Portrait Nr.3 - Mimi

Photography by Agnieszka Stopczanska

Model, Hair & Makeup by me

Portrait No. 2 - Karlijn

This time our model was pretty Karlijn, a primary school teacher from Breda.

Photos by Agnieszka Stopczanska
Model:  Karlijn
Hair & Makeup by me

Makeup & Hair Styling

Recently I've started collaborating with a photoghrapher who is building her portrait portfolio.
These are the pictures from our first session.
Photos by Agnieszka Stopczanska
Model: The lovely Pamela
Hair & Makeup by me

              

                              Pamela before the makeover

I'm a human being

I'm a human being from Mojca "Mimi" Žorž on Vimeo.

Dear friends,
Have a look at my new short animation, about a guy who does a lot of moaning,
alas, another self-portrait. Illustrations and animation were done by me with some
technical help from the ever so patient and supportive Zoran.
The animation is dedicated to my late friend Tom Hardy with whom I've spent
many happy hours in the pubs of Camden Town.
Thank you for watching, comments are welcome.

CD Artwork and Design for BILBI

In the end of 2014 I made the artwork and design for the new CD of the Slovenian singer-songwriter BILBI.

CD template

Poster with lyrics on the reverse

Mojca's Sketchbook

My dabbling in illustration started a few years ago.
A bit of poetry - Leonard Cohen, Blake, Shakespeare, Auden - and little drawings.
In a tiny flat inside the big city.

Portraits

Mr. Janez Vlachy took these pictures of us in Summer 2012 and they are part of his current exhibition.
So simpatico, aren't they? And  if you have a moment to spare do visit Zoran's blog to see his charming latest post.

Vintage Makeover

 

Model: Sasha
Hair & Makeup: by moi

My lovely friend Sasha kindly volunteered for this makeover. We regularly meet  at our Silver Hair Club in Ljubljana for a drink or two. The club is  very very exclusive since it only has two members.

I Love Russian Dolls

Well, who doesn't. I cannot imagine a single person in the whole world who would dislike these lovely ladies. Finally I found a frame where they can all fit happily in their chubby prettiness. They (almost) never fail to cheer me up in the mornings when I sit opposite them at breakfast. I was once mistaken for a Russian doll by a dear friend with a wild imagination. Probably the bright make up, clothes and my chubby cheeks are to blame. Continuing in Russian mode, the retired cup above them is a gift that Zoran brought from Helsinki many, many years ago. And then the Red Fox is a reminder that I have to finish my very first picture book. Please excuse the clumsiness of the drawing, I am still learning:).

Performing at an outdoor festival

If you happen to be in Ljubljana on the 26th of July you may decide to wander through the narrow streets of the old town's center and watch me perform at 10 pm two numbers from my show The Rose and the Tailcoat at the outdoor festival organized by the gallery SKUC.
Look forward to seeing you.

TRAILER- The Rose and the Tailcoat

Created & performed by Mojca Žorž.

Have a look at the trailer of The Rose and the Tailcoat,
a one- woman show full of puppets, snakes and fishnets.

Workshop in Poreč, Croatia

At the end of  February we will stay in  the seaside town of Poreč in Croatia where Zoran will try to catch the biggest fish in the sea while  I will be teaching  a movement based workshop  which will include a performance of my dazzling act The Snake Lady. The workshop will take place in the town's beautiful theatre from 25th to 27th of February.

The workshop is open to all fitness levels and there are no age limits. All you need  are comfortable clothes, a yoga/pilates mat or something similar and a long scarf or a feather boa (I bought mine here) for a cabaret-ish routine we will learn at the end of the class. The 90 minutes class will start on the floor with a series of gentle exercises to warm up the body, we will then continue "on our feet" with simple, flowing, dance like exercises and finish with an easy and fun routine with the above mentioned prop (a boa or a scarf).

So if you happen to live in Poreč or its surroundings and would like to join me for a few hours of fun please contact  kultura@poup.hr.

Look forward to meeting you.

