Hi, I am Sonia Pulido. I am an illustrator. I draw because that’s what I like to do, and because that’s what I do best.
I like all colours, except for purple. Of course I have my favourite ones, but that changes all the time. Cyan, beige, some pink, reds, And the greys and the greens.
I am very much lost when it comes to music. Though I can tell you I listen a lot to Chocolate by Tindersticks from the album The something Rain.
And yes, I love eating! It’s a pleasure. And if I had to choose I think my mum’s cannelloni (because they are so tasty and because there is of course emotional involvement) would win the prize for the best plate!
I have always drawn, since I was very young. Mine was a vocation… My first job was for a children’s magazine. And I remember I felt quite lost. I think I still feel a bit like that.
I am interested in everything. I have always focused on everything artistic. I remember seeing a film or TV series where the father of the main character was an illustrator. Well, that was kind of a revelation for me. A father who could draw and could make a living of it! That’s what I wanted to do!
I left Barcelona some years ago, and though I still live quite close I like going back as a tourist. I love the ancient streets of the gothic quarter and I especially love a café inside the Marés Museum. I also love going visit my friends in Oslo.
Anywhere. But I really believe in hard work.
Mmm… That’s hard to say… I have always admired Patinir and Bruegel. I am now in love with El Aduanero. But I am also following Riikka Sormunen, Carson Ellis, Pierre Mornet. And from Spain Luci Gutiérrez and Carmen Segovia, with whom I share lots of things. Also Violeta Lópiz, Riki Blanko. They’re a lot! I like choosing.
I work best in my atelier. I don’t have any special notebook. That’s not my thing. I like my table, my papers, my pencils. My magazines and books… and music… and radio.
It’s like an unstoppable mix.
I think it’s a genius idea that values the space.
I don’t have Twitter, because I don’t have time for it. Then Facebook.
None! They should have fun and use the space around them!