INTRODUCING THE BLACKALL PROJECT
October 2, 2008 9:49 pm Games, artWhooooaaaaaaAAAAH!
I am totally excited about this. About six months ago when I was on a research trip in New York, I blogged about the illustrator Sophie Blackall. What I didn’t say was that when I saw her drawings in real life, I fell completely in love with them and left new york with quite a sizeable collection. I absolutely love what she does. Her line is so sophisticated and feminine. Elegant and yet still very whimsical. Check out some of the images below, a couple of which are actually on the walls of my home!
Sophie is from Australia and lives in Brooklyn. For a time back in Oz she even worked in a robot factory. She then won a green card in a national lottery back home. She now illustrates children’s books as well as draw for newspapers and magazines.
I have now moved from my studio in London to start working with other musicians in LA. I have thinking up a plan for an art project to do while in the studio and thought of this:
I remembered when I was younger, I was obsessed with playing a drawing game, where you would start a drawing, fold it over so no one could see what you drew, then hand it to someone else who would continue it and they hand it back and so one and so forth until you could unfold the paper and reveal the often strange but amazing result. It dawned on me that this would be a perfect game to play whilst recording. However this time do it with an amazing illustrator and without folding the paper.
SO, over the next few weeks Sophie and I will be collaborating on a drawing without communicating apart from on the piece of drawing paper which will be sent back and forth, from LA to NYC. The idea is for me start something, send it to her, she adds to it, sends it back and we continue back and forth until we think its done. We will then be making a limited edition object with the final drawing, which we will run a competition on the blog for people to win. Brrrr that was complicated to explain!
I have no idea what it will look like or what the end object we chose to make will be! Thats what’s fun about this process.
We will be starting this week. In the meantime check out Sophie’s website.
www.sophieblackall.com
With love, from sunny LA,
M!xxx
Violet :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
omg it’s so exicting!!! i can feel all your enthusiasm by your words!!!
thanks mika!!! thaks for all these trasures!!!
xoxo
BICHE :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 9:57 pm
Tu es bien loin de nous désormais …
Bon courage et à bientôt
Très sympa le travail de Sophie Blackall; merci de nous le faire découvrir
bisous !
Kanfousheh :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 9:59 pm
Hi Mika
this sounds interesting!
just wanted to say thank u for sharin so many inetreting “things”
Love
H
Luzaka :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:03 pm
I’m looking forward to the end result of that drawing collaboration with Sophie.. it seems so much fun anyway
Thanks for the blog:) and have fun in ’sunny’ LA
Etoilederose :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:05 pm
Great this idea of both of you making a drawing this way, I made this with a friend of mine few years ago, but it was not the same circonstances and not the same aim… Have fun, it’s a brillant idea the result will be awesome
Good luck for the end of the recording, the mastering and stuff…
See y’a
Virginie :-*
Quinn :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:05 pm
woah you’re in la? mika’s only 8 hours away from me!
**Ulrike :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:07 pm
Hello Mika!
It sounds great that you are now in LA - so your album becomes always more real! You have sun there?? VERY FINE!!!! Get out of your dark studio in London
Really, we all here take very care of your health, you know?!
Your “drawing-project” seems an interesting plan - but one thing I don’t like it, sorry for my open word - but I hate competitions where only ONE can win something. Isn’t it better to send us all, who want it, a short mail with your “piece of art”
- so everybody of your hard-die-fans would be very,very happy about it…
but however, I like your neverending good ideas and in thoughts I stay with you
Have a good night/day and take care of you
yours ♥♥ Ulrike of Vienna
SoaringSimpson :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:09 pm
This all sounds so much fun- the picutres you’ve shown us and your project. Thanks for letting us share the joy. Good luck!
Lucinda :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
Oh c’est super que tu puisses travailler avec Sophie Blackall! J’aime beaucoup ces dessins, merci de nous les faire partager une fois de plus. J’aimerai bien savoir ce que va donner cette collaboration en tout cas.
Bon je vois que je ne suis pas la seule à avoir été traumatisée par ce jeu des dessins quand j’étais enfant… Enfin traumatisée surtout par la prof qui t’oblige à le montrer à toute la classe et à expliquer ce que c’est (oui avec mes amis on faisait ça pendant les cours, c’est bien plus marrant!!), je suis sure que je ne suis pas la seule à avoir connu ce genre d’humiliation publique LOL!
“from sunny LA”, je suis sure que t’es parti là-bas pour ça vilain!! Bizarrement, là de suite maintenant, en regardant par la fenêtre, les 5 degrés de Paris et la pluie… ba j’ai comme une envie de meurtre d’un coup lol!
Profites-en bien
Bises
katey :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
i can’t wait to see what you two come up with!
i think i might try playing that game sometime. it sounds like fun
have fun recording in LA! =D
♥
LadyGodiva :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
I remember looking her up when you mentioned her a while ago, she does really great work, i bet you very excited to work with her on your project!
I remember playing that game when i was younger as well- very fun! I guess you’re being all hard-core and taking it up a notch with the professional-ness!
I hope to see the final product soon!
Yours,
-L =] =D =P
Virginia :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Dear Mika,
Thank you for presenting Sophie’s magnificent art to me!
For me, these drawings are a kind of surrealistic flashback images from my childood memories…
They’re marvelous and hypnotic at the same time because they always seem to draw back my attention to something I did not catch at first sight… something subliminar in the drawing that touches the “back” of my mind.
It’s fascinating, really! Thanks, M!
Kate :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
Those drawings look really familiar. They’re brilliant. I feel like I’ve heard of her. I like to shop on a few Brooklyn based websites, so maybe that’s where.
…But anyway, this is so exciting! You must be very excited to get that package in the mail every week. Cannot wait to see what comes of it!
carlotaa :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:18 pm
Her drawings are so pretty and look so “fragile”
Love it! =)
And that idea sounds amazing!
Have fun in sunny LA!
It’s good to know you’re having a good time, and you have picked some pretty good illustrator, I don’t really know how can you find about these things, they are just fascinating.
Thanks for sharing
Good luck*
Carlota
Portugal
Silver :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:18 pm
So you’ve left us for sunny LA. Will be interesting to see the result of the project, but I’d rather hear the results of the recording .
