For this show Little Cakes invited the Argentinean duo Guillermina Baiguera and Julian Gatto to take viewers on a quiet, sweet, emotionally charged journey through their hearts. Both will show flat work as well as their own embroideries mixed with odd, nostalgic gems bought in their native country that have inspired them.

Guillermina’s small drawings are simple and flat and made of hushed tones created in graphite and colored pencil. They denote a particular alienation during her childhood in which she lived in a fantasy world made of perfect clouds and ice-cream mountains. Her embroideries come later, as a compulsive act, where this idyllic world begins to brake. The colors become more contrasting, even more aggressive, while their naiveté starts to fade. She obsesses over each stitch and makes sure not to tangle the threads or loose symmetry in the spacing of the lines.

Julian’s drawings in graphite, watercolor, and gouache as well as his Japanese woodblock prints mainly focus on plants, trees, and flowers. They are usually in scenes flooded by afternoon light and occasionally have figures or objects in them as well. He juxtaposes nature with man made materials/objects because he feels that they are two worlds that need to reconcile. Julian says he is trying to learn from nature these days because it is something that he had always taken for granted but is now something that he sees as incredibly more advanced than mankind. His drawings are detailed not because he wants them to be technically challenging but because by making them intricate, he’s forced to spend a lot of time on every trivial detail. He gets lost in the making of the piece and his head wanders in thoughts, memories, ideas or what he will make for dinner that night—and being able to preserve this intimate `space’ is very important to his work. Julian’s embroideries will be miniatures loosely based on the objects collected and specifically made to accompany them. He has been experimenting with different fillings like rice, beans, and seeds instead of using polyester stuffing. This will add weight and texture to his pieces.