“How Can I Explore My Cultural Identity Through Pattern?”
Sketchbook Pattern Studies
Printed and cut pieces of Mexican alebrije and Puerto Rican vejigante patterns onto moleskin sketchbook.
Taíno Sun & Aztec Jaguar
Lino block print and speed ball ink on bristoll paper.
Implementing myself into my indigenous and ancestral symbols.
“Madre”
Texture and pattern study done digitally on adobe illustrator
Alebrije x Vejigante Mask
Body of a traditional Puerto Rican folkloric “vejigante” mask layered with colors and patterns commonly found in mexican “alebrijes”
“En Mis Huesos”
Water Color, Resist, Watercolor pencil on Watercolor paper
“México en la Piel”
Acrylic, Oil paint on canvas
12x12 in
“Colores De Mi Juventud”
Prisma Color Pencil on Bristol paper
“Niñez”
Prisma Color Pencil and Acrylic gold paint pen on bristol paper