Hola hola my dear friends, and Happy beginning of 2014! I am still in Gran Canaria, preparing for travelling tomorrow. I am looking forward to go back to my London base, to continue working on chocolate creative and keep enjoying life in the big smoke, but I wish I could bring with me the glorious weather form the Canaries, the beach, and my MUM.

I feel rested, I have slept the equivalent of 5 people, ate for 2, gone to the beach, enjoyed my friend's company, and the island. My most recent visit was to the amazing "Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo". If you ever come to Gran Canaria, I truly recommend you to visit it, my photos don't make justice to the beauty of this place, I felt like I was transported to the Dinosaurs era, species of flora I have never seen, some can only be found in the islands, a magical place, where to get inspired and rest your mind.

I am working on some new designs, and I have found my home town to be the right place for inspiration, things that have been part of my life since my childhood, like the beach, the flip-flops, the flora, etc...All I have to do now is to figure out how to translate all these new ideas, drawings and images into to a cohesive "something", in my opinion, the most difficult part of the creative process, but at the same time, the most enjoyable too. How to narrow down the blur of things I have in my mind right now, and make them into something visually attractive and commercially viable, not a tough task after all...

See you soon London!!

Photos by me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to myself!!!

Still in Gran Canaria, enjoying working from here. This is been the very first time I have really worked from here, and I can see that regardless where you are, work is work, and the ‘to do list’ is as long as it is when I am in London…the only difference is that when work is done I can go for a walk on the beach or around my town under a blue sunny sky!!

As I said before I am rediscovering my own home town, when going to the capital I feel like a tourist, can’t stop taking photos and admiring the great architecture, only a few of this amazing old houses remind in the island, so it is a privilege to see them!

Well today is my Birthday, won’t say my age haha…so will work for a few more hours and then, will start to prepare for a party I am giving away in my house, first Birthday in the island since I left 12 years ago!!! Makes me very happy to be here and celebrate it with old friends and family, another party awaiting in London haha…

Todavía en Gran Canaria, ésta ha sido la primera véz que he podido trabajar desde aquí, (desde que me fuera hace 12 años), me he dado cuenta que el trabajo es el mismo estando aquí que allá, en Londres, la lista de las cosas que hacer es la misma e interminable…lo único que al final del día me voy a caminar a la playa o bajo un cielo azul y soleado.

Estoy reedescubriendo mi propia isla, me paseo por las calles como una turista, saco fotos y admiro cada esquina. Estas fotos son de edificios antiguos en la capital, solo quedan unos cuantos, así que es todo un placer poder disfrutaros.

Hoy es mi cumple, trabajaré un par de horas más y luego empezaré a preparar una fiestita en casa, con mis amigos/as de siempre y mi family, el primero después de 12 años, así que me hace muy féliz celebrarlo aquí, aunque hay otra fiesta esperandome en Londres…