Christian :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
Hi Mika. I love Sophie’s drawings. Actually, the one lying on the bed reminds me FRIDA KAHLO’S famous painting in which she’s lying on the bed with balloons which represent her dreams. concerning the first pic, if you look carefully, the teapot has the same patwork style that the lovely story for children called “ELMER” (also name of a city in the South of England, in which I recently lived for some time):
http://www.galison.com/images_catalog/bk_elmer_.jpg
Kiss from Barcelona. (Can’t wait to see your collaboration with Sophie)
iadoremika :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:20 pm
Sophie’s drawings are pretty cool!
That drawing game you mentioned- I used to play it! It was so much fun!
I hope everything is going well in the studio
Christian :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
This is FRIDA KAHLO’S painting I mentioned before:
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/femhist/FridaKhalo.jpg
♥ sariflor ♥ :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
This is all VERY exciting!!!
I personally can’t wait for you to get this record moving, so LA sounds likje a good option. Or is it just to escape the dreadful weather we are having here??!
In any case I can’t wait to see the drawings and what comes out of it all.
Stay well!! And please keep us posted, the more often the better, hehehe…
xxx
Sara.
Mafaaaa :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:23 pm
Ahahaha !!
Well. . . her drwas are freaking amazing . They really are . . . So cutie and weird . Really loved .
And that thing with the drwers… I used to do it when I was young too (well… i still young… but I dont do it anymore… I used to do it when I was 6 or something) . I always loved doing that, cause I love drawing . =P
You seem very excited, I’m happy for that .
But… you left the studio ? You are in LA ? O.O
Uou ! So many changes . I dont want you so far away from me . :’(
lol .
Well… I just want the new CD . And I want it to be just AMAZING ! Cause I know you are freaking the best and i just want to listen to more pieces of genious .
=) I love you .
Mafaaaa,
Kisses,
***
larenaldise :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
cette idee est, tout simplement, brillante!!! vivement le resultat (et le concours)
bon travail à L.A, amuse toi bien
Kath :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:25 pm
Wow! It may have been complicated to explain but it sounds amazing! What a brilliant creative idea!
I love the pictures.
Enjoy LA and the recording:)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Keti :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:25 pm
Those are great drawings,I really like them. I’ve seen her illustrations in some children books and magazines here in Serbia,followed with little text,but I don’t think she wrote them herself.
They seem very romantic and as you said sophisticated,very imaginative and creative,I like them so much! Especially the third one,it’s very cute.
Great to hear you’re in LA and that you’re collaborating with some fantastic artists
Awh and yeah,thanks for this blog,I enjoyed it!
Endless love & kisses
Keti
clemetine :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
Hi Mika
I’m waiting for result about your great idea ^__^
This drawing collaboration with Sophie sounds great
btw her pictures are really amaizing… some of them will certainly hang on the walls of my home too
take care, love Clementine xxx
SunshineGirl :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
Wow, these illustrations are utterly charming! I really like them. Will check out the website later.
The game you mention is very familiar to me as I used to play it too as a child, but haven’t played it for donkeys years!!
When we played we usually started a person (eg with a head, then passed it on for someone to do the upper torso with clothes, lower torso with clothes, then arms, legs, etc). The final completed person would often look like something out of Frankenstein, made out of odd/spare body parts!!
Sometimes it would be an animal, which would end up looking like some sort of mythical beast! I recall how much fun it was seeing the final outcome; often funny and/or just plain bizarre! Gosh, those were happy days!!
A lovely idea to make something which will be used as a prize here on the Blog!! Oooh, can’t wait to hear what it will be, or to try to win it!!
I am also excited to hear that you have moved onto a new ‘phase’ with work. Hope you are enjoying working with the musicians and being in sunny LA!!
Adios amigo,
With love from not-so-sunny Blighty,
Rxx
damn_I_hate_competitions :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
WANNA SEE YOUR DRAWINGS!!!
{listening to Mynx-I’m so L.A.}
Mwahahah enjoy the plastic world
*how ugly are the wordpress smileys?*
xx
Christine :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
Okay still faffing around a bit with art projects and whatnot, but we’ve got you in the right country to produce an album. Woot!
Your project sounds like fun. I hope it’s not *that* limited that there will only be a few pieces available from a competition. Looking forward to the end result.
Christine ©
laurence :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:27 pm
J’adore ce jeu c’est le principe dit du cadavre exquis il me semble!
Les cadavres exquis, pratiqués par les Surréalistes sont des dessins réalisés par collaboration.
A l’origine, ils étaient des phrases obtenues par l’assemblage de mots selon les règles d’un jeu de société dont les surréalistes s’étaient inspirés.
Il fallait faire passer d’un participant à l’autre, un papier plié sur lequel chacun écrivait, à l’insu de l’autre, un mot ou un membre de phrase. Ce jeu prit le nom de “cadavres exquis” en 1925 par cette la phrase “le cadavre/ exquis/ boira/ le vin/ nouveau”.
Cela s’est transposé au dessin!!
Je trouve ce mode de communication juste super inspirant!! Je trouve ça assez beau en fait!! En tous les cas merci pour ces beaux dessins de Sophie!!J’adore celui de la petite fille qui lèche l’assiette : probablement parce que le geste m’est familier lol!
Oui c’est sûr que c’est ça qui est bien dans ce genre de truc tu sais pas du tout où ça t’emmènes : c’est aussi trés rigolo avec des gens que l’on ne connait pas : la surprise du résultat final est d’autant plus grande!
Et bonne chance pour ces enregistrements à LA!!
violet_sky :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:28 pm
I can totally see what your fascination with Sophie Blackall is about. I’m very curious about the result of your collaboration with her, it can only be good, that’s for sure. I already started to envy the future winner of the not yet existing object ;o)
Have fun in LA, I hope they’ll have some windows for you over there.
xx
violetta
P.S.: Your turn to answer our questions ;o)
Melie :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
Aaaa ! Merci beaucoup Mika pour ce blog !
Lorsque tu nous avais parlé de cette illustratrice dans un ancien blog, je suis allée voir son site et je suis tombée complètement sous le charme de ses dessins, de son style, et aussi de la manière dont elle illustre des idées abstraites (comme les moutons pour évoquer le sommeil par exemple ) !
Bref, j’avais vraiment hate d’en savoir davantage sur cette collaboration ( je me suis d’ailleurs permise de te poser la question via l’adresse que tu nous as donné
) alors quelle joie de découvrir ce blog et les explications de cette collaboration !
J’ai hate de voir le résultat ! Tellement hate !!
Et quelle chance tu as de travailler avec une illustratrice pour cette occasion !!
Bon séjour à L.A !
