are further down.
Booking commissions from November
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Commissions, prints, workshops, or a question about paper. Email is the quickest way to reach me, and I read every message myself.
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Visit the studio
A ground-floor studio by the river
Porto, Portugal
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Things people ask me
About commissions, originals, prints, and workshops. If yours is not here, write to me and I will add it.
How long does a commission take?
A spot illustration takes 2 to 3 weeks from brief to final scan, and a book cover takes 6 to 8. You see a pencil sketch within a week, and one round of changes is included. If there is a hard deadline, tell me first and I will say honestly whether I can make it.
Who owns the rights to the picture?
I keep the copyright, and you get a license for the use we agree on, such as one book cover in every edition or a season of market posters. If the picture needs to do more later, we extend the license instead of starting over. The quote always says what it covers.
Can I buy the original?
Usually, yes. Every original is cut paper on board, 40 x 60 cm or 50 x 75 cm, framed behind glass that keeps the colors from fading. When a piece was commissioned, the client is offered the original first.
How do prints ship?
Prints are giclee on heavy cotton paper, signed by hand, and sent rolled in a sturdy tube with tracking within five working days. Limited editions of 30 come with a numbered certificate. I pack every tube myself, with a sheet of tissue around the print.
What should I bring to a workshop?
Only yourself, and a shirt you do not mind getting glue on. I supply the paper, scissors, glue, boards, and coffee. If you have a sheet of paper you love, an old map or a sweet wrapper, bring it along and we will find it a place.
A letter from the studio, once a month
New pieces before they go up here, first pick of every print edition, dates for shows and workshops, and a short note on whatever is on the table. It lands on the first Sunday of the month.