A Portuguese Love

Big plastic squeaky hammers inspired a contest that takes place in Porto for four years now. More than 200 proposals are on display until 16th July at an exhibition. These are the ones I sent. the first one is a Paper Toy and the second is a Flip Book. You can download the Paper Toy model and build the paper toy hammer. The pdf has all the instructions. It's very easy! http://www.mediafire.com/view/x46n9rgdaf2fxv1/MarteloPaperToy.pdf The Flip Book hammer: In this video,  you can watch the plastic hammer in action! The author of the video summarized the festival in a few lines: "This was one wild party in Porto, Portugal celebrating the city's patron saint, and we loved every minute of it. The tradition is to eat grilled sardines, drink Super Bock beer, and go around whacking each other with big plastic squeaky hammers. At midnight, they set off fireworks from a whole line of barges anchored in the Douro River-- the best display I've seen. Th...

Hello friends and readers. Couldn't update sooner, sorry! I want to thank you. Many of you voted for my S.João's Hammer Contest. Unfortunately, I did not win the 1st prize but all my proposals were picked for the exhibition. You can check the exhibition photos below. I've been busy, not had a chance to go to the beach yet. The weather is fine, sunny. Our dog is still waiting for spine surgery. We got some donations and for that, we are so grateful! I still want to draw some cat and dog products for the shop but no time left for Zazzle. Maybe in August! Meanwhile, enjoy these illustrations. I had fun creating it!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=419246061440137&set=a.419242121440531.99513.169577359740343&type=1&theater Friends and customers! I need your help! If I win this Facebook St.John's Hammer Contest I'll get some prize money that I'll give my sister to pay for Davis's expensive surgery. If you have a Facebook account, please give me a LIKE and share this image. You'll be helping my four-legged friend! Thank you so much!