Mélie
linde :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
Thanks for the blog :]
You’re everything to me.
xX
Wendi :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:30 pm
Wow - that will be a really unique prize!! Looking forward to seeing the end result. Some of Sophie’s stuff is really cute - like the children’s books of old!! Good luck in LA,
and looking forward to your album (and the answers to some of our questions!!)
Sending hugs from Scotland.
Wendi xoxox
mari MARI mari MARI mari MARI mari MARI mari: :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
What a surprise!
If I understood correctly you are in LA, then you are no longer closed in the study, so you have to post again!
These drawings are beautiful, I had already discovered some visiting the website of Sophie, are magnificent, tomorrow when my kids will see them will be delighted …
I did not understand perfectly the mechanism of game drawings but I can not wait to participate in the contest on the blog!
WhooooaaaaaaAAAAH!
Good night,what time is it there?
Big KIssessssssssssss from Italy
4ever MARI AND SONSxxx
MIKAela (Michela) :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
HI MIKA!
Thanks again for this other blog…
Je crois que c’estune très belle chose celle que tu vas faire avec Sophie. J’aime bien ses oeuvres et je crois que une collaboratin entre vous deux, ce sera une chose incroyable… J’ai hate de voir ce que vous faites…!
Donc tu es en Amérique maintenant?! Que tu es loin…
HAVE FUN IN LA
MUCH KISSES FROM ITALY
Miky
xxx
Sparkly1 :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
I used to play that game too when I was a kid and then I played it with my own kids (who are now grown ups lol), and we also did the same thing but doing it in a story type of fashion, do you know the one I mean? ….a girls name known to you, (fold paper pass it on) met… a boys name known to you (fold paper pass it on), SHE wore, he wore, she said, he said, and they….., it was really REALLY funny (could end up rude too pfft naughty naughty) lol.
Anyway another interesting blog and you sound do excited about it lol.
xxx Sparkly1 xxx
chris1206 :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:35 pm
hey mika;
nice pictures!! i love the one with the ties, most! it looks great!
does it belong to you too?
great idea, that you paint a picture together with a illustrator!!
i would be interested in it!!
i´m quite eager to see that competition!!
why did you change the studio? is it really better to change all the musicans in the middle of the work?
but i hope you get on well with your work! can´t wait for your album!!
oh;… i envy you of your weather, although we probably got a better one in munich than you had in london! but it`s so cold here!
have a great time!!
christina :*
Geraldine :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:36 pm
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I LOVE YOU!!!!
<3<3<3<3<3
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!
COME TO MEXICO!!!
Kikka :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:38 pm
I’m tired to translate but you seems really excited.. have fun!!
goodnight sweetie!
xxx
Geri :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:38 pm
I can’t express how your message have made me happy!! Heard news from you is fantastic, above all for us that are thinking of you all the time :D.
I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! I wish you continuous success and good luck
Chopotte :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
Oh lucky boy! Sous le soleil de LA, quelle chance! Je suis déprimée de penser qu’il y a du soleil quelque part et que je n’y suis pas… jamais!!! lol
En tout cas j’ai hâte de voir le résultat de vos délires artistiques à toi et Sophie, ses dessins sont sublimes…..
With love from endless rainy East of France,
Amuse toi bien,
Ludivine
Brenda :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
hey
very nice images i love the art,
and above the collaboration with Sophie is a good idea,it is to be hoped very good results. i hope so…
hey you round very close to “Tijuana México” is fabulous, maybe you come to Tijuana i not known maybe…
and yes is hot in here.
well have a good time and please tell me, you come to México (Tijuana)?
hasta luego
Biekje :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
OMG great idea!!!!
I just wish….
Geral :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:41 pm
Hi!!!
I love your music, I love your voice, I love your smile, I love your personality….you are amazing!
Your songs make me happy!!!!!
C=
I LOVE YOU!!!!<3
♥♥♥♥
♥♥♥♥
♥♥♥♥
come to MEXICO someday!!!!!:)
I wish to one day see you in person
Besos!!!
Ruth :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:41 pm
You are so lucky to be in L.A. It’s horrendously rainy in the U.K!
The drawing idea sounds like loads of fun. I hope we get to see it.
Good luck with the recording
Ruth
~x~
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Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:42 pm
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Starrats :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
interesting, wonder what the drawing will look like in the end.
Claudine :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
J’espère que tu passes un bon séjour à LA et que tu t’amuses, et travailles bien avec les musiciens.
J’ai bien hâte de voir le résultat de cette expérience de dessin. Merci de nous faire découvrir le travail de Sophie Blackall.
Merci aussi de prendre le temps de nous donner des nouvelles de toi par ces blogs,
Fais attention à toi,
Claudine
xx
The Meyer Twins :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
Oh what a fun project for you and Sophie!!! She is quite amazing at what she does. That’s so fun that somebody will get to win it. We love to draw so reading this seems like it’s very exciting for you two. We have never played the drawing game that you talked about but have played many drawing games of our own and they always turn out rediculous but quite original and fun. So can’t wait to see the outcome of this.
Lots of Love
The Meyer Twins
Jo :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
Sounds wicked : )
Miranda :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
I love the idea! Sounds interesting.
And the pictures are great!
Lucky you, in sunny LA!
It´s so cold here…
Love from Miranda
Mara :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
Sounds awesome, will the art be included in your album, or just on the blog?
naectegale :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:53 pm
LOL as if you didn’t have enough to do, finishing the album, you have to play clever games with your arty friend as well
I love Sophie’s website.
Have fun!
xx N
Mary :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
Holy shmeck!!
You’re really excited about all this, aren’t you? And the thing is…you pass all that excitement to us! =P
I use to play that game you said, but with text. We’d write a sentence, then fold the paper and leave just one word, so the next person would continue it, and so on. The final result would be the most random story that you could imagine! I totally love that game! LOL
No need to say, I absolutely loved your “project” with Sophie. I know I probably won’t win the final competition (god, that would be like the best thing ever!), but anyway, the idea is just brilliant!
*imagines a project like that in MFC…hummm…niiice!*
About Sophie’s work, well…I love it! Each day I admire more people who can show us something through a drawing, because sometimes it’s so much better than words… =)
Besides being just beautiful, of course!
Well…as for your work, you know…I wish you all the best!
Take care, boy!
Beijo* (from windy Porto)
Mary
Romii :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
hii mikaa!!
omg! the pictures are awasomee!!
I will enter ti sophie´s page now! hahah
LOVEE YOUU!!
Romii
willywonka :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:56 pm
Thought this was the answers, though…
Great news, happy for u…
Manda :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:57 pm
That sounds great! Her art is AMAZING!
