Yes, working on jewelry again. Here are some nice things I made lately, some of them as commissions, some of them as experiments. Now I am making some earrings for my mother. Here is the first stage, new

I had absolutely nothing in my head when I started this one. I just put my pencil on the paper and started to move it slowly. Then it came to me that I could draw an eye. It is my eye. Everything else

It's been a long time since I last posted on here. For some reason I thought I din't have anything interesting enough to show you (my inner monsters and their horrible ideas again). But now I decided to

This one didn't go as I was expecting, mainly because I used a sandpaper to get rid of the brush marks in the gesso. Sanding it made the surface more porous, which means I didn't have too many patterns

I started this experiment after seeing one of my favourite artists (Allen Williams) explaining the way he uses graphite powder on a clayboard. I was too curious to try it, so I didn't have enough patience

I want to show you my latest finished canvas. The idea came as a vague image of a field with a ghostly Sophilia floating above, and it developed along the way, becoming what you see in the final picture.

untitled, graphite on paper, 13x19cm I can't say anything about this one, it is part of that dark corner of my mind that can only be shared with you in this form. Take care and be creative! Hugs, Alina

This painting holds a very special place in my heart. It was done in 2012, a year after I began studying painting at the Art school ( I am not that young, I just started late). It was the first time I

This is the other side of my story, shiny and colorful :) It is actually the first side of my creativity I explored, the one that made me quit my full time job and follow my heart. RockTime Handmade started

This is a story about my depression. A cruel shadow living inside my mind who wakes up from time to time to remind me how worthless I am and how I'm constantly failing at every aspect of my life. Of course

It has always been hard for me to talk about myself, so I will keep this short: I am Alina Iftime, a visual artist who likes to play with different materials and techniques, including pencils, oil paints,