mixed media art
Below you’ll find my Mixed Media Art projects.
My mixed media art explores autobiography, history, self-portrait, and conceptual studio projects. Drawing / painting, photography, hand-cut collage, and handmade embroidery are my primary mediums. Some of these works may feature poetry or text fragments to add an additional layer of meaning.
Skills:
Mixed Media / Handmade Embroidery / Digital Photography / Writing
The Quiet Puerto Rican Series - 1 of 3 (Digital Self-portrait Photography, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery) This series is about how growing up during my teens and into early adulthood, I was constantly told by others, especially Puerto Ricans, that I was not Puerto Rican. They wouldn't believe me when I said I was. No matter my features, or my last name, or where I grew up, all they could see was my skin tone. So in this series, I am bringing the inside (the Taino blood running through my veins) out. The embroidery is based on actual Taino petroglyphs, pottery, and other artifacts found all over Puerto Rico. This series earned an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Student Salon Show at The Art Students League.
The Quiet Puerto Rican Series - 2 of 3 (Digital Self-portrait Photography, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery)
The Quiet Puerto Rican Series - 3 of 3 (Digital Self-portrait Photography, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery)
Scroll of the Simurgh (Black Ink Monotype, Needle Felting, and Handmade Embroidery) This piece was inspired by the video game Prince of Persia and the legend of the Simurgh, an Ancient Persian mythical bird. The Simurgh featured in the game was wonderfully designed and it inspired me to create my own version of it.
Scroll of the Simurgh - Detail Image 1
Scroll of the Simurgh - Detail Image 2
In Search of Water - (Watercolor, Oil Pastel, and Watercolor Crayon) This piece was an experiment with trying new techniques and applications for layering color. I wanted to see the many different ways I could create texture without adding collage.
Su - (Watercolor, PanPastel, Oil Pastel, Watercolor Crayon, and Collage) This was the second piece inspired by the manga Clover by CLAMP. This piece was focused on Su, one of the main protagonists of the story. Su was the emotional heart throughout the story, filled with longing, who ultimately sacrifices herself.
Kazuhiko - (Ink, PanPastel, Watercolor Crayon, Oil Pastel, and Hand-cut Collage) This piece was inspired by one of most favorite manga, Clover by CLAMP. I absolutely loved the story in terms of genre, characters, and inventive page / panel design. Each time I read it, I get a huge dose of inspiration.
Phönix (Phoenix) - (Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ink, and Tinted Charcoal) This piece was inspired by the 2014 film Phoenix. I wanted to explore breaking through the smoke of life's obstacles, even when the smoke is at its darkest, often a critical change occurs, a period of evolution to rise above those obstacles, unleashing a strength that you didn't know you had hidden within.
Into the Sea of Memory - (Watersoluble Wax Crayon, Colored Pencil, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery) This piece was inspired by memory and its many layers. The memories that we remember and those that come to us at times when we need them most, to help push us forward. Those jewels in the sea of our memory, shining through the depths to reach and remind us, we'll make it through.