It’s super funny!
I play that drawing game all the time
Love,
Amanda
ps. While you’re in LA, you should consider coming down to see your fans in Orange County!
Hehehe.
laurence :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:57 pm
AAah j’ai trouvé the definition, une vraie par le Dictionnaire abrégé du surréalisme : « jeu qui consiste à faire composer une phrase, ou un dessin, par plusieurs personnes sans qu’aucune d’elles puisse tenir compte de la collaboration ou des collaborations précédentes.»
And for a definition of what is the Exquisite corpse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse
Cela doit être sympa de le faire en bande dessinée aussi pour une histoire sans queue ni tête!!
Aaah ça me rappelle des souvenirs de collège mais c’est fou aussi comme ce genre de jeu dans les mains d’adolescents prend particulièrement vite une tournure salace! lol! Le pauvre prof en était blasé!Bref *s’égare une fois de plus* je suis sûre que vous saurez plus créatifs lol!
Miranda :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 10:58 pm
Ow and I forgot, I loved that drawing game you tell about it. I was doing it all the time at school when I was younger!
willywonka :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
WOW, just took another look and noticed…COMPETITION FOR PEOPLE TO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woooah…this is getting better and better, big move mika..
I :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
OMFG I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS BLOG!!!! I AM SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!AHHH YOU ARE IN THE US of A!!!!!!!! CANT WAIT FOR THE COMPETITION!!!!!!!
xoxoxox
aimee
I <3 MIKA!!!
Kate :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:09 pm
Wow! L.A!?! tu es loin de nous maintenant!
Merci beaucoup pour ce new blog!!
J’adore les oeuvres et le style de Sophie Blackall! Merci de nous l’avoir fait découvrir!!
Votre collaboration va faire des étincelles je pense!! J’ai hâte de voir le résultat!
Pour le jeu concours: encore une super idée!!
Merci encore pour tout! (on ne le te dira jamais assez je crois!)
On pense à toi très fort!
Gros bisouxxx de France
xxxxx
Kate
Pamela Lyndon :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
NO, you dont need to run anything because im the winner, im the biggest fan of sophie blackall since you made me discover her, i even created her facebook page and you know what for months ive been THE ONLY FAN (now we are four, lol) no, really…i even changed the S from th sushi box an turned it into a P so its PAM…lol, and the red butterfly, i love it, the ribbon of the dress … and the maps, the maps are amazing too, i wish you woud have put them up and did you see the self-portrait? i wish i will see her drawing in real someday, really because i have no idea how it can look/be.
thanx for the sun, its fucking raining here in this poor old europe…
Lynn :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:14 pm
I like these pictures a lot Mika and will definitley check out Sophies site. I also played that game both with drawings and stories
In fact I still play it with my kids but also when Im really really bored 
That is very exciting! It will be very interesting to see the end result! Please share it with us! Awww your in LA hope your enjoying it. So you’ve escaped from those apples :)I was just thinking if you add an Ire to LA and a nd you will be here!!!! Thank you for your blog Mika. As usual you feed our minds with inspiration.
Keti :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
PS - I’ve just visited her website and it’s amaaaazing!! It all looks so humble and sweet and gentle,it’s a great artwork and,what is veery important - it has its own style.
I like her writing style in the Bio part,so witty and sincere.
I saw who she works for,the list of her clients,and there are many popular brands which I like and know.
I can’t believe she actually left her email where people can ask her something,it’s totally great,lol!
Keti
xxx
Doro :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:18 pm
hey Mika,
what a great idea! :). Tell you why I’m so looking forward to it:
A few weeks ago a reread one of my favorite children’s books. I read it for the first time when I was seven, and fell in love with it (it’s still one of the books that I never lend away cause I feel uneasy when its not anywhere near - call me a fool
).
It’s name is ‘Das Geheimnis der orangenfarbenen Katze’ (’the secret of the orange-colored cat’) and tells the story of a boy who’s mother is a painter and who likes to look at his mom’s pictures and suddenly one day they all come to life and all pictures take part in a exciting story about a little girl that has never laughed in it’s life, and a orange-colored cat of course
thing is: The book has 10 chapters, and each is written by another author from all over Europe and even from Japan and Russia. The first author wrote the first chapter, and then send it to the next one who wrote the second chapter and so on. The story is still very ‘whole’, and I love the result.
so, once again: I’m absolutely looking forward to the result of your ‘co-painting’
have fun!
Doro xx
Findingmywords (Vanessa) :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:25 pm
WOWWW :O
Muahhhh!
1st of all, this blog is fantastic!
I agree with what you said about it looking feminine, and at the same time some of the drawings seem twisted. I love it. But the drawing style seems very light and fluffy, if you get what I mean..
Secondly, that game sounds awesome. I used to be obsessed with one where you throw a string or necklace on the ground and think of what it looks like, and everyone has a different interpretation on it.
Thirdly, I love your taste in art and music. It seems that we have pretty similar taste, even though we don’t know eachother *blush*
And FOURTHly, that is probably the most wondrous, genius idea I have heard for a bloggy gift. Whoever wins that thing… JSKDJAOI! Lucky person! Lucky!
AND fifthly, you’re in LA! Whoo! We’re in the same country! State! Vicinity! Air! Hemisphere! Ground! Section of earth!
I hope you have fun! It’s been super hot lately. And humid. Apparently its supposed to rain on Saturday though!
I hope you have a fantastic time in CA (You should visit Orange County. And while your at it, go to *writes address*)
Anyways, take care, thank you for the blog, and chao!
Sandra Borgia :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:27 pm
Great idea! In My house we play this game too, and the results are very goods.
Do it, and then let us see!
Good work!
SB
Tatiana from Togliatti :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:28 pm
Dear Mika!
Thank you for sharing this!!!
One head is good but two are better!
Can’t wait to see a result of two genius heads!
Thanx again. Have a good time in LA!
Tatiana, Russia.
Jazmin Kelly :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:29 pm
Hey
That´s so great!
I want to see that drawing and win it :p lol
Hope you´re having a good time in L.A.!
Nice to hear from you !
All my love
Jazmin Kelly
Nat :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:36 pm
Lovely and charming… I`ve heard already about this experiment. They told me about it in the university. I had a teacher who said that you don`t know how a picture will be `till you`ve done it. This case is the same but very improved, isn`t it?
I`m infinitely jealous of the interesting things you do…
(And amazed to be only the fourth commenting
)
Sylvie :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:36 pm
Les illustrations de Sophie sont pleines de poésie. Tu vas avoir une collaboration géniale avec elle, c’est sûr et j’ai hâte de les voir !
Bonne continuation à toi.
Biz
Sylvie alias Grace-Kelly
marlau_20zr :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
how mikaaa
nice to see you blogging again
good idea!! one part you, the other sophie…
i`m sure it`s gonna be amazing! or maybe amazing but i won`t understand it lol
love from argentina
Peter Pan :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:42 pm
Sounds like a fun project.
Good luck with it!
Finkster :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
Wow, that is a really interesting idea for a project, extremely intriguing. I can’t wait to see this final product.
Love it.
God Bless,
Jess
Iffat :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
Yay Mika!!!
THANK YOU so much for sharing all of this lovely artwork with us.
I STILL play that game with the folded paper with my children!!! It’s an oldie but goodie!
I wondered when you’d finally go to LA….hmmm…recording ….finally …perhaps???
Think you might need to make quite a few prints available of your finished collaboration with Sophie…. we’re all gonna want one ya know…
Ixxx
lindsay :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:49 pm
My older sister and I entertained ourselves for weeks one summer playing that game when I broke my foot and couldn’t do anything else! I think that’s a brilliant idea and I can’t wait to see the results!!!
mara♥♥♥ :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:50 pm
veo que te gusta dibujar,y mucho!!!
en eso tenemos en comun….a mi me gusta dibujar…
veo que estas jugando por un dibujo,no???
besos
mara♥♥♥
FEDA :
Date: October 2, 2008 @ 11:56 pm
wow they’re really great :D!
i really hope you can see my drawings too!
thank you for sharing ‘em (L)
FEDA :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:05 am
ahhh!! i loved Sophie’s web
thank youuu sooooo much
Lucy :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:07 am
I’m so happy for you, just the way you wrote we can realize how you are, you seems to be so happy and excited about the new projects, but don’t forget the other stuff like the Q&A with fans for example pretty please
So now you’re in LA … you are more closer to me awwwww XD
beijos,
Lucy@Brazil
Dewi :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:15 am
heej Mika,
it’s so nice to have such a great idea and just do it. I hope it will work. I’ve done such things too at school at boring moments. It’s really fun when it becomes a beautiful drawing.
have fun! Dewi
Sarapikasso :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:15 am
Hi!!
Oh, this is very interesting I would like see the final result^^ I think that the picture would be a great drawing.
Saludos from a Spanish fan!
xX Gabi Xx :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:26 am
COOL!!!! I DONT UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU SAY HERE ABOUT THE DRAW WITH SOPHIE! BUT SHE’S FANTASTIC!!! I THINK THAN YOU WILL MAKE A DRAW WITH SOPHIE BUT YOU STAR THE DRAW AND SHE CONTINUE YOUR DRAW AND SEND YOU BACK AND THAT DRAW WILL BE FROM SOMEBODY HERE?
ESPERO HABERLO ENTENDIDO JAJA
BESOSSSSSSSSSSSS
HERMOSOS LOS DIBUJOS LOS VOY A POSTIAR EN MI FLOG
XX GABI XX
noha :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:27 am
nice
Nat :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:02 am
They`re lovely and charming…
They have told me already about this experiment in the university, thought I never had the oportunity to do it…
I`m extremely jealous because of the interesting things you do. At least I hope you show us your big, nice picture…
Rose :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:40 am
Okay, firstly, my bugbear about what is wrong with recording here?
We have many brilliant studios here(blatant plug for Real World studios, owned by Peter Gabriel!), why do you need to go to LA?
Anyway, this project with Sophie sounds fantastic, I have heard of the drawing game, and can imagine how great the results can be.
Nice thing to make a competition for the end result, an original piece of art is always nice to have.
Look forward to seeing the end result, you will post a picture of it I hope.
Well one good thing, at least you are starting to record now, is Mo with you, or have you left him here?
And it’s nice that you are in the nice sunshine, while some of us are freezing our backsides off waiting for a breakdown truck to turn up! LOL!
daisylou :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:48 am
Heya!
I mentioned Sophie Blackhall to you ages ago …remember…Great minds!I adore her illustrations…but said all this before! lol
A competition!….. is it gonna be worth entering…I mean winning a PRIZE this time?….do I need to say anymore? lol :o/
Something very bizarre is I used to teach at a primary school while at college and I taught my children to play that game…they were young so you can imagine the pictures!
Do you remember those books where they are split into sections horizontally. They all start off as people or animals then depending on how many sections you flip you could end up with something peculiar…a monkey body with a policeman’s hat and fireman boots with a Princess tiara! I loved playing with those books. That is what the game reminds me of.
How are you gonna pass the drawing without seeing it in it’s entirety..you are just suppose to leave a little bit seen, so you can see where to continue the drawing or are you not literally playing the game? It is late I need sleep! nothing makes sense I apologise! 1.45am here I need a “white coffee” to help me rest.
Take Care
daisy!
x x x
ps. What happened to the LICM media? you decided on recording the album afterall then.
pps. Will you bring me a Maltipoo back please..a white one preferably a little boy if possible. Thanks ;D
d! xxx
racinghorse83 (Charlotte) :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:54 am
This is great!! and you’re recording! awesome! you’ve made my day now i’m REALLY exciited xD lol
thankyou SO much for all you do for us fans!! and perhaps, when you tour with the new album, could you visit new zealand?
THANKYOU!!
xx charlotte
Elizabeth :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 2:28 am
come back to sunny MIAMI! =P
Seems you’re really excited by the whole thing! Very cool idea. Can’t wait to see the end product.
Vanessa from Uruguay :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 2:51 am
I´m pretty in to art(I´m also a student of literature at the University), and you introduced me to visual art by drawings. Let me tell you´ve got a great taste!!
THE GAME SOUNDS FANTASTIC,IF YOU DON´T MIND I WILL PLAY IT WITH MY NEFEWES NEXT WEEK TO, SO I WOULD HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT IT THEN
KISSES
foalbaby14 :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 2:59 am
OMG i used to play that game all the time!!! it was so much fun!!!
the competition should be interesting hehe
Ronnie :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 3:01 am
that sounds incredible! Sophie is such a fantastic illustrator, and your ideas are so unbelieveable, this is going to be such an exciting project! can’t wait to see the final result! :}
Romeos Julia :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 3:37 am
Love pictures and arts!!!!!!!
I look forward. You will make interesting things, I am sure.
Best wishes
J.
Kelzy :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 3:56 am
Aww, you affectionately called us Oz.. :wub2:
Sophie is absolute talent.