Virginia Woolf

I have been staring at this dreamy picture for a long time and thought I could add a personal touch.
You can read  all about the original and even buy a print here.  
This is again a recycled post from our blog which is now dedicated to angling; anyway two years down the line, VW is still my favorite writer. I do try to broaden my horizon occasionally, I have recently discovered John Fowles and devoured his book The French Lieutenant's Women in few days.

Here are a few lines from my beloved Mrs. Dalloway:
...She felt very young; at the same time unspeakably aged. She sliced like a knife through everything; at the same time was outside, looking on. She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that is was very, very dangerous to live even one day...

I Wish I Was

The last part of my dear personal project was hiding in my drawer, so to speak, and waiting to see the light of day for quite some time. I can be terribly  protective and shy about some of the things that I do.

Anyway, I like to combine the handmade feel of traditional techniques like painting, drawing and collage with the flexibility of Photoshop. The text is quite flat but in combination with the image the whole thing becomes alive and hopefully not to sentimental. Writing in English has its advantages, besides the obvious one that you can reach more people.  My  limited vocabulary prevents me from trying to hard, to sound pretentious which I probably would and on the other hand it allows me to express thoughts and emotions that I would not in my native language. When speaking or writing in another language you almost become a different person which is liberating an adds a new enriching dimension to your life. To possess another language is to possess another soul, said someone famous.  Here and here are the other two parts of this  little project made in different media.

 'May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness'  Neil Gaiman

The Fox in the Snow

The Fox in the Snow wishes to all you lovely people out there a Very Merry Christmas!

A Review of my Show

These are the  pics from my new show The Rose and the Tailcoat /(Roža in Frak) which I am posting somehow reluctantly...they spoil the surprise and mystery, although I realize that (sadly!!!) most of you out there will never see it, so here they are for your enjoyment. I am very pleased how it all came together (the movement, costumes, set design and sound) and hope to perform it lots of time. The Slovenian readers can also read the review of the show here.
The reviewer described the show as sensual & nostalgic and influenced by old circus, silent movies and variety shows - I approve!

Fish Mobile

Et voila! My first mobile.  I have always liked mobiles and fishes (being a fish person myself) so it's only natural that I've put them together. It's made of six different fishes that 'fly' from branches that I've found in the park. The mobile is quite large and it is kind of difficult to photograph. Hope you like it.

Blessed are the Dead...

For some unknown reason I recently remembered these pics that I took two years ago and posted on our blog which is no longer active. It seemed like an appropriate time to re-post them here and made me think of our walks in the countryside foraging for WW1 artefacts, my first "creative" attempts and also how we learn nothing from history.  

Blessed are the dead that the rain rains upon... 
Edward Thomas 1878-1917

Mermaids

If you have been following this blog for awhile you may be aware of my love for mermaids. Inspired by a lovely book I came across recently, We make dolls, I made my very first mermaid doll. The book is about women, men apparently aren't interested :), who create little cuddly creatures and includes a lot of tips from the artists and their patterns. My favourite are Danita (her mermaids with chalk stained cheeks are so adorable) and Mimi Kirchner (the tattoo man is to die for).

These other pictures are from our holiday in Croatia, where Mr. Mermaid was discovering the pleasures of angling while I was chasing dolphins, dancing with the waves and above all channelling my inner mermaid :))).

Sea Treasure

My New Show: The Flower and the Tailcoat

click to enlarge in gallery view

This is the illustration for the poster for my new one woman  show which will open on November 14th  at Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana for five nights. 

For the poster I recycled the little fellow from my little I Wish I Was project because I love him so so much and I am glad to say that I've finished the third part and hoping it will soon became my first mini picture book.

And now to the show which is kind of a dance-theatre performance: a mix of movement and handmade art. The aim is to make something as low tech and  as unoriginal as possible,  with painted old fashioned theatre set done by moi, too much makeup, silly props, "passionate" dance moves in other words...prepare yourself for an evening of mystery, romance and murder...absolutely not to be missed this autumn.

Coming from a background in contemporary dance where everything had to be very serious and meaningful is a relief to allow myself to be silly on stage and just try to follow where my heart takes me.