SOLO (3 Years of Drawer)

My great friend Luis Mendo is 3 years a “drawer” — the terms he prefers to use to describe his work as an illustrator — and he’s marking the occasion with his very first solo exhibition next month at Sorama (September 3-11, 2016).

Luis has of course been drawing all his life, but it was around the time that he first visited Tokyo — which led to a permanent move — that he started seeing a future where he followed his dream of making a living through his pens and pencils, leaving behind the career he had as an art director and graphic designer (although I’m sure he’s still producing the occasional brilliant piece of design work). I’m so happy to see Luis reach this point in his dream career, and the only thing that makes me sad is that I can’t be there at the opening to celebrate with him.