Hi there! I’m Tatiana Maia (aka Tati), a brazilian illustrator, graphic and web designer, painter, blogger, nerd and housewife. This blog is made to share a little of my work and things I love…

My life is divided into housekeeping, painting, illustrations, loving my husband, Fernando, and my cute Shih Tzu dog called Dexter. I’d like to be a super woman, because it’s very difficult to manage this multi-life!

If I tell you that I live in Brazil, it would be a vague information, because… you know, that’s a big country! So, precisely, I live in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, at brazilian northeast. It’s a very sunny and hot city! It rains sometimes, but even so, we rarely have a cold weather. Honestly, I don’t like this place, and that’s not a good suggestion for spending your holidays – there’s nothing interesting here. Fortunately, maybe this year-end or next year, we’ll move to João Pessoa, Paraiba. Yeah, this one I really recommend!

What else about me? Well… I am very nerd. Nerd and geek! I love comics, mainly graphic novels, japanese and european comic books; I’m Apple-Head and totally support open source projects – I own a Macbook White, dual-booting Mac OS X and Linux Ubuntu; My hubby and I watch TV series and movies all the time (The Big Bang Theory, Friends, Lost, Dexter, Battlestar Galactica, Dr. House, etc, etc, etc….); And, the most important: I’m one of Bruce Dickinson’s biggest fan; Oh, and I can’t forget to mention that I LOVE BLOGGING!

Since I was a kid, I am completely in love with my art. And since then I try to keep it alive. I have only one dream: spread my art to the world. There’s no place for me in brazilian design and art market… I want and need something bigger than this country can offer. So, that’s why I am learning english and using internet to make my dream come true.

A little more about me as professional… First of all, check out my gallery and shop! Hehe! I am a self taught artist and designer. Everything I know I learned working (since I was 16), studying in my bedroom and having friends’ support. Nowadays I am 100% freelancer, but in the early years, I had jobs in Print Shops and Web Design Agencies. My first job, actually, was being Arts and English substitute teacher… and I can’t forget: Cyber Cafe attendant too. Yeah, my resumé isn’t so interesting… But it doesn’t matter, because today I only work with illustrations.

I am going to university next year – hope so – to study English Language and Literature at UFRN. I really love languages, and I have plans of learning Spanish, French, Italian, etc, etc.

Well, that’s a little about me.

Hugs!