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By Magda, 13 November 2009
Drumroll, please… The new Happy Sleepy shop on Etsy is open!  Happy Sleepy Star Dipped stuffed animal art toy for sale on Etsy Currently the shop features art toys in the signature Happy Sleepy shape of the reversible abstract animal that looks like he is either beaming happy or fast asleep, depending which way you hold him up. There is no top or down with the Happy Sleepies.
Continue reading… By Magda, 30 May 2009
Marc Ngui and Magda Wojtyra, aka Happy Sleepy.  At the Moonlight Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal 2009.  Chibi heads with Buddhist thangka inspired flowers. Drawings by Marc, colour by Magda. By Happy Sleepy, 13 April 2009
 Splurgekiss drawing by Marc Ngui. Pen and watercolour, Auroville, 2008 By Magda, 18 February 2009
Happy Sleepy tumble and surf Travel in style Buying hides Wishing tales Playing with strings and vibrating things By Magda, 14 February 2009
 Marc with gelato, Rome, September 2008. Click the photo to see more pictures of Marc in the world. Jeremy Vandermeij interviewed Marc as the first installment in the Origin Interviews on the Come Up to My Room blog. The Origin Interviews are an extension of the 2009 panel discussion The Origin of the Designer. As generous as Marc’s creative output in the world is, he can be reclusive as to his direct thoughts and opinions even on topics that are of great importance to him. So it is a treat to read gems like this: Jeremy: What do you yearn for? Marc: An anti-gravity belt and ecocities. … Jeremy: Are you master of your own destiny? Marc: Actually, I think of myself more as an “emotional navigator and democratic council” of my own destiny, rather than a “master”. Read the whole interview in which Marc talks about why he left architecture school to become a cartoonist, the state of production of his latest graphic novel, travelling to save money, and why social Darwinism is good for design. By Marc, 12 January 2009
In the fall of 2005, Magda and I decided to sell off most of our possessions and embark on an extended period of travel. The reasons for this were many. Magda had a distinct feeling of being stuck.We had figured out a way to coast through our life as freelance graphic designers/artists. We had developed a well-worn, carefully cultivated, comfortable rut of routine in Toronto. Our combination of skills and our solid network of business contacts and friends assured that we would be able to maintain a subsistence level artist existence in the city, although that year we were getting a bit more in debt every month. Although our apartment and such was comfortable, there was very little social wiggle room and the resulting torpor was upsetting to Magda. This is a very frustrating situation for someone who thrives in a rich environment characterized by rapid changes. Our personal evolution was at a standstill. We needed to shake things up. |
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