#32 | Conceptual Illustration About a Sailor by Alejandro Milà

After a few months off personal projects, I’m back with a new illustration! It’s a sailor wrapped in memories, with waves, a ship, and dreamy figures.

#32 | Conceptual Illustration About a Sailor by Alejandro Milà

"A Cuca e o seu bando" | "Cuca’s Journey": Alejandro Milà’s Hopeful Ajudaris Illustration

Excited to showcase my illustration for Ajudaris' collective book, where global illustrators bring to life stories written by students from Porto-area schools. Funds from this initiative support thousands of vulnerable children.

My story follows Cuca, a lost swallow, who, with help from forest animals, reunites with her flock and discovers the joy of shared adventures.

Honored to contribute to Ajudaris again and support Portuguese children through my art! 

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"A Cuca e o seu bando" | "Cuca’s Journey": Alejandro Milà’s Hopeful Ajudaris Illustration

Django Reinhardt, original jazz illustration by Alejandro Milà

Ten years ago, I was selling original illustrations at art fairs, and my Costa Rican friend, Ana Acevedo, bought this tribute to one of the greatest guitarists and composers in music history.

The jazz of Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, and their band has been with us since we were kids—those jazz standards echo everywhere, from smoky clubs to a random café in Japan. Like many in my generation, I first heard of Django through Woody Allen’s brilliant Sweet and Lowdown, where a down-and-out guitarist idolizes him, knowing he’ll never match his genius.

Months later, an awesome Brazilian tattoo artist, Ricardo Braga Tattoo, told me a Django fan loved the illustration and wanted it inked. What an honor!

So, here’s the story of a little illustration that’s probably hanging in Ana’s home (she’s now in Barcelona, I’m in Costa Rica) and living on the skin of a swing lover in Brazil.

Thanks so much!

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Django Reinhardt, original jazz illustration by Alejandro Milà