Hi, I’m Carmen Schäfer,
alias Loli Bäh (just when illustrating :) ), german by birth but heart-rooted in the north of Spain.
In my early years I was trained into becoming a fashion designer in Barcelona, the city where I also took my first professional steps as a designer for Nike, Ailanto and Elisa Amann.
Later on, in Madrid, I entered LOEWE, as a member of the women’s collection design team, leaded by Jose Enrique Oña Selfa as the Artistic Director, before launching my own label.
Having the ownership of the brand allowed me to sell my very own and unique women’s collections, designing costumes and sceneries and also conduct General Coordination for events such as NUDAGE ‘11 and several editions of the MUESTRA NACIONAL de Jóvenes Diseñadores de Moda, both hosted and sponsored by the Government of Cantabria, in Spain.
GENERAL COORDINATION is about strictly strategic work behind the scenes: coordinating people on and behind the stage (before and during the event), planning technical resourses such as light and music and organizing stage setup; a type of job that against all odds I really enjoy!!
Than, in the last few years, I took a small break to raise my children. During this time, I came across Procreate, a tool that allows me to easily combine digital drawing with slow craftsmanship.
Illustrating has become my happy place and hobby, and it has also turned into a very effective way for me to meditate.
I create all my characters by reimagining and repurposing old objects through upcycling: