Subway Series

Bedtime stories for strangers' children

The Commute 

If we all close our eyes, will we still share the same space?

1. Take a seat in the corner.
2. Put a blanket over your head.
3. Allow people to make assumptions about you.

Testosterone Triangle

- I'd like to feel what you feel -

- Ride with me!

Moving on, moving in

I woke up at 4:30 AM again...

I was lying diagonally on my bed as I was forced to listen to my neighbor breaking up with his girlfriend for the third time this week.

Just one more night, I thought, one more night and I'm out of here forever!..

And there I was, sitting in a bathtub 5580 miles away from home...

- In the city of New York sometimes if you are quiet enough, you can hear trains running under your house -

The amazing Wang Shu

Last night I stumbled upon a photo in maaah archive.

During my last semester at IIT College of Architecture I was lucky to attend a meeting with students with the great Wang Shu, the founder of Amateur Architecture Studio and the first Chinese citizen to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The meeting with this beautiful man was held in S.R. Crown Hall; we were given an opportunity to ask questions and be flooded with his oriental wisdom.

After the meeting I finally built up courage to get his autograph in my sketchbook and he signed on the photo of Ningbo Museum which I had in there as an inspiration for my Masters Thesis project 'Seedarium'. He saw a tiny part of my sketch on the side and complemented on the drawing. I was so so proud, he made my month! 

Glaciers

Last week I had one of the most memorable dreams. I was standing on top of a glacier, looking at the horizon, and listening to a strange narrative about falcons. It was a man's voice, low, talking slow and clear. He was telling me how falcons lived and floated on top of glaciers...

I was asked to look down. As I did, I lost my balance and slipped. I was about to fall on ice when suddenly I turned into a falcon myself and started flying. It was incredible! I was flying between the glowing blue canyons of ice and water, gliding in the air with wind in my face, overwhelmed by flying sensation...

--- Glaciers ---

Last Days of Summer

"Be good!"

- the crooning man in the field of flowers - 

Now what do I do with my long arms?!

Long story short

"It would take me hours to get up. I might never move again. I could become this landscape."

Longing for self destructive but beautiful ideas

She thought she knew everything about me, but she had no idea I owned a talisman

Curiosity

Intimidation by tall girls, especially if in a group

Light changes everything 

Self portrait with a sparrow

...I will cover my ears, and my eyes.. I will hide and wait for you to find the right words...

The man with the thousand closed eyes awoke her curiosity

Moi, the drama queen

The problems of looking like my father

Genie and Aladdin liked having conversations and ice cream in the sky 

Some of the dark thoughts

And some ways of dealing with these thoughts

Random, very random

One more sketch for the supermoon secrets

Phil the Knight 

A superhero costume for the team who worked on the competition together in the office 

Supermoon

* * *
... and micro secrets of the Supermoon

Fortress of Solitude

Another project for "Shoebox Circle" - the architecture of my "fortress of solitude"

Fortress of solitude 1 - Fortress of Crystal

Fortress of Solitude 2 - Fortress of Wood

Fortress of Solitude 3 - Fortress of Silk

Walking Shadows

Lately I've been having flashbacks of random people and meetings and I was very inspired by them. I have a new plan! Don't know how long my enthusiasm lasts, but I'd like to make a sketch per day and illustrate all of these little stories.

Shoebox Circle - the new beginning

I've been busy at work, but recently I started sketching again. My dearest friend Lucy decided to finally realize our little idea/project 'Shoebox Circle' (long story short - connecting people with ideas and inspirations) and the first sketch, 'My Dream Hat" is an illustration I made for it. The rest are random thoughts, memories and dreams. 

And last but not least - I finally started using IG. Check out some updates @rusomarg

My Dream Hat

"Mom, I want a massage from pigeons" 

... And then I realized that I was watching myself sleep" 

When the sun met the moon

Oh Jonny...

Walls

Some time ago a good friend of mine gave me a gift - Walls Notebook. Decided to fill it with random sketches of people of the crazy City of New York

Seedarium - sketches in progress

Getting ready for the project defense.. a week more and I can get my freedom back. Meanwhile, here are some pics of the process of preparing gigantic sketches