My work in order

I gravitate toward using textures and colors to provoke connections with a product or design. With intuition and a strong understanding of the direction I need to take, I visually balance these elements. I design and create using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Procreate.
I work with textiles and am mindful of using sustainable materials and reusing synthetic items. Shifting from digital design and getting into sewing, embroidering, and weaving are great for expanding my artistic possibilities. It goes hand in hand with any creative individual like myself.
I briefly worked with oil paintings but prefer watercolors due to their quick drying state and scentless odor. Drawing with charcoal is another preferred tool of mine for creating dramatic effects with a white background. I learned how to use a camera in high school and developing films. I use Lightroom and Photoshop to improve images’ qualities.

Textiles

I took a weaving workshop in Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico for a few days. I was able to use one of my sketches made that will be displayed as a wall art.

Work station.

The overhanging wool strings picture was my teacher’s home and workplace with her family. She works with wool and natural dyes. Her work goes back to her great-grandparents’ traditions.

These are the final result, from sketch to completion.

In El Carrizal, Oaxaca, Mexico, it is easy to spot a cactus as it’s prevalent here(and a lot in other places in Mexico too). It felt natural to use that as an inspiration for my cotton fabric as a centerpiece. I worked on the border idea as I worked on the project. There were books on embroidery styles and I flipped through, and took inspiration on patterns to use.

This is a rough idea from the beginning that has evolved later on for the border, details and colors.

I used triangles and space filler from many surroundings I came across during my stay in Oaxaca, using geometrical shapes and icons that are often seen here to connect to Mexican culture.

A teacher and artisan from Veracruz, Nayeli, comes to Cholula, Puebla, two times a year to teach waist loom weaving. It would take a day to set it up, and the next day is to start the weaving process. I left the class with a vibrant 30-inch-long woven cotton material. People can use these for belts, guitar straps, straps for hats, or handles on purses.