And this sounds really awesome!! I easily forget what I did yesterday so I could play the same game by myself..
If I remember to, I’ll run a comp and you can win it.
xx
Devi :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 3:59 am
MIKA!!! IM SO EXCITED aBOUT IT ALL! AND YOUR IN LA!!! SO CLOSE BUT SO FAR (recomends you should travel all of cali so i can run into u xD) haha. cant wait to here how recording happens
riverstwilight :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:04 am
I love her work! I am envious that you have even one of those on your wall, let alone more than that. Enjoy them every chance you get!
The painting of the girl on the bed in the room with the walls painted to look like outside is EXACTLY what I always wished my bedroom looked like. I never lived anywhere long enough to make it happen.
I can’t wait to see how your fun project turns out. It’s going to be amazing!
Sivan :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:20 am
thank you Mika… i love your blogs
so interesting and love to see all the artsy stuff u put 
x
Estrella :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:21 am
Hi Mika!
It’s very interesting when you tell us about the things that are important for you, it’s a fascinating way to know you better.
I visited Sophie’s website and there are two pictures that I love, Parting Words and Infertility.
The first one is like when you need a hug and nothing else to feel you complete and save.
And the second picture, when you have an important friendship and you want to keep it or a beautiful relationship that is growning.
Well, hope to see you again!
Check this webiste, it’s about one of the most important chilean poets. His name is Nicanor Parra, he is Violeta Parra’s brother, maybe you know her, she has a beautiful song which is called “Gracias a la Vida” or “Thanks to life”.
Bye!
Nicanor Parra:
http://www.nicanorparra.uchile.cl/english/index.html
Thanks to life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracias_a_la_Vida
Madam Butterfly :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:24 am
Hi Mika!
Thank you for introducing Sophie Blackall to us. Her works are so amazing. I really want to win the competition to get the picture done by Sophie and yourself.
By the way, it’s sunny and warm in Tokyo as well. So why don’t you come here for a little while? I’ll show you around！
Love
Madam B. ｘｘｘ
• ::: VeroMica ::: • :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:35 am
That’s a great idea!!
And I love what Sohpie does, I’d checked her website the first time you told us about her in this blog!;)
Love,
::: Vero :::
Oakie Doke :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:47 am
Oh my gosh, this is fantastic news!
LA! The new album is really moving along now!
And what a fantastic side project idea! (especially the part where we get a chance to own it
) I loved that game too, I used to always play the writing version of it on road trips 
hadas_h :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 4:47 am
You got a great taste in art.Her drawing are so wonderful.
Your idea about tha art project is very extraordinary.
Have fun in LA!
PaTrICiA :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 5:01 am
HELLO MIKA!!! COMO VA GENIO? MUY BUENOS LOS DIBUJOS! GRACIS POR TU MUSICA!!!! MUCHOS CARIÑOS!!!
PATO, DESDE ARGENTINA….
nadia romero :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 5:02 am
wwow!
mika Iloveyou!
y no puedo creer qe le alla entendido
creo qe ya estoi aprendindo ingles
y si qe dibuja raro esta señora
pero ahh ya kisiera yo poder dibujar asi haha
deberias hacer un concierto en los angeles mika!!!!!♥ ya de pasadaa
nadia romero :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 5:03 am
ve al pechanga!
Ysa :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 5:13 am
Hi Mika !!!!
Concernant les dessins de Sophie, très honnêtement, ce n’est pas my cup of tea ; mais il en faut pour tout le monde XD. (En revanche j’aime beaucoup les ampoules de l’article précédent.)
J’espère que les non gagnants pourront voir votre oeuvre d’art quand elle sera terminée ; ça risque d’être assez comique !
Enjoy in L.A.
Xxx
Ysa
Susana Robles (CHILE) :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 5:46 am
Querido MIKA, comenzo la parte interesante en el studio parece!!!!!
Ojala no te sientas tan solo….Si pudiera te acompañaria a tomar una cerveza jajajajaj!!!!
La ilustracion que mas me gusto fue sin duda (la de animales) del raroncito y el amigo topo retozando al sol en un bello dia de pic nic bajo el sauce…. creo que me hace falta retozar asi tambien …
Un beoste
Su
Rima :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 6:31 am
Sinisterly sweet drawings and great concept. I used to do that covertly in fifth grade–until one day we were found out by the teacher. Alas!
I like the ties and the hand of miniatures best. How ’bout a board game with all the minatures? The last one makes me think of Houdini?…xr
virginie :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 6:57 am
j’étais en train de regarder toutes ces belles images, et mon fils de 4 ans m’a dit : je peux moi aussi regarder les images de Mika”. Je ne lui avait pas du tout dit ce que j’étais en train de faire …Tout ça pour dire que ces images doivent bien te correspondre … L a vérité sort de la bouche des enfants !
Merci en tout cas pour toutes ces belles images que je trouvent très douces au niveau des traits.
J’imagine que tu va t’occuper de la pochette de ton prochain album !
Bon séjour à LA !!
Love ++
Virginie
UI :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 7:09 am
Bonjour Mika (=
Moi pas tout comprendre, mais je crois que je vais arrêter de le dire dans tous mes messages
Si un jour tu as du temps, tu ne voudrais pas, écrire en français ? Juste pour faire enrager les non-francophones [= (Et aussi pour que je comprenne tout à la première lecture)
Bref, jolis dessins ; je préfère les trois premiers C=
Comme je ne saisi pas toute la seconde partie de ton texte (quoi que non, c’est la troisième en fait ^^) je m’abstiens de commenter. Ah si, je peux quand même ajouter que tu es très chanceux et je n’en doute pas - encore que faudrait voir le résultat ^^ - talentueux.
Dessine bien (ça je crois avoir compris)
BiZoux
UI sous la pluie ^^
Emerald :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 7:14 am
I have just one word to say: BRILLIANT!!!
And I love this game too! I used to play it with my brother quite often. We also played the one with sentences. You start a sentence, fold the paper, give it to your neighbour, who continues the sentence and so forth. The sentences end up being REALLY funny ^^
Emilie XoOXOOXxxo
Ingie :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 7:24 am
That’s actually a great idea!
Can’t wait to see the result!
Gladys :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 7:40 am
Bonjour Mika,
Je suis contente de savoir que tu vas collaborer avec Sophie Blackall…. très originale cette façon de travailler (tu l’as très bien expliqué), je pense qu’on sera tous surpris du résultat :o)
J’ai été faire un tour sur son site et mes préférés sont les animaux ainsi que l’illustration des bouquins… d’ailleurs je vais aller faire un petit tour en librairie pour voir si je trouve “Papillon Rouge” et “Bonne chance petite Ruby”…. c’est ma fille qui va être contente :o)
Bon courage pour le travail en studio et profite bien du soleil de LA ;o)
Prends soins de toi…. Bises, Gladys
val :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 7:55 am
Coucou MIKA impatiente de voir le résultat de cette collabaration!
Quand au concour je suis beaucoup trop pessimiste pour y participer mais c’est une très bonne idée.
Très bonne continuation et je te souhaite de réalisé tes projets,car tu dois en en avoir des milliers dans la tête.
Bisou
Avec toute mon amitié pluvieuse de Normandie!!!!!
Kimberley :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 7:58 am
YAY! finally, out of that dark windowless studio, it looked like you were going crazy! and in sunny LA (wait, it is sunny, isnt it?)
Hope the drawing goes well!
Alexandra :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 8:15 am
I simply adore your idea.
This shows how artistic your spirit is.
You’re not the kind of guy who simply dreams without making any effort to make his dream come true.
I don’t know why, but I have always thought that you were also a drawer : am I wrong ?
I used to draw all the time, when I was younger. This is like inventing worlds. Now I’m writing, and the purpose is quite close actually.
I also admire a lot Sophie’s artwork, and Sophie herself (throuh her blog she seems to be a fabulous person).
Congratulations to both of you.
Let us know how your project goes !
Lots of love,
Alexxx, in sunny but rater cold south of France.
Avoca :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 8:24 am
oh, I actually like a lot sophie’s way of drawing..!! :O
my fave illustration of the above is the wind in the willows one: I have always had a thing for that children story.. <3
pls, keep submitting links to her art creations (aside the ones we can find on her site), cause I’d love to see more.
your project sounds funny and exciting, also for us, in the hope to possibly win it (I never ever win competitions, so i don’t count very much in it, but o.c. I’m hopeful
). but to be honest, I’m rather curious to see the result of this artistic correspendance LOL
sunny LA, eh? jealous..
here it does nothing but rain and it’s been a cold sept. month. 
let’s see what october brings.
I bet you are already tanned.. wearing a hollywood star glam look LMAO
take good care and hope to hear soon from you again
xxx
Purple_Sky :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 8:38 am
i loved Sophie’s website !
Absolutely a great idea !
Maaike :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 8:49 am
She’s brilliant!
I love her work!:D
I also wanted a painting of her, but its already sold:(
Well, better next time
Have a great time in LA! ^^
Im jalous, i also want to be there!
LoveLove,
Maaike <3
elanorelle :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 8:55 am
they are beautiful , MIKA, I love seeing new art. I can’t wait to see. It reminds me much of the art of my childhood, its bringing back much of the innoncence when I was younger.
God Bless…
xxoo
hope the project goes well,
much love,Suzanne
Benedicte :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:02 am
Great plan, can’t wait to see the result…
Enjoy your game, and what a f*****g game!! you are now playing in such a rated yard !!
Glad to know you under the sun after all the time you spent in this windowless studio…
gros bisous
Meet you on Sophie’s website.
CanWeJustSaySarah :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:10 am
hehe, looks like you just answered my question about visual art !
This is a great idea and i’m sure something beautifully strange, or strangely beautiful, will result of it !
i used to play this game in school too, but we would do it with words. The fun part was that the 10th person to receive the paper had to find a way too squeeze the sentence in his homework…
Some of us got good marks in philosophy =)
love & rain from Paris
Sophie (SAM) Degunst :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:10 am
Qu’est-ce qu’ils sont attendrissant ces dessins !!! J’adore.
…Oh tiens, c’est Sophie qui a retrouvé ma boite à repas hrm lol :p…
C’est marrant que tu aies choisi ce jeu, ça va être sublime !!! Je suis impatiente de voir le résultat !!! Avec vous deux, ça promet d’être excellent !!!!!
J’y ai joué plus d’une fois avec une amie et aussi avec un poète “de haut vol” (Manuel Tinoco Vilchez)… mais avec des mots.
Ça a donné une histoire d’ange gardien d’une part et d’autre part un poème qui s’appelle “le sel des fées” (recette de salade de fleurs?!?).
Je vous souhaite d’y prendre autant que plaisir que nous.
Savoure bien LA aussi
Bon courage et bonne inspiration.
Sophie @}—;–
ps: Je viens de relire le poème et je suis morte de rire: MTV avait fait allusion au chocolat… Mi(l)ka ptdr
http://a420.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/84/l_0008ba8c3166ee519c02b295bba12de3.jpg
DANI56 :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:14 am
THANK YOU, MIKA !!!! and, once again, you’re special !!!!
I can’t wait to see what will be the result!!!!
Have fun and keep up the good work!!!!
♥ with endless love ♥
daniela
CazGirl :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:21 am
sounds exciting!
I did a game like that once, except it was with words. you’d write a sentence, fold it over and give it to another person and let them continue. Ahaha. The result often comes out retardedly funny.
Maybe you should do that with lyrics? xD
Kidding!
Enjoy the LA weather while we’re stuck in England with the bitter coldness you lucky git!
Ha!
Caroline
FREDDIESDOUBLE :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:49 am
Those drawings are fabbyy!!!
What a wounderful thing to win
Someone will be a very happy.
Enjoy Sunny La !
FD XX
Bianca :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 9:54 am
This “WhooooaaaaaaAAAAH!” of yours is so catching….:lol: I think I’ll find myself saying this all day
Back to your topic: WhooooaaaaaaAAAAH!
I can’t wait….but I’m afraid I’ll be so late on here that I won’t get to win that thing…but it doesn’t matter, does it? You’re still too kind to do this for us…
About the drawings: WhooooaaaaaaAAAAH!
they’re beautiful!!! I love them!!
so…you’re in LA, huh? and it’s sunny…I envy you…you’re so lucky…today it’s such a rainy day here and I try my best to keep that depressing feeling that a rainy day gives you, and replace it with a “WhooooaaaaaaAAAAH!” feeling.
Thanks for letting us know what you’re doing…you’re waaay too kind and I feel that the next album will be indeed a gem!
Good luck in the studio!
A bientot!
Bianca
xx
N o o w ii :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 10:06 am
Miiiiiiiikaaaa =) I haven’t commented in ages.
I’m very excited to see this strange thing you’re doing. Seems very interestinggg. Have fun doing it!
And have fun in LA
Take care. xoxo.
blrb :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 10:20 am
can t wait!!!
Marianne :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 11:11 am
I really thought you were gonna answer some questions now. Well in the next blog then eh?
Sophie’s drawings are amazing. I look forward to seeing what you two come up with. And the competition sounds exciting.
I’m definitely going to take part although I never win anything!
Cassiopee :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 11:34 am
Her drawings are so lovely! I can’t wait to see the results of your collaboration!
Cassiopée
xx
Lolligirl :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
Hi Mika! I know this game! i’ve played several times on my birthday party when I was little!! I’m looking forward to your and Sophie’s painting!!
Big fun in L.A.
whishes Lolligirl
Nina :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
That sounds so much fun!!! I can’t wait the result. Have fun in LA!
ruxi :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
huelapukkaaaaa this is awesome
have fun and send some sunshine for the ones that live in the rainy part of the world… 
thanks!
you just made my day!
good luck in the studio
robertina :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
amazing ideas recently!
her drawings make me think about a modern Beatrix Potter or some Folon, i love the accurate details and lines, clean and original at the same time.
You are collaborating with amazing ppl, i’m happy you are doing what you like best, and yasmine too, i presume.
i wondered when you would move to LA, this means we are getting faster to the new album!
thanks for blogging again, this is more than waving!
i hope the competition is not too tough, i’d love to have that drawn stuff….but i’m afraid we will be thousands…and i’m too good to become a killer!
take care, enjoy your work
lv
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robertina :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
i read in the comments that many are surprised you are REALLY working on the album….
i had some good laughs reading those….
mmmmmmmm
i only hope you’ve got windows in LA!
Nessá :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
Hey ho!
These pictures are lovely ans your artproject seems very interesting! Can´t wait to see it!
I hope you´re fine!
greetigs from good old (and cold, of course) germany!
Nessá
2mel3 :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:02 pm
Je faisais le même style de jeu mais au lieu de faire un dessin, chacun écrivait un mot et à la fin ça donnait une phrase complètement folle! Je me souviens qu’on a bien rit pendant les fêtes de famille grâce à ce jeu. J’avais jamais pensé à le faire avec des dessins; la prochaine fois!
Concernant Sophie Blackall, je m’étais intéressée à ses travaux la première fois que tu nous en avais parlé il y a quelques mois maintenant et c’est vrai que ses dessins ont un style particulier, une fraîcheur enfantine avec une pointe d’humour.
Bref, j’ai hâte de voir ce que la combinaison de vos deux talents va donner; quelque chose de très original, j’en suis sûre!
Bon travail et profite bien du soleil de L.A
Melissa
Mika'sfan, Sylvie & Family :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
Coucou Mika !!
Oui, moi aussi j’aime beaucoup, très stylé, et de jolies couleurs !
J’aime beaucoup aussi ce style !!
Inspiré pour (éventuellement) une futur pochette de disque ? Futur album ou single ? En tous cas, c’est clair que c’est ton style!
Enormes bisous!!
Sylvie & Family !!
CJA :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:14 pm
Whoa, three new bolgs, lucky me! ^_^
Hello Mika! Good to see that you are blogging more frequently again.
I love the way you described your impression of Sophie Blackall’s art. “I absolutely love what she does. Her line is so sophisticated and feminine. Elegant and yet still very whimsical.” Its so true. A perfect description! Those pictures are beautiful. You must have quite an amazing looking wall. I’m curious to see how you arranged them in your home. Very nice!
I think your idea is great! I’m very curious to see how this will turn out. I’ve got to find a way to keep updated in all that I’m going offline. It’s a killer when you are always near a computer but can’t use it due to focusing on other more important aspects of your life. Giving up leisure is a bit of a pain but much need at times.
Anyways, its good to hear from you!
C
Olivia :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
sounds exciting indeed…
so you’re done with rolling over the london studio floor ?? mmmh… i’m sure you’re gonna miss this fun…
enjoy LA.
Olivia
Piperita Patty :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
That’s amazing!
Love this imput and I wish I could do a thing like that..I can bet it is exciting for you!
So, good work, or better say, good play!
Helene :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
Hi Mika,
Tu te donnes un mal fou à nous expliquer un jeu que tout le monde connaît déjà !!!! be coool and no stress.
Sophie Blackall est un génie !!!! Les murs de ta maison sont délicieusement décorés.
Enjoy in sunny L.A.
(In France we have sun but it’s cold … brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!)
Kises
Helene
Belen :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
You’re SO crazy
(But I Love it <3 )
Disfruta tu estancia en LA y sobre todo disfruta del SOL! (Aunque tu sabes que aqui en España hay y mucho ehh
Por cierto…y el Where in the World 2?? :S
Hasta luegoo
Johan :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
Coucou!
Je trouve les dessins fantastiques! C’est beau! J’ai trop hâte de voir ce que va donner cette collaboration!
Sinon tu as beaucoup de chances d’avoir le soleil avec toi parce que chez moi c’est l’horreur! Il pleut, y a du vent et il fait trop froid!
Bonne continuation! YéYé
Kasey :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
so… my 1st comment to u?
i was heard that we can now leave msg here w/o logging in!!!!!! so excited rrrrr~ u know wt i failed to register before ><
can’t wait to see ur collaboration wif Sophie~~ limited edition but can only be available thru blog…. it must be ur idea rite? haha
anyway, reli jealous of u! u can work wif someone u r obsessed wif so easily!! …okay it’s juz becoz of the fact that u r MIKA but i’m not LOL
luv u, kisses from Hong Kong =]
adda :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
Looking forward for the contest. I hope I won’t miss it :).
Thanks again for sharing with us a little bit of you amasing life.
Enjoy LA!
Hugs&kisses,
adda
Sarah Habli :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:56 pm
HI
that is such cool idea how do you do it !!! hey thats a thing to ask!!!!kidding!!!
$@R@H
denise :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
hi mika,
Good luck in the studio.i think the draw will be fantastic
kiss
baci
Katydid :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 1:59 pm
okay, I’m definitely trying this at work. I assume though the boss will not care to play, hmmmm. LOL
Enjoy sunny LA, welcome back to the states, this land is my land..this land is your land….la la la
Now which ones did you buy?????
My favorite would be the Sam lunchbox.
Like you lots, love you more,
Katydid
CJA :
Date: October 3, 2008 @ 2:10 pm
I just had an idea. You know how you were pondering about tattoo art. Well, i think you should get someone to give you a tattoo of one of Sophie&